Sarah Unsicker

American politician
Sarah Unsicker
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 91st, 83rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2017
Preceded byJeanne Kirkton
Personal details
Born (1976-05-03) May 3, 1976 (age 48)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
ResidenceShrewsbury, Missouri
EducationValparaiso University (BA)
Washington University School of Law (JD)

Sarah Unsicker (born May 3, 1976) is an American politician who has served in the Missouri House of Representatives first elected from the 91st district in 2016, and after redistricting in 2022, from district 83.[1][2][3] She was a candidate in the 2024 Missouri Attorney General election, however withdrew before the primary. She has since announced her candidacy in the 2024 Missouri gubernatorial election.

Career

Unsicker was removed from all her committees in 2023 after she repeatedly posted a photo on social media of herself with far-right activist Charles C. Johnson, who has denied the Holocaust.[4] Johnson later accused two of Unsicker's opponents in the attorney general election, one Democrat and one Republican who are both American Jews, of conspiracy and dual loyalty with Israel. Incumbent Andrew Bailey was not included in the allegations. When presented inaccuracies in Johnson's theory, Unsicker released a statement claiming to hold credible evidence of foreign interference.[5] She withdrew from the election shortly thereafter.[6]

Fellow Democratic representative Keri Ingle called for Unsicker to be removed from the Democratic caucus for promoting Antisemitism and spreading rumors about deceased Missouri politicians Cora Faith Walker and Tom Schweich.[7]

In January 2024, Unsicker announced from the US Capitol in Washington, DC, that she is running for the office of Missouri governor. She did not indicate if she would run as a Democrat.[8] However, on February 27, 2024, the Missouri Democratic Party refused to enable her to run for governor as a Democrat, stating that her prior actions meant they did not want her to represent them in the race.[9]

Electoral history

  • Rep. Unsicker did not face any opponents in the Democratic Primary elections any of the four times she was elected to the House.
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 91[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sarah Unsicker 12,287 56.50% -3.34
Republican Greg Mueller 9,458 43.50% +3.34
Total votes 21,745 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2018, District 91[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sarah Unsicker 13,539 65.68% +9.18
Republican Jennifer Bird 6,740 32.70% -10.80
Libertarian James Scariot 335 1.62% +1.62
Total votes 20,614 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 3, 2020, District 91[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sarah Unsicker 18,156 100.00% +34.32
Total votes 18,156 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2022, District 83[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sarah Unsicker 11,078 75.90% -24.10
Libertarian Andrew Bolin 3,518 24.10% +3.70
Total votes 14,596 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "Unsicker Wins Over Mueller With 56 Percent Of The Vote". Timesnewspapers.com. 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  2. ^ "Representative Sarah Unsicker". House.mo.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  3. ^ a b "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Missouri Democrat running for AG stripped of committees after photo with Holocaust denier".
  5. ^ Fenske, Sarah. "In Missouri AG's Race, a Bizarre Allegation: Interference by Israel". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  6. ^ Fenske, Sarah. "Rep. Sarah Unsicker Quits Missouri Attorney General Race". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  7. ^ Suntrup, Jack (2023-12-13). "Missouri House Democrat calls for ouster of Shrewsbury state rep from caucus". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  8. ^ Keller, Rudi (January 9, 2024). "State representative shunned by Democrats launches campaign for Missouri governor". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  9. ^ Ballentine, Summer (February 27, 2024). "Exiled Missouri lawmaker blocked from running for governor as a Democrat". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  10. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  12. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
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