Raymond Reed

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Raymond Reed
Candidate, Missouri House of Representatives District 83
Missouri House of Representatives District 83
Tenure
2025 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
1
Predecessor:Sarah Unsicker (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$41,770/year
Per diem
$142.40/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
August 4, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
University of Central Missouri, 2018
Personal
Birthplace
St. Louis, MO
Religion
Baptist
Profession
Party affairs organizer, Missouri Democratic Party
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Raymond Reed (Democratic Party) (also known as Ray) is a member of theMissouri House of Representatives, representingDistrict 83. He assumed office on January 8, 2025. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Reed (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to theMissouri House of Representatives to representDistrict 83. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled onAugust 4, 2026.[source]

Biography

Raymond Reed was born inSt. Louis, Missouri. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Missouri in 2018. Reed's career experience includes working as a party affairs organizer with the Missouri Democratic Party.[1]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2025-2026

Reed was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2026

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 83

IncumbentRaymond Reed is running in the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 83 on August 4, 2026.

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2024

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General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 83

Raymond Reed defeatedAndrew Bolin andJames Annala in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 83 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Raymond Reed (D)
 
76.9
 
14,337
Image of Andrew Bolin
Andrew Bolin (L)
 
19.9
 
3,704
James Annala (G)
 
3.2
 
596

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Total votes: 18,637
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 83

Raymond Reed advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 83 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Raymond Reed
Raymond Reed
 
100.0
 
4,596

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Total votes: 4,596
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 83

Andrew Bolin advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 83 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Andrew Bolin
 
100.0
 
23

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Total votes: 23
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 2

IncumbentAnn Wagner defeatedTrish Gunby andBill Slantz in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner (R)
 
54.9
 
173,277
Image of Trish Gunby
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43.1
 
135,895
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Bill Slantz (L)
 
2.1
 
6,494

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Total votes: 315,666
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Trish Gunby defeatedRaymond Reed in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Trish Gunby
Trish Gunby Candidate Connection
 
85.2
 
50,457
Image of Raymond Reed
Raymond Reed Candidate Connection
 
14.8
 
8,741

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Total votes: 59,198
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

IncumbentAnn Wagner defeatedTony Salvatore,Wesley Smith, andPaul Berry in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ann Wagner
 
67.1
 
54,440
Image of Tony Salvatore
Tony Salvatore Candidate Connection
 
15.4
 
12,516
Image of Wesley Smith
Wesley Smith Candidate Connection
 
9.0
 
7,317
Image of Paul Berry
Paul Berry
 
8.5
 
6,888

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Total votes: 81,161
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Bill Slantz advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Bill Slantz
 
100.0
 
384

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Total votes: 384
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2026

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2024

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2022

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Ray Reed is a Democratic Candidate for Missouri's 2nd Congressional District. At 25 years old, this product of union workers, born and raised in the suburbs of St. Louis is building a broad and diverse coalition across divisions of race, region, religion, gender, income, and age group.
Ray is running on healthcare, jobs, and justice. The pandemic has exposed the fact that healthcare shouldn't be a privilege for only those who can afford it, but a right afforded to all. The affordable care act laid the groundwork for universal healthcare and in Congress, Ray will work to build on it. A product of union workers, Ray will introduce legislation to federalize sectoral barganing for labor union which will be the largest expansion of union rights since President Roosevelt's new deal. He also supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Justice isn't only about criminal justice, its also about economic justice with federalizing a fair tax code holding Wall Street accountable to their fair share; environmental justice by preserving Missouri's natural resources through a green new deal; educational justice with forgiving federal student loans and creating a K-12 policy crafted around diversity, equity, and inclusion; reproductive justice pledging to vote to modify Roe and preserving the reproductive rights indefinitely.
Obviously Barack Obama because I think we both approach politics and life similarly with an optimistic and hopeful outlook. But I also have to give credit to Jason Kander (former Secretary of State in Missouri). Most folks think Kander materialized in a viral 2016 campaign ad of him breaking down an assault rifle while blindfolded, but I always encourage folks to research his work in the Missouri legislature and more importantly his work since 2018 protecting our democracy and fighting for veterans. Kander is some one who always placed integrity over expediency and service over his own ambition, and I've tried to emulate that in my own race.
Plenty Ladylike by Claire McCaskill, Promise me dad by Joe Biden, The audacity of Hope by Barack Obama, and Outside the wire by Jason Kander.
Integrity, patience, love for the community you're tasked with serving.
To place the priorities of the community over my own personal or political ones. For a long time politicians have abused the power of this office for their own person or political gain. My first priority will be restoring honor and integrity back to this seat in Congress.
Creating a path for the next generation to get involved in our democracy and exercise their rights to vote in our democracy.
The biggest one would have to be the first one that hit close to home and that would be the death of Michael Brown that sparked the Ferguson, Missouri protest. It happened 5 minutes away from the district I'm running for now. I remember being in high school at the time and wondering how being accused of stealing cigarets could justify a penalty of murder by an officer. I understood the community pain because like meany of them I know what its like to grow up an African American in America and feel like your voice isn't heart-- It can be a suffocating feeling.
Missouri's governor's office. After my freshman year of college, I was honored to join the policy team of Missouri's last democratic governor the honorable Governor Jay Nixon during the final year of his administration. While in the office, I worked on bill reviews, clemency applications, and boards and commission appointments.
The Bible. I know that sounds like a cop-out answer, but really whenever I'm stuck in life there always a passage I can turn to.
Iron Man. Even dead, Tony Stark is the hero.
Our job is to craft legislation beneficial to our districts so in a way, we're sort of like your mail man, our job is to deliver.
It can be, but I believe the best candidate is always the one who knows the district the best, and often times, career politicians can get so caught up in the system that they forget why they ran in the first place.
Misinformation: Social media is quickly becoming the way most Americans receive their news and it's the future of the news industry. Congress must prioritize regulating it and its up to the people to send folks to congress who are young enough to actually understand how these platforms work and the implications regulations will have on America in the 21st century.
For Congress, I think the people serve as the decider on term limits, with the House being up for election every two years, if folks aren't satisfied they can vote them out fairly quickly. The Senate is different. with every state having a guarantee of two senators and each of those senators having 6 years between elections, I support another check on Senate power.
Nancy Pelosi. No doubt about it in my mind, she embodies what it means to be a truly great legislator and in my opinion is the best legislator of the 21st Century presiding of groundbreaking, unprecedented laws like the affordable care act, the fair pay act, the bipartisan infrastructure law, the Cares Act and so much more. Every legislator coming into congress to carefully study her career.
Yes, there was this mother living in Kirkwood who told me the anxiety her high schooler feels about someone coming into her school and killing her and her classmates. To be honest, I understand her plight because I'm the first candidate in the district to grow up in the school shooter era learning shooter drills before I even learned how to read. I assured her that in congress I'll be the loudest advocate to action on common sense gun control legislation and will stay in to fight until we end gun violence in America.
I don't have many jokes to tell... Ask Donald Trump, he's the political clown.
Absolutely, Every politician I've worked for has a long career of working both with opposing members of their own party and of the other party to get things done. We should always fight for our stances, but at the same time, we can't let them blind us of the progress to be made.
It means that early on in my tenure in congress, we have an opportunity to literally put our money where our mouths are and add amendment to forgive federal student loans, reinstate the child tax credit, and pursue every single democratic priority of the last 25 years.

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Raymond Reed campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Missouri House of Representatives District 83Won general$6,995 $747
2022U.S. House Missouri District 2Lost primary$66,307 $45,938
Grand total$73,302 $46,685
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