Mary Harriet Talbut
Democrat | Missouri
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
University of Missouri, Columbia, BS Rec & Park Ad, 1977-1980
Southeast MO State U, Cape Girardeau, MA History, 1990-1993
University of Missouri, Columbia, Ed S, 2007-2013
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (2)
Abortion Action Missouri
Missouri NOW PAC National Organization for Women
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)
Quentin Wilson (2026)
Elad Gross (2024)
Lucas Kunce (2024)
Jess Piper (2021)
Democrat Women Organizations (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (2026)
Communication Workers of America (2026)
Pam Proffitt-Rowland (2026)
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 Disagree
Planned Parenthood provide more services to women than just abortions.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Any time a woman requests one.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Disagree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Disagree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
I think the market should impact the wage being paid workers, but there are circumstances where workers cannot work at places where minimum wage is paid and they are paid less and they are exploited.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Agree
Regulated monopolies are needed in society, such as utilities, internet, electricity, water, streets, police, fire, etc which keep citizens safe.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Review and update processes, review and update job descriptions, do they match what they are currently doing, look for duplication of services.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Disallowing government funds going to church schools and church programs.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Neutral
A person or business should not have to provide that service if it violates their moral or religious beliefs, but they need to post that position somewhere in their business so customers know their stance.
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.
B
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Disagree
I think this is a slippery slope of government tracking. They can know this information with the sales of the drugs that treat diseases. They could have seen this with the opioids in West Virginia if they would have looked.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Neutral
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Neutral
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Disagree
The US Department of Education provides funding that the states and communities do not have for students with special needs and without the federal support Title IX would not exist
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Disagree
All people benefit from the research and learning that happens in education.
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Agree
Absolutely, but they do not get to direct other people's children health and educational well-being.
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Disagree
That is a personal decision
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 Disagree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Neutral
It is already legal in my state
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Love God, Love your fellow man
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Neutral
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.
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Agree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Solar and wind
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?
Lean Liberal
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?
Justice
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Neutral
It shouldn't be accepted anymore than the Christian doctrine should be accepted. The legal framework should be based upon the rule of law. That being said, there is a lot that is similar to Christian doctrine that is found in Sharia Law. Most of Sharia focuses on personal faith, daily prayers, charity, ethics, and being a good person rather than legal penalties. It helps if you know what it means.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
I think waiting periods are not onerous, if a person is convicted of abuse of a spouse they should have their guns taken away, there is no need for anyone to own a military grade weapon whose sole purpose is to kill another human, like an AK47. If you gun is used in commit of a crime, you should be held accountable to some extent if you did not have it locked in some kind of a safe or trigger lock. The NRA should be about gun safety and gun safety classes, not politics.
