MEET JOSH

  When I ran for my first term in 2020, Rose was four and JJ was two. We’ve added two more kids since then - Rebekah and Michael. But my reason for running hasn’t changed - How can I preserve the freedoms and opportunities I had for my children? How can I make Missouri the best place possible for them to grow up in, raise a family in, or find a job in?

  I approach that from a worldview taken from the Founding Fathers that government’s primary responsibility is to preserve your rights and to referee when rights collide. I believe that, from the moment of conception, each of you have rights, chief among them the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That the Bill of Rights does not give you the right to anything - as you already had those rights - but stops government from interfering in your life. That the smallest form of government is the best form of government.

  I grew up in Kearney before moving to Smithville and marrying my high school sweetheart, Ashley, in 2007. After graduating from Park University Magna Cum Laude, I worked for Congressman Sam Graves for 11 years, listening to constituents and helping them break through government red tape . I was elected to one term on the Smithville Board of Alderman in 2018 and am also a the Past President of the Smithville Rotary Club, where I have been a member since 2011. Our family are members of One Church in Liberty.

  Together, we live in the Diamond Crest subdivision in Smithville.