Jill Schupp (née Seltzer; born January 27, 1955) is a Democratic member of the

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, representing the 24th district consisting of the western suburbs of

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. Previously, Schupp represented the 88th district in the

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. On December 3, 2019, she announced she would run for

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Early life and education

Schupp graduated from

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and the

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in Columbia. She did subsequent graduate work at University of Missouri at St. Louis, where she received a teachers certificate. After a brief stint as a teacher she worked as a small business executive for an advertisement agency.Ballotpedia
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Political career

Schupp's political career began in 2000 as a member of the Ladue School Board, where she served for six years including two terms as President. In 2007, she was elected to the Creve Coeur City Council.

Missouri House of Representatives

Schupp was an elected member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2008 to 2014, where she served on the Joint Committee on Life Sciences, Budget Committee, Health Insurance Committee, Higher Education Committee, and the Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities Committee.

Missouri Senate

In 2014, Schupp was elected to the Missouri Senate. After running unopposed in the Democratic primary, she defeated Republican

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and Libertarian Jim Higgins with 50% of the vote against 47% and 3% respectively. After raising over $1 million for her reelection bid, she was re-elected to the senate 2018, defeating Republican Gregory Powers. Schupp represents the 24th Senate district, which is located in St. Louis County. At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, Schupp served on the following committees, councils and commissions: Economic Development, Education, Health and Pensions, Professional Registration, Seniors, Families and Children, Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, Joint Committee on Tax Policy, Study Commission on State Tax Policy, Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council, Missouri Veterans' Commission, and MO HealthNet Oversight Committee.

2020 U.S. House election

On December 3, 2019, Schupp officially announced her campaign for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives against Republican incumbent

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for

. Her state senate district covers much of the St. Louis County portion of the congressional district. She did not have to give up her state senate seat to run for Congress; her term in the state senate wasn't due to expire until 2023 (at which time she will be termed out of the chamber). She won the Democratic primary unopposed, but she lost to Wagner by 6.4 percentage points.

Electoral history

State Representative

State Senate

United States House of Representatives

References

External links

Senator Jill Schupp
government website
Jill Schupp for Congress
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