David Tyson Smith will be on the
April 6th ballot
for Missouri State Representative
in House District 45
in House District 45
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The April 6th, 2021 election ballot in Boone County will look very different this year.
Because Rep. Kip Kendrick resigned his position in the House to serve as Chief of Staff to Sen. Greg Razer (D-Kansas City), a Special Election was called by Gov. Parson to fill the vacant seat in the 45th Legislative District. Unlike regular August Primary elections, each political party’s Central Committee was responsible for carrying out a nomination process by which the Party’s candidate would be selected. After a thorough but speedy series of events, interviews, and public vetting, the Democratic Legislative District 45 Committee selected David Tyson Smith on January 20 to represent the Party in the April 6th election. No Republican candidate was nominated by their Party, however, there is a Libertarian opponent on the April 6th ballot and the winning candidate will be seated immediately after election certification to fill the open seat for the remainder of the two-year term. Therefore… April 1 Press Conference On April 1, a group of Missouri House members from across the state joined Smith in a press conference prior to participating in a literature drop on his behalf in HD45. Following are his remarks 
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