As a mother, Keri understands how critical it is for every child to have access to a high-quality public education. In the legislature, she has fought to increase school funding, defend local control, and ensure teachers and support staff have the resources they need to succeed.
She has championed early childhood education, expanded school-based mental health services, and opposed efforts to divert taxpayer dollars to unaccountable private and charter schools. For Keri, investing in public education is about giving every child a fair shot and building stronger communities for us all.
With a background in criminal justice and a career spent working alongside law enforcement and emergency responders as a social worker, Keri understands the importance of ensuring our first responders have the tools and resources they need to keep us safe.
She has worked across the aisle to strengthen public safety by investing in prevention, expanding access to mental health services, and supporting community-based response efforts. Keri knows that true safety means addressing root causes and giving those on the front lines the support they need to protect and serve.
Keri knows that building a strong economy starts with supporting small businesses and the local entrepreneurs who create good-paying, family-supporting jobs in our community. That’s why she champions workforce development programs that prepare Missourians for the jobs of tomorrow, whether in skilled trades, healthcare, technology, or education.
For Keri, economic policy isn’t about trickle-down promises — it’s about practical, people-first solutions like paid family leave and affordable child care that help families thrive and communities grow.
Keri believes access to affordable, quality healthcare, including mental health care, is essential for every Missouri family. As a master social worker, she has led efforts to expand mental health services in schools, support crisis response teams, and improve care for children and families.
She supports lowering healthcare costs, increasing access to preventive care, and protecting community-based health services. For Keri, healthcare policy should be about people, not politics.
Keri ran for office to be a true advocate for her community — and she’s never stopped showing up, listening, and putting the people she represents first.
She has consistently defended the rights of unions, access to paid family leave, and reproductive freedom, free from political interference. Keri believes in respecting the will of the people, and she’ll continue fighting back against any attempt to take those rights away.
For Keri, good governance means putting people —not politics —first.
