Missouri GOP calls for Joplin legislative candidate to withdraw after arrest

By: Steph Quinn

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 2, 2026

Words: 711

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Thomas Ross, the Republican nominee for Missouri’s 161st House District, is being held without bond in the Joplin City Jail after being arrested Wednesday on an “unspecified warrant,” according to the city’s public safety portal.

Missouri Republican Party Chairman Peter Kinder called on Ross to “immediately withdraw his candidacy” in a social media statement Wednesday. Kinder cited the “serious and deeply troubling” circumstances of his arrest and …

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