Early voting is now open for the Primary Election. All you have to do is bring your photo ID to your local county election office and request either a Republican or Democratic ballot.
Early voting is relatively new in Missouri, so a lot of people may not be familiar with it. That’s why it is important we let our Union brothers and sisters know that they don’t have to wait until Primary Day on August 6 – they can vote right now.
Before voting, research your options to see where candidates stand on issues important to working families. Do they support Republican bills to enact so-called Right-to-Work laws, legislation that would shrink our paychecks and take away our bargaining rights?
Do they support the Republican’s extreme ban on reproductive rights that has put birth control and IVF at risk? If voters repeal this extreme ban in November, do these candidates pledge to uphold the will of the voters and to stop attacking reproductive rights?
All these issues and more will be decided by Missourians who show up and vote. Make sure you are one of them. And thank you for ensuring Union voices are heard at the ballot box.
Representative Robert E. Sauls, a Democrat, represents the eastern part of Independence in Jackson County (District 21) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2018.
Prior to his legislative duties, Sauls was a Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney and a public defender. He also served as an assistant staff judge advocate in the United States Air Force.
Sauls graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1998. He received a bachelor’s degree in International Business from William Jewell College in 2002 and a juris doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2008.
Born in Independence, Sauls is a fourth generation resident and currently resides there with his son, Jackson.
