A state lawmaker who represents mid-Missouri’s Callaway County has been re-elected to a third term in Jefferson City.
State Rep. Jim Schulte (R-New Bloomfield) beat Democrat Jessica O’Neal-Slisz by about 3,000 votes this week. Schulte received 7,616 votes, while his opponent received 4,579 votes.
Representative Schulte served as vice chairman of two Missouri House committees in 2026: Crime and Public Safety and Veterans and Armed Forces.