Nancy Bates

Received two year degree at Ozark Technical Community College while it was still affordable at about $25 per credit hour. Continue on to Southwest Missouri University (still affordable) with a BS in Wildlife Conservation and Management.

Went to work for Department of Natural Resources Division of State Parks then directly from there to Missouri Department of Conservation, Division of Forestry. The final 7 years was with the Division of Private Land services. Retired in 2013 to help as a caregiver for Mother and when she passed became involved in the Community of Camdenton MO. Joined the Camden County Democrat Committee and also the local Democrat Club to help support Democrat candidates and attempt to garner support for ideals we share in our community.

Worked with the Camden County Clerk during elections as a poll worker since 2018.

Spent many hours volunteering with community service projects from handing out summer school lunches and back to school fairs to help kids with school supplies..

For the last 35 years I have been proud to consider myself a public servant and because I have been so busy with school and my career I have chosen not to marry and have no kids. So I suppose that makes me a "childless cat lady"

• I have a hard accepting "no" or "can't do", I am an energetic "yes can do" person. When we see infrastructure needs, housing shortages, needs for good paying jobs to keep our community strong I get busy looking for ways to attack these issues and see it through with the help of my coworkers from both sides of the isle.
• I am a good planner/problem solver, an important quality to have when representing over 36,000 people in my District. We have our problems, every District in MO does but with the technology at hand we are able to eradicate and overcome and look ahead to plan for the future and take care not to do more harm than good.
• The last session that ended in 2024 was historically the worst year of legislation completed with just over 28 bills passed. Sadly even during the covid-19 pandemic when the Capital was closed for weeks on end they were still able to pass around 120 bills. Normally during the legislative session they will work hard and debate and talk back and forth to pass 200 to 300 bills. The reason for the lack of work done in the State House is because of fighting and bickering and it is shameful. They remind me of tom turkeys strutting around trying to prove who is more powerful, it has gone to their heads like children. This must stop.

Representing the people of District 123 is a huge responsibility and it is an honor to even be in this race. Listening to the needs of the people, all the the people, will be the main goal. We have 163 representatives in the Capital in Jefferson City and only 51 of them are Democrats. It has been two decades since Democrats have had equal representation. If the people of the state are unhappy with the way things have been going they have only to blame the GOP that have had the majority for all these years.

https://fb.watch/tZOCh-wtcg/ This is one of the most important messages for this moment, in reference to Christian Nationalism.

Sense of the highest of ethical and moral standards with a true public servant purpose. That is the job.

Represent their constituents plain and simple.

The Supreme Court Overturned Roe V Wade, after promising it was settled law and to add flames to the fire came out with the decision the President is above the law and cannot be held responsible if he was acting in an official capacity. One other event that has me totally astounded was the 2010 ruling of Citizens United by the SCOTUS which has allowed corporations to pump billions of dollars into the political system such that they basically have rule over our government. These three things alone can possibly eventually collapse our Democracy. This is current.

"Fascism a warning by Madeline Albright" She nailed it.

Both should work in unison for the constituents.

both sides of the house, Dems and GOP must come together to serve.

Dems and GOP need to totally build relationships, a two party system is important. The right has gone too far for their own personal fight for their individual power, which is not what the job is about.

I wish I was as good as Peter Meredith and or Crystal Quade, they have both been exemplary in their positions.

absolutely not, this is my limit.

The Initiative Petition process is extremely important and has bee used throughout our legislative history. In the 1920's if helped to maintain and construct highways. 1930 to create the Conservation Commission 1980 created the Hancock Amendment tp limit the state government's ability to tax and spend residents money. 1992 Adopted term limits. 2024 IP put on the ballot women's right to reproductive freedom, raising the minimum wage and sports betting: all so the citizens of the state can decide and not the government.