Lori Rook

Republican | Missouri

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Lori Rook


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

State Senate, District 20


Incumbent

No


Links

Lori Rook websites FacebookXLinkedIn

EDUCATION

Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, Criminology, -2003

Oklahoma City University, Edmond, OK, Juris Doctorate, -2006

WORK & MILITARY

Ozarks Elder Law, 2012-2026

AFFILIATIONS

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Member

Missouri Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Board Member

Missouri Bar Probate and Trust Committee and the Elder Law Committee, Vice-Chair

The Missouri Bar, Member

Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, Member

Southern Missouri Women Lawyers, Member

Greene County Estate Planning Council, Member

Catholic Business Network, Member

The Christian County Bar Association, Member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Missouri State Treasurer, -2024

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

We the People of Greene County

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2026)

Back on Track America PAC (2025)

Sam Alexander (2025)

State Republican Party Organizations (2025)

Jill Carter (2024)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Dusty Blue (2024)


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?

Never, God doesn't make mistakes.

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?

There is no need to raise it, that would raise the cost of goods. Instead, our government should cut spending and lower taxes, making life more affordable for everyday Missourians

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

Strongly Agree

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

1. Stop giving immunity to large corporations 2. Deport illegals, ending fraud on our programs 3. Stop government subsidization of data centers


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

The "separation of church and state" was meant to protect the church from the state, not the state from the church.

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

Strongly Disagree

We should lessen the burden on businesses, rather than create more barriers. The government should not be preventing businesses from succeeding.


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.

D

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

Strongly 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?

I am conflicted on this. I am the generation of being skeptical, but not “I hate Israel”. I am America first but agree national security issues are important to consider. However we call the shots on those issues, not Israel.


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

We need to bring local control back to our public school system.

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.

Neutral

I personally have no problem with gambling. I do have a problem with it being monopolized.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian.


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.

Strongly 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.

Disagree

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

Drilling for oil.


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?

Very Conservative

I am the most conservative candidate in this race. I am an innovator and protector who is running to shield our senior citizens from financial abuse, educate our children about financial literacy, invest more in our neighbors and not our enemies, stop predatory data centers from harming our communities, and to maximize Missouri’s conservative values- not political correctness.

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?

To protect society and deter through punishment.

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.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

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

None.

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