RELEASE: Voters shocked Adam Schnelting emerges from GOP primary
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Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024
Contact: liz@progressmo.org
Five things to know about Rep. Adam Schnelting
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Voters Tuesday selected Missouri State Representative Adam Schnelting as the Republican candidate for Senate District 23. However, if you dig into his record, from his boasting about being an architect of Missouri’s extreme abortion ban to leaving everyday Missourians behind by voting against lowering prescription drug prices and expanding childcare access, it’s clear Schelting is the wrong choice for Missouri.
Here are 5 things to know about Adam Schnelting:
- Schnelting boasts he “authored” Missouri’s abortion ban. On social media and in campaign ads, Schelting frequently describes himself as the author of the abortion ban currently in place in Missouri. As a State Representative, Schnelting voted “yes” on HB 126, the bill that established Missouri’s extreme abortion ban. However, Schnelting was not the sponsor nor a co-sponsor of the bill.
- Schnelting attempted to stifle the will of voters. Schnelting was actively trying to keep Missourians from being able to vote on abortion by encouraging voters not to sign the initiative petition that was being circulated.
- Schnelting is a proud member of the MAGA-aligned Freedom Caucus. Schnelting received the Missouri Freedom Caucus endorsement, and consistently voted alongside other members of the Caucus.
- Schnelting opposed lowering the cost of medication. Schnelting voted against SB 751 which would lower the cost of 340B prescription drug prices. In the State Senate, the only senators to vote against the bill were Freedom Caucus members.
- Schnelting opposed helping parents find and afford childcare. In the 2024 legislative session, Schnelting voted against HB 1488, priority legislation for expanding access to childcare for all families.
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