# Matthew Overcast

Matthew Overcast is a Republican member of the Missouri House for district 155.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Missouri House, district 155
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c22f94cc-641f-4a45-a2a6-610f829e7c43

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c22f94cc-641f-4a45-a2a6-610f829e7c43 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

80% of Overcast’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Missouri, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## What Overcast says (MO 2025–26 session)

2 classified statements: 2 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Overcast | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 12.7% | 5 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 100% (State House Republicans 10%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.27 (standard error 0.08), from 31 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 44 bills: 43 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 52. 27.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 88 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1855: Creates provisions relating to disease surveillance conducted by the department of health and senior services (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB1855/
- HJR 195: Proposes a constitutional amendment on wildlife enforcement, conservation commission and department of conservation agents ability to enter on privately owned… (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HJR195/
- HB 3384: Creates provisions relating to product repair requirements (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3384/
- HB 3385: Gives preferential treatment in state purchasing contracts to Missouri-grown agricultural products (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3385/
- HB 1644: Creates new provisions relating to joint employers (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB1644/
- HJR 187: Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to health care professionals (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HJR187/
- HB 3298: Creates provisions relating to state-accredited residency programs (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3298/
- HB 3217: Modifies provisions relating to collaborative practice arrangements with physicians (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3217/
- HB 3104: Modifies provisions relating to products liability claims (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3104/
- HB 3065: Modifies provisions relating to the requirements for collaborative practice arrangements between physicians and advanced practice registered nurses (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3065/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $42.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-07-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/Overcast4MO, MatthewOvercast/status/1943278182620135580
- 2025-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Overcast4MO, MatthewOvercast/status/1940132895391457656

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?district=155&year=2025
- Campaign site: https://overcastformissouri.com/
- X: https://x.com/Overcast4MO
- X: https://x.com/MatthewOvercast
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MatthewOvercast.Esq
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556091566941
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthew.s.overcast
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overcastformissouri/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewsovercast/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@matthewovercast5892
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenuerodiverselawyer
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewovercast/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c22f94cc-641f-4a45-a2a6-610f829e7c43