Ricky Dana for US House – MO4 (or 5 if redrawn)

Tag: rural Missouri

  • Build Missouri First: A Debt-Free Path to Affordable Housing Across Missouri

    Missouri families are being priced out of housing, but we can fix it—without borrowing more. My Build Missouri First plan uses federal surplus land, supports Missouri contractors, and redirects existing waste to put folks in homes and workers on the job.

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  • Time for Real Change: Elect Ricky Dana, a True Rural Missourian

    I’m Ricky Dana, a rural Missourian born and raised in District 4, ready to deliver real solutions by exposing incumbents’ failures and representing farm families.

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  • My Opponent Votes Against Missouri’s Farms—Again and Again

    My opponent—who wasn’t born in Missouri and still doesn’t live in rural Missouri—cast another round of votes that help big corporations and hurt the working families of MO-4. In

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  • The Real Record: Eric Schmitt’s Votes Against Rural Missouri

    Senator Eric Schmitt claims to support rural Missouri, but his votes say otherwise. From cutting hospital funding to slashing public broadcasting, his record puts special interests first—not Missouri families.

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    A watercolor illustration of a stern-looking man in a dark suit and red tie standing with arms crossed in front of a crumbling rural hospital. The hospital’s brick walls are partially collapsed, with a broken “HOSPITAL” sign above the entrance. A rusting radio broadcast tower stands in the background, and a wooden fence separates the man from the ruins, symbolizing detachment from the healthcare crisis in rural communities.

  • Putting Rural Missouri First: A Plan for Missouri’s 4th District

    An overview of my plan for Missouri’s 4th District: boosting farm exports, cutting farm taxes, expanding rural healthcare, and upgrading roads and broadband to strengthen our communities.

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  • Tariffs, Lost Contracts, and the Real Cost on Our Tables

    Missouri farmers are losing income, families are paying more for groceries, and local stores are getting left behind. Tariffs are hurting us all. It’s time we support local food, local jobs, and safer choices for our families.

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  • Justice Hijacked: How the Supreme Court Is Fueling Trump’s Authoritarian Power Grab, and how it affects Missourians…

    The Supreme Court’s recent rulings have let President Trump cut Education Department staff, block challenges to his orders, and weaken key programs like special education. These shifts threaten our checks and balances and show why we need term limits for justices and elected leaders to protect democracy.

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  • Ricky Dana: Standing Up for Rural Missouri: A Common Sense Rural Candidate

    An independent Common Sense Rural Democrat aims to serve Missouri’s 4th District by focusing on rural roads, schools, hospitals, and farms—putting people over party.

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  • Second Trump Term & Threats to Our Democracy (Jan–Jul 2025)

    President Trump’s actions since January 2025—weakening oversight, tightening voting rules, filling top posts with unqualified allies, and politicizing justice—threaten schools, elections, and safety in rural Missouri.

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  • DOGE Cuts hit Social Security

    How Trump’s “DOGE” Cuts Are Hurting Missourians A recent MSNBC opinion highlights how the Trump administration’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) — previously led by Elon Musk — has slashed Social Security staffing, closed field offices and imposed new verification rules—sowing chaos at an agency that serves over 66 million Americans[1]. Under Commissioner Frank Bisignano,…

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