Rick Brattin
MO-05 Republican nominee?
$3.9K
AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Senator
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age45 years old (Jul 22, 1980)
GenderMale
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LocationMissouri
BackgroundPolitician
Notable personal detailsRichard Ray Brattin Jr. is an American politician and Republican who has served in the Missouri Senate representing the 31st District since 2021. He previously served multiple terms in the Missouri House of Representatives and has also served as an auditor in Cass County. Brattin is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and has described himself as a small business owner. He is married to Athena Brattin and has five children.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Rick Brattin has advocated for and voted for significant state tax cuts and frames himself as a fiscal conservative who seeks to shrink government spending and give tax relief to taxpayers. His campaign materials emphasize cutting wasteful spending and advancing conservative economic policies.
Healthcare
Rick Brattin has opposed funding mechanisms and legislative measures that would expand or finance Missouri’s Medicaid program and has used procedural tactics to block taxes that fund Medicaid; his public materials emphasize conservative approaches to federal spending and opposition to expansions of entitlement programs.
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Immigration & Border
Supports stronger immigration enforcement and state-level measures to reduce illegal immigration, including legislation to empower Missouri to enforce immigration laws and restrict employment for undocumented immigrants. Has framed immigration as a public-safety issue and backed enforcement-oriented responses such as detention capacity. Public statements and actions have emphasized tougher border/immigration controls rather than expanded legal pathways or broad regularization.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Opposes abortion and has sponsored/endorsed measures that would recognize fetal personhood and impose strict limits or bans on abortion; has supported fetal heartbeat-style restrictions and measures to defund Planned Parenthood. He has opposed adding exceptions for rape and incest to abortion restrictions.
Climate & Energy
Supports energy independence and criticizes Democratic policies that he says demonize fossil fuels; has opposed mainstream scientific consensus in education policy by sponsoring bills that promote teaching alternatives to evolution and climate skepticism. Positions emphasize support for fossil-fuel production and market-driven approaches rather than aggressive emissions regulations.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate strongly defends broad Second Amendment rights, sponsors and supports state legislation to block or nullify federal gun regulations, and has backed measures to roll back or ease state-level gun restrictions and taxes on firearms and ammunition.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262022
2026
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Cycle 2026
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