Keri Ingle
Democratic candidate for State Senate in Missouri
Missouri State Senate District 8 winner?
$3.9K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds — Missouri State Senate District 8 winner?
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31%chance to win
$3.9KNOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleState Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
Age42 years old (Jul 11, 1984)
GenderFemale
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LocationMissouri
BackgroundSocial worker
EducationUniversity of Central Oklahoma — BA, Criminal Justice
Notable personal detailsKeri Lynn Ingle is a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives representing District 35 (including parts of Lee’s Summit, Kansas City, and Raytown), first elected in November 2018. She is a social worker with experience in child welfare, including work as an adoption specialist for the Jackson County Children’s Division, and has worked in schools, hospitals, and mental health facilities. She earned a BA in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Oklahoma and a Master of Social Work from the University of Kansas.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Keri Ingle’s campaign emphasizes lowering costs through support for small businesses, workforce development, paid family leave, and affordable child care. Her materials frame economic policy as people-first rather than trickle-down and also say she has defended unions and opposed diverting taxpayer dollars to private and charter schools.
Healthcare
Keri Ingle’s public positions emphasize affordable, quality healthcare, including mental health care, and lower healthcare costs and broader access to preventive care. Her legislative record also includes sponsorship of bills to expand mental health protections and services, including a dementia services coordinator and a ban on conversion therapy for minors.
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Immigration & Border
Keri Ingle opposed a Missouri bill that would bar some noncitizens from SNAP and Medicaid, arguing it would add bureaucratic red tape and make it harder for constituents to access benefits they pay into. Her documented position emphasizes access and caution about burdens on immigrants rather than stricter enforcement or border crackdowns.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Keri Ingle has publicly opposed an eight-week abortion ban without rape and incest exceptions and said exceptions should be added. Her campaign materials also describe the district as wanting reproductive freedom, indicating support for abortion access, though not necessarily without limits.
Public Safety & Guns
Keri Ingle’s public safety messaging emphasizes prevention, mental health care, crisis response, and supporting first responders rather than loosening gun laws. She opposed a Missouri bill to lower the minimum age for gun ownership and concealed carry, and her legislative profile shows involvement in gun-safety-related work such as background checks for unlicensed boarding schools and other safety protections.
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