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Sophie Newman, Drew Newman, Margo Newman, Stacey, Appellate Judge Larry Mooney and Burt Newman
Stacey Newman was elected to the 73rd District of the Missouri House of Representative in November 2009. The 73rd District includes all of Clayton, Richmond Heights and Maplewood and parts of Brentwood and Ladue communities.
She currently serves on four committees in the Missouri House: Ethics, Healthcare and Transformation: Administration and Accounts;and Appropriations – General Administration. In addition, she is a member of the 2010 Missouri Democratic Campaign Committee.
Prior to her public service, Stacey was the executive director and a founder of Harriett’s List, a statewide PAC in honor of Harriett Woods.
Stacey has repeatedly taken action by fighting for true progressive policies, equality and justice.
As a former union member, Stacey traveled to Congress with a 15 state contingent to lobby for the Employee Free Choice Act in September 2009.
She fought against the NRA, testifying and lobbying the Missouri state legislature against concealed weapons legislation for over three years as a citizen lobbyist. She volunteered to protect children and families by advocating child access prevention policies in schools and homes. Stacey worked closely with Governor Bob Holden and the law enforcement community in attempts to defeat the legislation as the co-president of the Brady Campaign/Million Mom March – St. Louis.
Stacey has also lobbied and testified in the state capitol for bi-partisan domestic violence protections, pay equity, the ERA and non-discrimination housing and employment legislation.
She served as the spokesperson for “Blunt’s War on Women”, a coalition of over twenty labor, religious and women’s groups in 2006 – fighting Governor Blunt’s restrictions on birth control and pharmacy access.
In November 2005, Stacey served as a consultant to the St. Louis Women’s Lawyer’s Association, helping to elect the first all women slate to the county, city and appellate commissions of the Missouri Judicial Commission.
Stacey is an accomplished civic leader and is passionate about serving her community.
Stacey and daughter Sophie, age 7 in Washington D.C.
Stacey coordinated “Operation Baton Rouge” in 2005 for Hurricane Katrina survivors, working closely with Rabbi Susan Talve of Central Reform Congregation and Rev. B. T. Rice of New Horizon 7th Day Adventist Church. They organized just three days after the hurricane hit the Gulf Coast, the first major Hurricane Katrina citywide drive for clothing, food and essentials. Stacey and her husband, Burt, drove one of three 24 foot donated trucks to Berean 7th Day Adventist Church in Baton Rouge – more than 660 miles roundtrip in less than 48 hours.
Stacey commits herself to encouraging young people to make a difference in politics. Every year since 2003 Stacey has spoken to several hundred girls on how to make a difference as a woman behind the scenes at Missouri Girls State in Warrensburg, MO, which is sponsored by the American Legion.
Her activism began with her participation in the historic Million Mom March in Washington D.C. on Mother’s Day, 2000 organizing a delegation from Congregation Temple Israel and afterwards helped found the St. Louis Million Mom March chapter.
Stacey has served on the board of directors of Central Reform Congregation, Congregation Temple Israel, PROMO PAC Board, the Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition Educational Fund and the National Women’s Political Caucus of Metropolitan St. Louis.
A former teacher, Stacey taught speech and theatre at the American School in London and then later taught at Congregation Temple Israel Preschool. She received two bachelor degrees from Emporia State University in fine arts and education.
Stacey has worked to elect Democrats across Missouri.
Stacey was a founder and former executive director of the Missouri Women’s Coalition, a statewide PAC promoting the women’s vote for progressive candidates.
Stacey was named the Missouri Women’s Vote Coordinator, a project of the Democratic National Committee, which was designed to turn out the women’s vote for the re-election of Sen. Jean Carnahan in 2002. After the election, she initiated the first Democratic women’s program in the country via the Missouri Democratic Party, and coordinated Democratic women’s groups throughout the state. In 2004, she continued as the Women’s Vote Director for the Missouri John Kerry for President Campaign, working closely with statewide and legislative women candidates.
A retired TWA flight attendant, Stacey is married to Burt Newman, an attorney practicing in Clayton. Their family includes Drew and Margo, Ben and Ami, Sophie who attends the University of Missouri and three grandchildren, Isaac, Kennedy and Maya.
