Betsy Fogle
@Fogle4MO
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MO State Representative - District 135. Proud resident of Springfield, MO. Doing my part to make sure the welfare of the people is the supreme law.
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Abortion is now illegal in Missouri. No exceptions for rape or incest. Right before I was elected, I met a pregnant 11 year old who has been raped by her uncle. What about HER rights?.
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I’m a product of public schools and a public university. I drive on public roads to a job where I serve the public. I’m kept safe by firefighters and police officers. Taxation isn’t theft. It’s education. It’s infrastructure. It’s safety. It’s opportunity.
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In Missouri, a bill can be filed in the House, passed to the Senate, sent to and signed by the Governor without needing a single woman’s vote. When you start writing laws telling us what we can and can’t do with OUR bodies, it’s time for that to change.
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Four of the five states with the highest rates of homicide per capita are governed by Republicans in both chambers and in the Governor’s office - including Missouri. Maybe it’s time we take a look at who is making the decisions about our safety.
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36 lawsuits against public schools in the last 24 hours. How many against charters and private schools? Zero. Doesn’t take much to see what the leadership in this state thinks about our public schools and the kids who learn there.
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A sitting senator said publicly “there are some [contraceptives] that I think are okay and some that I don’t believe in…anything’s on the table”. This should anger and frighten you. Get involved in local elections.
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One of the things I love about being a Missouri Democrat is that I never feel the need to apologize for my public votes or public remarks in private. We are on the right side of history 🏳️🌈.
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Eric Greitens saying he isn’t a “career politician” when he’s done nothing for the better part of a decade except beg to be a career politician is sure something. He is *literally* not a career politician because he had to *resign in disgrace* before a career could take off….
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There are people in this world that are trying their best to make their community and their children healthier and safer. Then there are people in this world who are suing those people.
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Your legislature just voted against competitive pay raises for state employees. When no one answers your phone calls, when it takes months to get vital records, and when your roads aren’t cleared, know there were people in this Capitol who tried to fix it and people who refused.
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You’d think “resigned in disgrace in 2018” would be a non-starter for someone running for higher office a few years later.
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Just changed my bio from “Candidate for State Representative” ➡️ “Representative-Elect” and wow, I am so thankful. ❤️.
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I have heard from countless people who have been sick or lost loved ones that they regret not getting a vaccine. I have yet to have a single person tell me they regret getting one. Our hospitals are full, our kids are sick, our neighbors are dying. Get your vaccine!.
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When we look back on events in the Missouri Capitol in 2022, one thing will be certain. The people who spent their time making our LGBTQ neighbors feel anything less than safe and welcomed will be on the wrong side of history.
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WE did it 👏🏽.
Late news: Democrat Betsy Fogle flips east Springfield's HD 135 by 76 votes after recount, ousting Republican Rep. Steve Helms via @springfieldNL #moleg.
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A major hospital system in Missouri will no longer provide emergency contraceptives to victims of sexual assault for fear of criminal prosecution of it’s providers. THIS IS TERRIFYING.
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Here in MO, a bill can be filed in the House, passed over to the Senate, and signed by the Governor without needing a vote or signature from a single woman. We’ve got to change that. We need more women in office.
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When our Governor says there was an “overreach on the local levels” in COVID-19 response, I would disagree & counter that the under-reach from state leadership was the problem. Thankful for local health departments & hospitals keeping us safe during the pandemic.
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I ran for office because I want my neighbors to be healthy, I want my community to thrive, and I want this state to be a place all feel proud to call home. I can’t wait to continue serving my hometown in Jefferson City🇺🇸.
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I can’t imagine waking up in the morning and thinking “hmmm, today I’m going to spend my energy and use my voice to keep a qualified man who believes in vaccines out of office during a pandemic when our hospitals are full and our unvaccinated neighbors are dying.”.
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To the people of Missouri who did the work to get their neighbors healthcare, you deserve so much better than being told your voice doesn’t matter. Medicaid Expansion just failed in budget. Take note of who respected the will of the voters and who did not.
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A year ago today, I met one of my interns at the bank while depositing my very first campaign check. She had lost her father to cancer, and joined our team to fight for healthcare access for all the other parents out there. This win is for you, Robert.
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Proud to see those blue and yellow lights here in Missouri 🇺🇦
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Hey @Cardinals - you’re one of the few things my Republican colleagues seem to care about. Maybe you could help me. I’m trying to get healthcare for 275,000 Missourians & save our state money, but they’re illegally blocking it. What do you say? P.S. I’m a huge fan.
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A public school attends an event upsetting our Attorney General, who sends a letter to the school demanding people be fired. Two private schools (who can now accept public funds thanks to Republicans) attend the SAME event - with no outrage or retribution. Pot, meet kettle.
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Seems like a great day to remind everyone that public schools are the backbone of our communities. Without them, our communities will crumble.
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For the people following: Medicaid Expansion was not funded by the Senate Appropriations Committee. I am continually surprised by the ease of which some elected officials completely disregard the will of Missourians. You deserve so much better.
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Did you know that out of the 3 million voters in Missouri’s last presidential election, there were less than 100 alleged cases of voter fraud (<.003%)? Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democracy - and ours is strong.
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Out knocking doors today, I met a man who told me he thought the world was better off when women didn’t have notions to run for office or work outside of the home - especially young women like me. In unrelated news, I’ll be knocking doors all weekend if anyone wants to join.
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After eleven hours in a difficult budget hearing, I couldn’t be prouder to work alongside the MO House budget Dems. There ARE people in this building fighting for YOU. Tomorrow we will wake up and do it again. To my colleagues, I couldn’t be more thankful.
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I don’t know about you, but I want the women in my life to be able to access birth control.
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Instead of talking about critical race theory, let’s talk about the fact that we send some of our children to schools that are crumbling with teachers who are drastically underpaid. Why aren’t you upset about that?.
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To the 275,000 Missourians who should have been able to get health insurance today, I’m so sorry that you can’t.
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If knocking doors is good enough for my Republican colleagues, including @GovParsonMO, to try to win over votes I don’t really understand why it’s not a good tactic for SAVING LIVES and trying to connect with neighbors about getting a vaccine.
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We have babies hospitalized in our community from COVID-19. They can not protect themselves. Please get your vaccine.
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The solution to funding schools and the education of our children is not to take money from other underfunded schools and children.
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Today in budget, we learned that 162 of the 715 veterans housed in Veterans homes in MO have died from COVID-19. We also learned that hundreds of rape kits are sitting untested, while survivors wait 600 days for results. Where we put our dollars matter. Get involved.
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Today, we have 233+ people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Springfield. Also today, Missouri’s House of Reps voted against compliance with @HealthyLivingMo guidelines (including 😷 )in the Capitol. I hear often that people feel disconnected from government. It’s easy to see why.
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I get asked a lot why I’m a Democrat. The answer is simple. I believe in a state where ALL Missourians feel welcome and safe. Deeply proud to watch my @MOLegDems fight for 🏳️⚧️ kids tonight & to be a part of a team who will always have the backs of Missourians when others do not.
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The emergency supplemental, including funding for our schools, Medicaid programs and pay raises for state employees is finally heading to the Governor’s desk. Proud to be a part of the group that stood together and refused to water this bill down.
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Isn’t this the same thing men said when claiming our brains were too small to go to college?
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To win an election, I had to receive just over 50% of the vote. To pass a law in the Missouri House, we have to pass it with just over 50%. Why in the world would we think Missourians should be held to a higher standard to pass their priorities through an initiative petition?.
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Today, the Missouri Supreme Court will hear the Medicaid Expansion case. As a reminder, expansion would bring healthcare to 275,000 of our neighbors and billions of dollars into our state. Hoping for good news today!.
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Seems like a good time to tell the #swifties about when I met @tkelce at a @BGCSpringfield event and *not knowing who he was* asked how he enjoyed working at the Boys And Girls Club. He kindly smiled and said “ma’am I play football” and moved on to talking about food. Gold!
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I wonder how much more productive the MO Senate would be if they had a therapist on the dais for a day? Lots of feelings in the chamber.
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After saying it for two years, feels pretty good to read “We were able to get the Medicaid expansion into the budget without having to cut other programs.”.
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I’m not crying, you’re crying 😭😭 Proud to know you, @IanMack03007724, and proud to love you! ❤️.
Democratic Missouri State Rep. @IanMack03007724 joins @Lawrence after delivering an impassioned speech in opposition to the state’s proposed anti-transgender bill.
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To stepparents, single parents, gay and lesbian parents, and grandparents raising babies, please know that @JayAshcroftMO doesn’t speak for a “vast majority of Missourians”, including me, on this. Just because a family doesn’t look like yours doesn’t make them any less valid.
MO Sec. of State Jay Ashcroft sends a letter to U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, urging him to stop legislation enshrining same-sex marriage protections in federal law. Blunt was one of 12 Republicans to vote in favor. Ashcroft includes a handwritten note. #moleg .
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This week your legislature will debate taking more money from public schools, telling vulnerable children they can’t play sports, and banning colleges from talking about the importance of diversity. Are these the issues that impact your family?.
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Look who stopped by to knock some doors here in Springfield? Thanks @LucasKunceMO (and kids!) for spending a warm day with me in the 135th. As for the boys, their number one issue for me to solve in Jefferson City was more snow cones for kids!
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The Missouri I believe in is inclusive, welcoming, kind, and celebratory of the things that make Missourians uniquely perfect. That is the Missouri I will fight for.
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This week, Missouri House Republicans voted to strip funding from our budget that the federal government sent our state to spend on social workers, law enforcement, metal detectors, and more to keep our kids safe in our schools and I just can’t stop thinking about that.
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Met a woman tonight knocking doors who lost her sister to suicide a few years ago after her Medicaid coverage ended so soon after delivering her child. She was seeking mental health services for her postpartum depression. Putting real faces to policy is invaluable.
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Let’s talk about budget wins in MO:. ✅ Fully funded Medicaid Expansion.✅ Increased base teacher pay.✅ Fully funded school transportation .✅ Record investments in higher ed.✅ Investments in SGF community. Proud to be a Missouri Democrat fighting for MO families!.
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This week, your representatives will debate much-needed pay raises for state employees, limiting what our students have the opportunity to learn in their classrooms, a change to how schools are funded, and where billions of dollars will be spent. Pay attention and get involved.
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I would imagine most people in Missouri aren’t happy that Republican lawmakers are trying to water down Missourians’ ability to get stuff done on the ballot while increasing their own power - including, interestingly enough, former Governor Ashcroft.
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Every time I talk with my sister (a public school teacher in MO) I’m reminded of the difficultly of her job and the weight she carries trying to educate and keep her students safe. It’s a hard time to be a kid, and a hard time to teach them. Let’s do our part to make it easier.
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Students from CVPA - the location of the October 24th St. Louis school shooting - visited the Capitol today to talk about common sense gun reform in Missouri. Their chosen slogan for the day: what if this was YOUR child?
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To every single person who knocked doors, made phone calls, shared your vision of Missouri with me, gave money, and trusted me with your vote, thank you from the bottom of my heart. It’s an honor to serve and it’s an honor to call Missouri home ❤️
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From today’s budget hearing- “Missouri does not provide funding for enough lawyers to fulfill the state’s constitutional obligations to provide counsel for the poor.” Everyone has a right to legal counsel & a speedy trial. We are failing. We need more public defenders.
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Today I voted for more affordable healthcare, our hard-working union brothers and sisters, our students and our teachers, and for a woman who told me I can be anything I want to be, not the man who told me he can grab me anywhere he wants to grab me. A more perfect union 🇺🇸
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Happy filing day! What an honor to officially be running for re-election to the Missouri House of Representatives and what a blessing to live in a country that allows someone like me to put their name on a ballot and to dream of a better Missouri. Let’s do this!
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I’ve never seen a group of people not want to lose more than (some) Missouri Republican legislators and their desire to take away healthcare from hundreds of thousands of Missourians.
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It is a good day for a reminder that public schools are the core of every community.
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Today in budget: did you know MO ranks 51 out of 51 in state spending for local public health agencies? Public health has ALWAYS been critical, but we have seen why over the last year. Thanks to our local public health agencies doing all they can to keep us safe and healthy 🙌🏽.
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Unbelievable to me that the sitting chair of the Missouri Human Rights Commission showed up today, in any capacity, to speak against the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act.
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Hey, my trans youth friends - I’m sorry for the pain legislatures all over the USA are causing you. In 10-15 years, run for office and call me! I’ll help you, and we can make sure we do much better for the next generation 🏳️⚧️ We are in this together.
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Last night, we got to celebrate my dad getting inducted into the Aurora Hall of Fame and cheer on the Houn Dawgs to victory!. May we all love our hometowns as much as my dad loves his. Congrats to my best bud! 🎉
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Would you work a job that requires mandatory overtime, where you change catheters & help people go to the bathroom for next to minimum wage when you could work next door at McDonalds for more money? State employees feel the same. We need to pass the emergency supplemental.
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Not many things in this world I’m sure about, but knowing Missouri should be a state where all kids feel safe, welcomed and loved is one of them. It was a joy to steal a few moments of sunshine with SO many who share that same belief 🏳️⚧️
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Congratulations to my sister @ellefogle who won Teacher of the Year in Nixa today! I could not be more proud of the way you inspire and educate your students. We love our public schools! 🍎 📏 🧪
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Not one, but TWO of my interns are now helping out on school board races here in SGF. I think I created campaign monsters! 👹 👿 I couldn’t be prouder! 🤗🤗.
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We added a Fogle today 💕. After 1,627 days in foster care, my best buddy is officially my nephew. Words can’t express the amount of joy he adds to our life. I’m deeply thankful to all those who kept him safe along the way - and to my sister who will keep him safe forever.
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To our LGBTQ+ family, we love you. We are so proud and thankful to share Missouri with you. Next time you’re in the Capitol, know there’s always a safe space in 109-H! 🎉💕🌈.
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Today I’ll be sworn in as State Representative of District 135. It is a day full of hope and commitment to a better future. This office belongs to ALL Missourians, and I am humbled to share it with you.
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Yesterday, the people of Missouri were deeply insulted. The House budget committee voted along party lines against funding Medicaid Expansion, an initiative that would provide healthcare to over 200,000 Missourians and bring billions of dollars to our state.
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🚨 Your annual reminder that the Kansas City Chiefs are a MISSOURI team 🚨.
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The honor of a lifetime. Here’s to *hopefully* two more years representing the BEST district in the best city in Missouri.
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We need an informed electorate in order to make informed decisions at the ballot box. We need strong public schools to ensure that happens.
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I lead with a frame of mind that public education is the core of our community, that my neighbors’ health is as important as my own, and that the workers in Missouri are the foundation of our state. We finalized a budget today that does not reflect those values.
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A throw back to meeting @tkelce at a @BGCSpringfield event and (not knowing who he was) asking how he liked working at the Boys & Girls Club 🥴. He kindly responded, “well ma’am, I play football”. Proud to say I’ve since learned to like football and LOVE our @Chiefs!. Let’s go!
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Starting tomorrow, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will be available to children in Missouri! Every child from birth to age 5 can receive one free book per month delivered to their home. Enjoy! 📚 📚
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Signed, sealed, delivered! ⬇️🎉.
JUST NOW: Missouri has FUNDED Medicaid Expansion! This is a huge win for working families & a big boost to our economy. Thank you to Democratic members in the House & Senate who have made this a top priority and never backed down from supporting healthcare for Missourians!
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It’s been an honor to serve our community in Jefferson City the last two years. Vote November 8th to send me back. Thank you for your continued support and belief in a better Missouri.
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I filed HB 2341, a bill requiring insurance companies to cover IVF, after talking with so many families who have struggled with infertility. This bill has passed in red states and blue - because both parties have, until recently, understood the need.
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Continually grateful for @CoxHealth and @MercySGF who step up EVERY SINGLE DAY without complaint to provide care for our neighbors suffering from COVID-19. That is what leadership looks like.
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