Jill Schupp

Jill Schupp (née Seltzer;[1] born January 27, 1955) is a Democratic member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 24th district consisting of the western suburbs of St. Louis. Previously, Schupp represented the 88th district in the Missouri House of Representatives. On December 3, 2019, she announced she would run for Missouri's 2nd congressional district in 2020.[2]

Jill Schupp
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 24th district
Assumed office
January 2015
Preceded byJohn Lamping
Personal details
Born (1955-01-27) January 27, 1955
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Mark Schupp
Children2
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BA)
University of Missouri, St. Louis (GrCert)
WebsiteGovernment website

Early life and education

Schupp graduated from Parkway North High School in Creve Coeur, Missouri and the University of Missouri 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.[3][4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

Missouri Senate

In 2014, Schupp was elected to the Missouri Senate. After running unopposed in the Democratic primary, she defeated Republican Jay Ashcroft 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.[4][7] Schupp represents the 24th Senate district, which is located in St. Louis County.[5]

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, Schupp served on the following committees, councils and commissions:[5] 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 Ann Wagner for Missouri's 2nd congressional district.[8]

Electoral history

State Representative
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2008, District 82[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jill Schupp 11,475 59.70% -4.58
Republican Frank Plescia 7,745 40.30% +4.58
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 82[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jill Schupp 9,947 100.00% +40.30
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 88[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jill Schupp 15,334 100.00% 0

State Senate
Missouri Senate Election, November 4, 2014, District 24[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jill Schupp 28,022 50.09% +0.19
Republican John R. "Jay" Ashcroft 26,196 46.82% -3.28
Libertarian Jim Higgins 1,727 3.09% +3.09
Missouri Senate Election, November 6, 2018, District 24[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jill Schupp 51,106 60.86% +10.77
Republican Gregory B. Powers 31,153 37.10% -9.72
Libertarian Jim Higgins 1,708 2.03% -1.06

References
  1. "Harry Seltzer". St. Louis Jewish Light.
  2. Suntrup, Jack. "Democrat Jill Schupp challenging U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in suburban St. Louis district". stltoday.com. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. "State Senator Jill Schupp". Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  4. Ballotpedia, Jill Schupp
  5. "Senator Jill Schupp". Missouri Senate. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  6. "Representative Jill Schupp". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  7. Jack Suntrup, This St. Louis County Democrat has raised $1 million for her reelection. Her Republican opponent has raised nothing., St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 2, 2018.
  8. Suntrup, Jack. "Democrat Jill Schupp challenging U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in suburban St. Louis district". STLtoday.com.
  9. "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  10. "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  11. "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
Missouri Senate
Preceded by
John Lamping		 Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 24th district
2015–present		 Incumbent
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