2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Missouri House District 17

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Bill Allen

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 17 (since 2022)
Work: State Representative, Missouri House District 17 (since 2023); retired U.S. Navy lieutenant commander; former higher education administrator

Bill Allen has served as State Representative for District 17 in the Missouri General Assembly since 2022, a district that includes all or part of Clay County.

Bill Allen served nearly 26 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a lieutenant commander, then directed a federal Job Corps center and worked in higher education as a professor, dean, provost and vice chancellor. He holds a Ph.D. in management and was elected to the Missouri House in 2022.

Allen's committees

Pensions (Vice-Chairman)
Special Committee on Tourism (Vice-Chairman)
Special Committee on Urban Issues
Professional Registration and Licensing
Higher Education and Workforce Development
Insurance

Sources for Allen

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

Susan Hoisington

Democratic

Work: Retired teacher and school district administrator

Susan Hoisington spent nearly three decades in public education as a teacher, instructional leader and district administrator, most recently in Texas until 2022, before moving to the Kansas City area.

Sources for Hoisington

Susan Hoisington - 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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