
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
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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