Candidates
The Conservation Federation of Missouri is a citizen’s group formed in 1935 that now has over 100 affiliate organizations with nearly 80,000 members. Our mission is to ensure conservation of Missouri’s wildlife and natural resources, and preservation of our state’s rich outdoor heritage through advocacy, education and partnerships.
As a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, we cannot support or oppose any candidate for public office.
The Conservation Federation of Missouri gave candidates the opportunity to share their views on the outdoors in Missouri. The questions and results are below.
To find the candidates running in your district: https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri
Find your House and Senate district numbers at https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/PRD/VoterOutreach/VOSearch.aspx
Here is the list of the primary election results. https://enr.sos.mo.gov/
If a candidate in your district is not listed below, they did not respond to the survey. Feel free to reach out to them.
*Note that currently the survey only has those running for Missouri House of Representatives. After the primary election, the survey will be sent out a gain to all Missouri candidates remaining*
For more information on questions or responses, hover over the “i” icons.
| Cadidate Name | Running for? | District number |
Do you enjoy or support any of the following outdoor activities within Missouri?
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Considering state parks, conservation areas, national forests, national monuments, and/or wildlife refuges, how important would you say the presence of public lands are to our state?
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What is your position on additional funding to further develop the 144-mile Rock Island Railroad corridor between Windsor and Beaufort, Missouri?
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What is your position on acquiring new public lands by the Department of Natural Resources for State Parks or the Department of Conservation for Conservation Areas?
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What is your position on selling any government land, i.e. Park or Conservation areas?
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What is your position on continuing the 1/8 of 1 percent of state sales tax that funds the Missouri Department of Conservation?
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What is your position on the current four-member, politically independent Conservation Commission structure?
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What is your position on public entities supporting partnerships with Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s) for programs such as Share The Harvest, including providing additional funds to enhance the program?
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What is your position on legislation to cease the sale of certain harmful invasive species like Callery Pear in Missouri?
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| John Akins |
Missouri House of Representatives
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6
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Hunting, Fishing, Wildlife Watching
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Unsure
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Strongly Oppose
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Sandy Van Wagner |
Missouri House of Representatives
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8
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Andrew Gibson |
Missouri House of Representatives
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10
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Sean Pouche |
Missouri House of Representatives
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13
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Fishing, Camping
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Unsure
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Somewhat Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Gloria Young |
Missouri House of Representatives
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16
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Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Trail running
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Eric Woods |
Missouri House of Representatives
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18
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Wick Thomas |
Missouri House of Representatives
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19
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Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Marjain Breitenbach |
Missouri House of Representatives
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21
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Hiking, Canoeing/Boating
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Somewhat Important
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Not Very Important
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Unsure
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Somewhat Oppose
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Somewhat Oppose
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Somewhat Support
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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| Mike Sager |
Missouri House of Representatives
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28
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Glamping, outdoor festival going, conservation project managing, preserving the outdoors for later generations.
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Jennifer Cassidy |
Missouri House of Representatives
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32
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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| Kemp Strickler |
Missouri House of Representatives
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34
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Unsure
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Dave Raithel |
Missouri House of Representatives
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44
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Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Adrian Plank |
Missouri House of Representatives
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47
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Tim Taylor |
Missouri House of Representatives
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48
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Scuba diving
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Glenda Bainbridge |
Missouri House of Representatives
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51
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Brad Pollitt |
Missouri House of Representatives
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52
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping, I support all forms of outside activities
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Very Important
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Not Important
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Unsure
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Willard Haley |
Missouri House of Representatives
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58
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Trail Running
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Chanel Mosley |
Missouri House of Representatives
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75
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Jim Povolish |
Missouri House of Representatives
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78
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Hunting, Fishing, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Shooting sports
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Ben Murray |
Missouri House of Representatives
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80
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Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Kirk Hilzinger |
Missouri House of Representatives
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80
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Fishing, Canoeing/Boating, Camping
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Very Important
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Not Very Important
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Somewhat Support
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Somewhat Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Nick Kimble |
Missouri House of Representatives
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82
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Del Taylor |
Missouri House of Representatives
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84
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Wildlife Watching
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Very Important
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Not Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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Somewhat Support
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| Holly Jones |
Missouri House of Representatives
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88
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Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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| George Hruza |
Missouri House of Representatives
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89
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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| Jo Doll |
Missouri House of Representatives
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91
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Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Ken Abram |
Missouri House of Representatives
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92
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Somewhat Support
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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| Jim Murphy |
Missouri House of Representatives
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94
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Hunting, Canoeing/Boating, Camping
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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| Leslie Derrington |
Missouri House of Representatives
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96
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Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Colin Lovett |
Missouri House of Representatives
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100
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Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Unsure
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Somewhat Oppose
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Somewhat Support
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Somewhat Support
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Somewhat Support
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| Philip Oehlerking |
Missouri House of Representatives
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100
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Hunting, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Camping
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Somewhat Support
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Somewhat Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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| Lizz Callahan |
Missouri House of Representatives
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103
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Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Amanda Taylor |
Missouri House of Representatives
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103
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Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Dave Hinman |
Missouri House of Representatives
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103
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Gary Wester |
Missouri House of Representatives
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107
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping, bicycling, master naturalist, stream team
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Susan Shumway |
Missouri House of Representatives
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108
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Josh Thackston |
Missouri House of Representatives
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110
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Gary Bonacker |
Missouri House of Representatives
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111
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Unsure
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Somewhat Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| David George |
Missouri House of Representatives
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115
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Scouting
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Casey Cassidy |
Missouri House of Representatives
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117
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Amy Thompson |
Missouri House of Representatives
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119
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Hiking, Wildlife Watching
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Jen Tracy |
Missouri House of Representatives
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120
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Oppose
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Tara Anura |
Missouri House of Representatives
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122
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Tara Hallmark |
Missouri House of Representatives
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124
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping, State and local parks that support local eco-system
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Unsure
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Strongly Oppose
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Somewhat Support
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Somewhat Oppose
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Somewhat Support
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Somewhat Support
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| Lynda Jones |
Missouri House of Representatives
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125
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Bill Owen |
Missouri House of Representatives
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131
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Canoeing/Boating
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Stephanie Hein |
Missouri House of Representatives
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136
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Hiking, Canoeing/Boating
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Somewhat Support
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Somewhat Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Sheila Bristol |
Missouri House of Representatives
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153
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Unsure
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Somewhat Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Janis Beacham |
Missouri House of Representatives
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156
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Brian Seitz |
Missouri House of Representatives
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156
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Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching
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Somewhat Important
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Not Very Important
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Unsure
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Somewhat Support
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Somewhat Oppose
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Yma Sautbine |
Missouri House of Representatives
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158
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Very Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Rebecca Jensen |
Missouri House of Representatives
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160
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Unsure
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Shawna Ackerson |
Missouri House of Representatives
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161
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Oppose
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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Strongly Support
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| Cathy Jo Loy |
Missouri House of Representatives
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163
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Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Canoeing/Boating, Wildlife Watching, Camping
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Very Important
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Somewhat Important
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Unsure
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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Strongly Support
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Somewhat Support
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| Jeff Farnan |
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| Mazzie Boyd |
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| Danny Busick |
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| Greg Sharpe |
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| Louis Riggs |
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| Ed Lewis |
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| Peggy McGaugh |
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| Josh Hurlbert |
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| Dean VanSchoiack |
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| Bill Falkner |
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| Brenda Shields |
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| Jamie Johnson |
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| Mike Jones |
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| Ashley Aune |
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| Frank Pendleton |
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| Maggie Nurrenbern |
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| Mike Jones |
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| Chris Brown |
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| Bill Allen |
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| Ingrid Burnett |
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| Karen I Spalding |
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| Aaron McMullen |
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| Mike Steinmeyer |
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| Aaron McMullen |
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| Robbie Sauls |
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| Yolanda Young |
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| Mireya Barragan |
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| Michael L. Johnson |
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| Daniel P. Contreras |
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| Emily Weber |
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| Claudia S Toomim |
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| Patty Lewis |
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| Steven Bright |
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| Ashley Bland Manlove |
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| Anthony Zarantonello |
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| Richard Brown |
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| Steven W. Hinton |
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| Aaron Crossley |
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| Robert A. Bruette |
29
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| Jon Patterson |
30
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