Phil Amato

Republican | Missouri

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Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

St. Louis Community College - Meramec, St.Louis, Associate, approx. 1982

WORK & MILITARY

N/A

AFFILIATIONS

Arnold Jaycees, President, Arnold Jaycees,1977, 84, 1977-1984

Arnold Food Pantry, President, Arnold Food Pantry, 2016 to present, 2016-2024

Mercy Hospital Foundation, Last Office Vice President before leaving the board when elected

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Arnold City Council 1980-82, 2000-08, 2012-18

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Arnold City Mayor 2008, 2016

Missouri State Representative, 2018-

Elected Missouri State Representative District #113, 2023-

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (4)

National Rifle Association NRA-PVF

Missouri Right to Life

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Missouri

Jefferson County Young Republicans

LIBERAL (2)

Missouri AFL-CIO

IAFF Local 2665 Professional Firefighters of Eastern Missouri

OTHER (2)

Missouri Fraternal Order of Police FOP

Missouri Cattlemen’s Association MCA

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Missouri Right to Life, Cattlemen's Association, Organized Labor, The Missouri Order of Police

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)

Hardy Billington (2026)

State Republican Party Organizations (2026)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2023)

Phillip Amato (2017)

John McCaherty (2015)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (14)

964 PAC (2025)

David Casteel (2025)

Jim Avery (2025)

The Rowdy PAC (2025)

Missouri Leadership Fund (2024)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Laborers International Union of N. America (national, state & local) (2016)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (19)

Communication Workers of America (2026)

International Union of Operating Engineers (2026)

United Assoc of Journeymen & Apprentices - Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry (2026)

Building Trades Councils (2025)

Dan Schaefer (2025)

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

I accept the provisions outlined for Amendment 3 on the November ballot

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

I abide with what the voters passed.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

I sponsored and passed the Squatters Legislation

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

1) Zero based budgeting. 2) Do not allow unfilled positions to remain as part of a state departmental budget, but return the money to undesignated reserves. 3) Review all tax credits on the books to make sure they are being used or remove them from the budget.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

It originally meant that no certain state sanctioned religion would be tolerated as had happened in England. Since most of the founding fathers came from this type of government, most wanted to make sure citizens from our country could practice whatever religion they believed.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

C

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Disagree


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

It is very important being the only democracy in the middle east.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Agree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

My father was an Italian/Catholic and my mother attended a Pentecostal Church. I believe in the book of James concerning good works and prefer my fathers religion. Meaning that many believe the most important dates in a person life are the day you were born and the day you die. I absolutely believe you have an obligation to the dash in the middle. What did you do with the dash to make the world better than you found it.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Disagree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Neutral

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Clean coal.


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

Seeking justice against the criminal and protect the victims.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

I believe the second amendment protects gun ownership. Criminals in my opinion are buying guns off the street and not through legal means, so restricting law abiding citizens their rights of gun ownership is the wrong solution.

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