Meet the conservative strategist working to upend Missouri Republican politics

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 2,266

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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CAMDENTON — Polls had been open a few hours on primary day in August 2022 when Sophia Shore called her dad with a problem.

She’d spent the summer running a long-shot campaign for Jill Carter, a family friend challenging an incumbent Republican state senator with vastly more money and nearly every advantage Missouri politics could offer.

Shore, then in her mid-20s, was nearly broke.

“You’re probably gonna need to put some money in my account,” …

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