# Jeff Knight

Jeff Knight is a Republican member of the Missouri House for district 142.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Missouri House, district 142
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fa6c1b05-02e8-4c6f-9a84-d1f58885ea04

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa6c1b05-02e8-4c6f-9a84-d1f58885ea04 (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

59% of the 29 bills Knight sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Missouri House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.06), from 64 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 1. 58.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 18 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3533: Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri Gaming Commission (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3533/
- HB 3316: Modifies provisions relating to motor vehicle registration (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3316/
- HB 3170: Creates provisions relating to the powers of the curators of the University of Missouri in the health care industry (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3170/
- HB 3136: Repeals a provision of law relating to state-based health benefit exchanges (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3136/
- HB 3041: Modifies provisions relating to motor vehicle safety inspections required when an application is being made for a Missouri certificate of ownership (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3041/
- HB 3027: Establishes the Missouri Defense and Energy Independence Act (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3027/
- HB 2774: Prohibits regulations on the sale or use of certain vehicles, tools, and equipment based on their fuel source (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2774/
- HB 2847: Amends provisions governing changes made to local zoning regulations in certain home rule cities (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2847/
- HB 2809: Authorizes a sales and use tax exemption for campground rentals (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2809/
- HB 2702: Modifies provisions relating to telemedicine (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2702/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2024&code=R&district=142
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeffknightforrep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-knight-20b72b109/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa6c1b05-02e8-4c6f-9a84-d1f58885ea04