Jill Schupp

Jill Schupp (née Seltzer;[1] born January 27, 1955) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 24th district consisting of the western suburbs of St. Louis from 2015 to 2023. Previously, Schupp represented the 88th district in the Missouri House of Representatives. On December 3, 2019, she announced she would run for Missouri's 2nd congressional district in 2020.[2]

Jill Schupp
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 24th district
In office
January 7, 2015 – January 4, 2023
Preceded byJohn Lamping
Succeeded byTracy McCreery
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 88th district
In office
January 7, 2009 – January 7, 2015
Succeeded byTracy McCreery
Personal details
Born (1955-01-27) January 27, 1955
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMark Schupp
Children2
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BA)
University of Missouri, St. Louis (GrCert)

Early life and education

Schupp graduated from Parkway North High School in Creve Coeur, Missouri and the University of Missouri in Columbia. She did subsequent graduate work at University of Missouri at St. Louis, where she received a teachers certificate. After a brief stint as a teacher she worked as a small business executive for her husband's advertisement agency.[3][4][5]

Political career

Schupp's political career began in 2000 as a member of the Ladue School Board, where she served for six years including two terms as President. In 2007, she was elected to the Creve Coeur City Council.[6]

Missouri House of Representatives

Schupp was an elected member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2008 to 2014, where she served on the Joint Committee on Life Sciences, Budget Committee, Health Insurance Committee, Higher Education Committee, and the Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities Committee.[7]

Missouri Senate

In 2014, Schupp was elected to the Missouri Senate. After running unopposed in the Democratic primary, she defeated Republican Jay Ashcroft and Libertarian Jim Higgins with 50% of the vote against 47% and 3% respectively. After raising over $1 million for her reelection bid, she was re-elected to the senate 2018, defeating Republican Gregory Powers.[4][8] Schupp represents the 24th Senate district, which is located in St. Louis County.[6]

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, Schupp served on the following committees, councils and commissions:[6] Economic Development, Education, Health and Pensions, Professional Registration, Seniors, Families and Children, Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, Joint Committee on Tax Policy, Study Commission on State Tax Policy, Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council, Missouri Veterans' Commission, and MO HealthNet Oversight Committee.

2020 U.S. House election
See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri § District 2

On December 3, 2019, Schupp officially announced her campaign for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives against Republican incumbent Ann Wagner for Missouri's 2nd congressional district.[9] Her state senate district covers much of the St. Louis County portion of the congressional district. She did not have to give up her state senate seat to run for Congress; her term in the state senate wasn't due to expire until 2023 (at which time she will be termed out of the chamber).

She won the Democratic primary unopposed,[10] but she lost to Wagner by 6.4 percentage points.[11]

Electoral history

State representative
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2008, District 82[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jill Schupp 11,475 59.70% -4.58
Republican Frank Plescia 7,745 40.30% +4.58
Total votes 19,220 100
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 82[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jill Schupp 9,947 100.00% +40.30
Total votes 9,947 100
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 88[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jill Schupp 15,334 100.00% 0
Total votes 15,334 100

State Senate
Missouri Senate Election, November 4, 2014, District 24[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jill Schupp 28,022 50.09% +0.19
Republican John R. "Jay" Ashcroft 26,196 46.82% -3.28
Libertarian Jim Higgins 1,727 3.09% +3.09
Total votes 55,945 100
Missouri Senate Election, November 6, 2018, District 24[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jill Schupp 51,106 60.86% +10.77
Republican Gregory B. Powers 31,153 37.10% -9.72
Libertarian Jim Higgins 1,708 2.03% -1.06
Total votes 83,967 100

United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives Election, November 3, 2020, Missouri's 2nd Congressional District[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ann Wagner 233,157 51.89% +0.71
Democratic Jill Schupp 204,540 45.52% -1.71
Libertarian Martin Schulte 11,647 2.59% +1.47
Write-In Gina Bufe 4 0.00% N/A
Total votes 449,348 100

References
  1. "Harry Seltzer". St. Louis Jewish Light.
  2. Suntrup, Jack. "Democrat Jill Schupp challenging U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in suburban St. Louis district". stltoday.com. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. "State Senator Jill Schupp". Archived from the original on August 16, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  4. Ballotpedia, Jill Schupp
  5. "Missouri Times". Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  6. "Senator Jill Schupp". Missouri Senate. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  7. "Representative Jill Schupp". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  8. Jack Suntrup, This St. Louis County Democrat has raised $1 million for her reelection. Her Republican opponent has raised nothing., St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 2, 2018.
  9. Suntrup, Jack. "Democrat Jill Schupp challenging U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in suburban St. Louis district". STLtoday.com.
  10. "State of Missouri - State of Missouri - Primary Election, August 04, 2020". Missouri Secretary of State.
  11. "All Results State of Missouri - State of Missouri - General Election, November 03, 2020". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  12. "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  13. "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  14. "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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