MO-02 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleTeacher
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationMissouri
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BackgroundTeacher
Notable personal detailsJoan VonDras is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District. She is a retired educator who taught for nearly 30 years, including in Parkway and Clayton schools in the St. Louis area. She founded Town Talks Live, a civic-discourse workshop series focused on improving community dialogue and engagement. She is married to Roch VonDras and has two adult sons and two granddaughters.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports government action to expand economic opportunity through promoting American manufacturing, protecting union jobs, and using federal resources to fully fund education and expand access to affordable healthcare; emphasizes affordability and positioning the workforce for future industries. No explicit detailed tax plan is provided on the campaign site.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to quality, affordable healthcare and lowering costs; proposes addressing staffing shortages through hiring incentives and restoring safe patient ratios; emphasizes equal accessibility and enhanced health and mental wellness services, including attention to women and family health.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate has engaged in immigration-related activism but does not present a clear, detailed policy platform on immigration or the border on her campaign issues page. Available public materials reference protest activity on immigration but do not outline specific positions such as pathways to citizenship, enforcement priorities, or asylum policy. Given the lack of explicit policy statements, the overall stance on immigration and border policy is unclear from the public record found.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade as federal law and advocates for reproductive healthcare access, including abortion, as part of protecting women’s health and rights. Prioritizes defending reproductive freedom in federal legislation.
Climate & Energy
Joan VonDras’s campaign site emphasizes adapting policy to an “evolving climate” in the context of protecting local agriculture and food/water supply, but provides no detailed climate or energy policy proposals (no mention of emissions targets, clean energy mandates, carbon pricing, or fossil fuel phase-out).
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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