Senator Stephen Webber is a Democratic member of the Missouri State Senate representing District 19, which consists solely of Boone County following the 2022 redistricting. A veteran, attorney, and lifelong resident of Boone County, he was first elected to the Senate in 2024. Webber is committed to strengthening public schools, protecting Medicaid expansion, advocating for women's reproductive rights, supporting workers as a union member, promoting safe communities, and addressing racial, economic, and health disparities.

Education and Political Experience

• Early Career and Service: Served as a veteran before becoming an attorney; elected as the youngest member of the Missouri House of Representatives in Columbia, serving the maximum 8 years where he championed healthcare access, Medicaid expansion, University of Missouri funding, women's reproductive freedoms, and workers' rights as top Democrat on the labor committee.
• Party Leadership: Chaired the Missouri Democratic Party, leading efforts for ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage, enact campaign finance reform, and defeat right-to-work legislation.
• Senate Role: In 2016, ran for the previous District 19 Senate seat, winning Boone County but losing due to attached Republican areas; now serves the open Boone County-only district with no incumbent in 2024.