Bethany E Mann
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Missouri
MO-03 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
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Bethany E Mann is trading at 100% to win the MO-03 Democratic nominee? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleEnvironmental chemist
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationMissouri
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BackgroundEnvironmental chemist
EducationB.S., Chemistry, University of Illinois (Springfield)
Notable personal detailsBethany E. Mann is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District. She has described her background as an environmental chemist and technology specialist working with energy and water infrastructure and environmental contaminant testing. She grew up in Foristell, Missouri, and has lived in St. Peters, Missouri.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports expanded public investments (education, infrastructure, healthcare) and progressive funding measures including 'Medicare for All' and targeted tax measures such as expanding tax credits for childcare; calls for corporations to "pay their fair share" in taxes. Positions favor increased government spending on social programs and targeted corporate tax responsibility rather than large tax cuts.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All as a pathway to universal coverage, including coverage for primary, mental, dental, vision, women’s health, emergency care, and prescription drugs. Advocates government negotiation of drug prices and expansion of mental-health, counseling, housing, and addiction services. Views access to healthcare as a right and supports broad public-program expansions to increase affordability and access.
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Immigration & Border
Supports reforms to expand legal pathways and reduce backlogs (more immigration judges, merit-based visa approvals, family reunification) while protecting asylum seekers and creating regularization pathways for long-term contributors; endorses some limits on benefits for non-citizens with exceptions for children and refugees.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports legal access to abortion as healthcare, opposes criminalizing abortion or classifying it as murder, and backed Missouri Amendment 3 to restore/ensure abortion access up to fetal viability. Advocates federal protections for abortion access (has supported the Women’s Health Protection Act).
Climate & Energy
Supports adopting green energy initiatives to increase energy efficiency, shift toward clean energy vehicles, and offer financial incentives for high public construction energy standards and other clean-energy measures. Advocates funding and subsidies for farmers to adopt energy-efficient equipment and conservation practices and strengthening pollution protections such as the Clean Water Act. Emphasizes investment in infrastructure and clean energy as job creators and economic benefits for Missouri.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports assault weapons ban, expanded background checks, safe-storage laws, and other firearm restrictions (including taxing certain firearm sales and insurance requirements) while affirming she supports the Second Amendment but not above public safety.
Latest News
Bethany E. Mann is in the news because she is one of the Democrats competing for Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District nomination in the Aug. 4 primary. The race is moving ahead even as the district map remains legally disputed, which could affect how the primary and general election districts line up. Another Democratic candidate, Paul Wilson, has suspended his campaign but will still appear on the ballot, leaving Mann and Tommy Holstein as the main active contenders.
Democrats look to flip Missouri’s 3rd District as Republican challenger targets Onder’s voting record
Despite legal limbo, MO primary moves forward with gerrymandered map
Paul Wilson drops out of MO-3 congressional race
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