Jill Schupp

Jill Schupp (born January 27, 1955) is a Democratic member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 24th district consisting of the western suburbs of St. Louis. Previously, Schupp represented the 88th district in the Missouri House of Representatives. On December 3, 2019, she announced she will run for Missouri's 2nd congressional district in 2020.[1]

Jill Schupp
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 24th district
Assumed office
January 2015
Preceded byJohn Lamping
Personal details
Born (1955-01-27) January 27, 1955
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Mark Schupp
Children2
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BA)
University of Missouri, St. Louis (GrCert)
WebsiteGovernment website

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 an advertisement agency.[2][3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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 returned to the senate 2018, defeating republican Gregory Powers.[3][6] Schupp represents the 24th Senatorial District, which is located in St. Louis County and includes some or all of the following municipalities: Ballwin, Breckenridge Hills, Bridgeton, Champ, Charlack, Chesterfield, Country Life Acres, Creve Coeur, Crystal Lake Park, Frontenac, Huntleigh, Ladue, Manchester, Maryland Heights, Olivette, Overland, St. Ann, Sycamore Hills, Town and Country, Warson Woods, Westwood and Winchester.[7][4]

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.[8]

Political views and accomplishments

Veterans affairs

Schupp has proposed legislation to establishes the task force on trauma-informed care for veterans, which died in committee during the 2018 session.[9] Schupp founded the Missouri Veterans History Project, a nonprofit organization, that has helped more than 1000 veterans to videotape their experiences for archiving at the State Historical Society of Missouri and the Library of Congress.[4]

Mental health

Schupp has introduced legislation to require marital and family therapists to complete suicide management training as a condition of licensure. It did not pass in 2017 or 2018, while it is pending in 2019.[10][11][12] Three Missouri chapters of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention have presented Schupp with their national State Award to recognize her leadership in suicide prevention and mental health.[13]

Families and children

In 2018 Schupp successfully opposed representative Kathryn Swan's legislation for shared parenting that would have created a rebuttable legal presumption that children of divorcing parents would split their time equally between their mother and father, except in situations of child abuse or neglect. After passing the House 137-7, Schupp filibustered the bill in the senate so that it did not come up for a vote. Proponents of shared parenting cite scientific studies showing that children do better with shared versus sole custody and visitations, but according to an aide, Schupp doesn’t agree with the concept of shared parenting.[14][15][16]

Foreign affairs

In 2017, Schupp introduced a senate resolution that calls on the Chinese Government to end the practice of organ harvesting from prisoners.[17] After it died in committee, she reintroduced the resolution again in 2018, at which time it was approved by the Senate but not voted on by the House.[18][19] As the resolution did not pass in either of those two years, she has reintroduced the resolution in 2019.[20]

Committee, council and commission membership

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, Schupp served on the following committees, councils and commissions.[4]

  • 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
  • MO HealthNet Oversight Committee

Electoral history

State Representative
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2008, District 82[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Jill Schupp 11,475 59.70% -4.58
Republican Frank Plescia 7,745 40.30% +4.58
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 82[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Jill Schupp 9,947 100.00% +40.30
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 88[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Jill Schupp 15,334 100.00% 0

State Senate
Missouri Senate Election, November 4, 2014, District 24[23]
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
Missouri Senate Election, November 6, 2018, District 24[23]
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

References
  1. 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.
  2. "State Senator Jill Schupp". Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  3. Ballotpedia, Jill Schupp
  4. "Missouri State Senator Jill Schupp". Missouri Senate. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  5. "Representative Jill Schupp". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  6. 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.
  7. "Missouri State Senator Jill Schupp". Missouri Senate. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  8. https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/democrat-jill-schupp-challenging-u-s-rep-ann-wagner-in/article_4aef0c8e-d35c-5339-9039-b9a3d8aef536.html
  9. LegiScan, Missouri Senate Concurrent Resolution 47
  10. Legiscan, Missouri Senate Bill 490
  11. Legiscan, Missouri Senate Bill 846
  12. LegiScan, Missouri Senate Bill 164
  13. "Sen. Jill Schupp". PR Newswire. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  14. Robert Fanklin, A Single Senator Stops Shared Parenting in Missouri, National Parents Organization, May 21, 2018.
  15. Alisha Shurr, Shared parenting bill moving through legislature, The Missouri Times, April 25, 2018.
  16. LegiScan, Missouri House Bill 1667
  17. LegiScan, Missouri Senate Concurrent Resolution 8
  18. LegiScan, Missouri Senate Concurrent Resolution 28
  19. Ding M, Missouri Senate stands up against forced organ harvesting in China, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 22, 2018.
  20. LegiScan, Missouri Senate Concurrent Resolution 6
  21. "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  22. "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  23. "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
Missouri Senate
Preceded by
John Lamping		 Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 24th district
2015–present		 Incumbent
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