2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Missouri House District 16

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Chris Brown

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 16 (since 2020)
Work: State Representative, Missouri House District 16 (since 2021); co-owner, family real estate business; retired teacher (32 years)

Chris Brown has served as State Representative for District 16 in the Missouri General Assembly since 2020, a district that includes all or part of Clay County.

Chris Brown taught AP Government and U.S. History for 32 years in the North Kansas City School District and coached football and wrestling; he was VFW Teacher of the Year in 2010. He is a licensed Realtor and co-owns a family real estate sales and property management business.

Brown's committees

Higher Education and Workforce Development (Chairman)
Special Committee on Urban Issues (Vice-Chairman)
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Corrections and Public Institutions
Economic Development

Sources for Brown

Chris Brown: official member information (Missouri House of Representatives, Public record)
Missouri General Assembly: current member roster (Missouri House of Representatives, Public record)

Dan Kinate

Democratic

Work: Retired electrician

Dan Kinate is a retired electrician and lifelong resident of the Kansas City Northland.

Sources for Kinate

Dan Kinate - 2026 candidate profile (The Ballot Brief, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Certification of Candidates and Party Emblems, General Election Nov. 3, 2026 (Missouri Secretary of State, Public record)

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