Labor, progressive groups launch $1M push to flip Missouri legislative seats

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 1,017

Last Updated: 5 days, 10 hours ago


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The organization that led the 2024 campaign to raise Missouri’s minimum wage and require paid sick leave is launching a $1 million grassroots campaign to defeat Republican lawmakers who helped repeal the paid leave requirement.

Missouri Jobs with Justice Action has joined Progress Missouri, the Missouri Voter Project — State PAC, Missouri Workers Power, Abortion Action Missouri and PROMO, an LGBTQ+ rights organization, to form Will of the People.

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