MO-07 Republican nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age49 years old (Oct 2, 1976)
GenderMale
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LocationMissouri
BackgroundU.S. Representative
EducationMissouri State University — B.A.
Notable personal detailsEric Wayne Burlison is a Republican politician serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 7th Congressional District, first taking office on January 3, 2023. Before Congress, he served in the Missouri House of Representatives (2009–2017) and the Missouri Senate (2019–2023). He earned a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Missouri State University and worked in private-sector roles including software engineer, financial analyst, and tax consultant.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports retaining and extending recent tax reforms and reducing federal spending through budget cuts; advocates deregulation and measures to lower or eliminate certain taxes. Favors balancing the federal budget within a decade and has promoted reductions in federal spending including proposals to pare entitlement spending such as Medicaid.
Healthcare
Supports market-oriented reforms focused on expanding Health Savings Accounts, price transparency, increased competition, and greater individual choice rather than public-option or single-payer expansions. Introduced the “Great American Healthcare Plan” to expand HSAs, require dollar-based price disclosure, promote alternative coverage arrangements, and emphasize preventative care and patient control.
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Immigration & Border
Eric Burlison supports strengthening immigration enforcement and working with ICE, including use of programs like 287(g), and has proposed measures to block work permits and shut down certain parole programs. He voted to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and attributes increased illegal immigration and public-safety risks to the Biden administration’s policies.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Eric W. Burlison sponsored and introduced the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 722) which declares that constitutional personhood and the right to life apply from the moment of fertilization and affirms legal protection for unborn human life. He has described his record as consistently voting to protect the unborn and has led federal legislation that would recognize personhood at conception.
Climate & Energy
Supports energy independence and reducing regulatory burdens on energy production, criticizes recent federal climate regulations as ineffective, and has opposed Biden-era power plant emissions rules. Positions favor market-driven energy approaches and nuclear energy development while rejecting aggressive climate regulations.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expansive Second Amendment rights and federal deregulation of firearms, including efforts to repeal the National Firearms Act and reduce ATF authority; has sponsored and promoted legislation and policies to expand carry rights and limit federal gun restrictions.
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