# Ben Brown

Ben Brown is a Republican member of the Missouri Senate for district 26.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Missouri Senate, district 26
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c44ce433-7957-40b8-98dd-221b2f7d1436

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c44ce433-7957-40b8-98dd-221b2f7d1436 (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

15% of Brown’s statements criticize a policy, 1.6 times the State Senate Republican average of 9.5%.

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

301 classified statements: 301 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Brown | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.3% | 2.3% | 109 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 14.9% | 9.5% | 83 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 34.9% | 37.3% | 194 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 2.3% | 117 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 13.6% | 15.4% | 176 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.0% | 1.3% | 110 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 44% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Taxation 25% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 10% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Environmental Protection 5.7% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.04), from 485 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 58 bills: 58 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 1. 12.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri Senate 11.0%; rank 10 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 117: Modifies provisions relating to state revenue (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SJR117/
- SB 1587: Increases the number of associate circuit judges in Franklin County in the 20th Judicial District (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1587/
- SB 1586: Modifies provisions relating to solid waste management (passed one chamber, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1586/
- SB 1193: Prohibits expenditures by state departments for certain diversity initiatives (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1193/
- SB 897: Enacts provisions relating to prior authorization of health care services (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB897/
- SB 1349: Creates a prohibition on licensing requirements for certain industrial mechanical maintenance work (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1349/
- SB 1066: Modifies provisions relating to property taxation (passed both chambers, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1066/
- SB 1322: Modifies provisions relating to the rulemaking authority of the Department of Health and Senior Services (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1322/
- SB 1131: Modifies provisions relating to the State Tax Commission (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1131/
- SB 1284: Modifies requirements for a dissolution of a public water supply district (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1284/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $110.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 85% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenBrownTweets/status/2114174110821478857
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenBrownTweets/status/2108279628670312833
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenBrownTweets/status/2104321703308312894
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/BenBrownTweets/status/2101026789539934408
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenBrownTweets/status/2093182468064985566
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenBrownTweets/status/2090915142238089501
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenBrownTweets/status/2090921383467323754
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenBrownTweets/status/2090921793867444385
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BenBrownTweets/status/2084726779663810987
- 2026-08-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BenBrownTweets/status/2084400961695486157

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mo.gov/senators/member/26
- Campaign site: https://www.benbrownforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/BenBrownTweets
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrownforMO/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brownformo/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RealBenBrown?app=desktop
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-brown-88474328/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c44ce433-7957-40b8-98dd-221b2f7d1436