Nick Schroer

Nick Schroer
Schroer at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
January 4, 2023
Preceded byBob Onder
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 107th district
In office
January 4, 2017 – January 4, 2023
Preceded byRon Hicks
Succeeded byMark Matthiesen (redistricting)
Personal details
BornFerguson, Missouri
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceDefiance, Missouri
ProfessionGeneral Counsel for VGI

Nick Schroer is an American politician in the Missouri Senate, representing District 2 in St. Charles County. He previously was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2016, 2018, and 2020 to represent House District 107. He won the Republican primary in August 2022, defeating fellow Republican Representative John Wiemann, 57.6% to 42.4%.[1] Then he beat Democratic Party candidate Michael Sinclair with 63 percent in the November general election.[2]

Issues

Abortion

In 2019, Schroer sponsored legislation to ban abortions eight weeks into a pregnancy.[3][4] The legislation would also prevent women from having abortions if the fetus is diagnosed with Down syndrome.[4]

COVID-19

In 2022, Schroer opposed the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine requirements for health care workers.[5]

Education

In 2023, Schroer supported legislation which prevents public schools from teaching Critical Race Theory and which requires schools to provide parents curriculum materials for their children.[6] In 2024, Schroer sponsored the amendment to ensure that the locker rooms and restrooms students use matches their biological sex.[7]

Defamation lawsuit

In April 2024, Schroer was sued, along with two other Missouri state senators, for false light by Denton Loudermill of Olathe, Kansas, after Schroer shared a tweet by Congressman Tim Burchett that displayed an image on social media of a man in handcuffs, with a claim that one of the shooters was an undocumented immigrant at the 2024 Kansas City parade shooting, along with a question whether the claim had been confirmed or debunked by local law enforcement.[8] That case was dismissed after the Court granted Senator Schroer's Motion to Dismiss [9]

Election results

Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House of Representatives – District 107 – St. Charles County (2020)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nick Schroer 12,344 59.72 +0.64
Democratic Victoria Witt Datt 7,554 36.54 −4.38
Libertarian Mike Copeland 773 3.74 +3.74
Total votes 20,671 100.00
Missouri House of Representatives – District 107 – St. Charles County (2018)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nick Schroer 9,759 59.08 −5.04
Democratic Curtis Wylde 6,758 40.92 +5.03
Total votes 16,517 100.00
Missouri House of Representatives – District 107 – St. Charles County (2016)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nick Schroer 12,200 64.12 −35.88
Democratic Curtis Wylde 6,826 35.88 +35.88
Total votes 19,026 100.00

Missouri Senate

Missouri Senate – District 2 – Republican Primary (August 2, 2022)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nick Schroer 12,047 57.60% n/a
Republican John Wiemann 8,868 42.40% n/a
Missouri Senate – District – General Election (November 8, 2022)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nick Schroer 42,568 63.00% n/a
Democratic Michael Sinclair 24,998 37.00% n/a

References

  1. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 26, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  3. ^ North, Anna (2019-05-24). "Missouri's 8-week abortion ban blocked by court". Vox. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  4. ^ a b Gerber, Cameron (2021-07-27). "Missouri's abortion law: A look at where it stands now". The Missouri Times. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  5. ^ Bacharier, Galen. "U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments from Missouri on vaccine mandates for health care workers". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  6. ^ Kellogg, Sarah. "A Missouri Senate committee approved a bill restricting how schools talk about race". KCUR. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  7. ^ Ring, Trudy. "Missouri Republicans add trans bathroom ban to 'parents' rights' education bill". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  8. ^ Keller, Rudi (2024-04-04). "Three Missouri state senators sued for defamation over posts about Chiefs parade shooting". Missouri Independent. Archived from the original on 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  9. ^ "Judge tosses suits against 3 lawmakers over posts after Chiefs Super Bowl Rally shooting". Associated Press. Associated Press. 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  10. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved March 31, 2021.