State Senator District 30 in Missouri State Senate District 30, Missouri

2026 Primary Election

• Melanie Stinnett — Incumbent State Representative in Springfield, MO

  Melanie Stinnett, a Republican from Springfield, is a current State Representative for Missouri's District 133, first elected in 2022 and reelected for a second term. She is campaigning for the State Senate District 30 seat in the 2026 election, a seat becoming open due to term limits. Stinnett brings a background in healthcare, having worked in hospital systems and led a pediatric speech therapy clinic. As chair of the Health and Mental Health Committee, her legislative achievements include extending post-partum Medicaid coverage, increasing funding for doula services, and establishing the Ticket to Work Health Assurance Program for individuals with disabilities. She has also filed legislation aiming to reinstate an abortion ban.

• Betsy Fogle — Incumbent State Representative in Springfield, MO

  Betsy Fogle is an incumbent Democratic State Representative for District 135 in Missouri, first elected in 2020. A native of Springfield, she holds degrees from Missouri State University and the University of Arkansas. As a "bridge builder" in the House, she's a ranking minority member on the Budget Committee. Fogle advocates for higher law enforcement pay, increased mental health services, and fully funded public schools, while opposing utility rate hikes. She is running for the State Senate District 30 seat in 2026, focusing on making communities and schools safer, healthcare more accessible, and life more affordable, aiming to balance an unbalanced system in Jefferson City.

• Cecil Ince — Candidate for State Senator in Springfield, MO

  Cecil Ince, born in 1975, is a dedicated Libertarian activist and longtime resident of Greene County, Missouri, where he lives with his wife and six children. He holds an Associate of Applied Arts in Acting Performance. He seeks the Libertarian nomination for Missouri State Senate District 30 in 2026, aiming to restore common sense to Jefferson City. Ince entered politics early, running for Missouri Secretary of State in 2004 and holding various Libertarian Party leadership roles. He has also served on the Missouri Special Education Advisory Board. His key policy priorities include tax reform through audits, rejecting new hikes, abolishing property taxes, and focusing infrastructure investments. He advocates for government accountability, law enforcement integrity, and children's rights via a Children's Bill of Rights to curb state agency overreach. He is targeting an open seat.