US Midterms 2026
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Eric Burlison, a Republican who has represented Missouri's 7th congressional district since 2023 after serving in both chambers of the Missouri legislature, seeks reelection in 2026 against Democrat Missi Hesketh.
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Eric Burlison, born Eric Wayne Burlison on October 2, 1976, graduated from Parkview High School in Springfield, Missouri, in 1995. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy in 2000 and a Master of Business Administration in 2002 from Southwest Missouri State University.
He worked at CoxHealth as a software engineer before being promoted to business analyst, and he later worked for Cerner until his election to Congress. Burlison lives outside Springfield with his wife, Angie, and their two daughters.
Burlison was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2008 and represented District 133 in Greene County from 2009 to 2016.
In the House he chaired the Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing, sponsored the 2011 bill bringing Missouri into the Health Care Compact and passed legislation in 2016 eliminating concealed carry requirements for firearms.
In 2018 he was elected to the Missouri Senate from the 20th District, covering Christian County and part of Greene County, where he chaired the Small Business and Industry committee.
In 2022 Burlison won Missouri's 7th congressional district, defeating Democrat Kristen Radaker-Sheafer with 70.9% of the vote, and his term began on January 3, 2023. He was reelected in 2024. He is a member of the Freedom Caucus, and in the 119th Congress he serves on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, and on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Eric Burlison is seeking a third term in the 7th district, which covers southwestern Missouri, taking in Springfield, Joplin, Branson and Nixa. He was reelected in 2024 with 71.6% of the vote.
In the 2026 Republican primary he won 73.8% of the vote, ahead of branch finance manager Grayson Hunt and construction worker John Casey.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Democrat Missi Hesketh, a former mayor of Forsyth who was also the party's nominee in 2024, and Libertarian Kevin Craig.
