Matt Vitale

Matt Vitale is a father, accessibility advocate, and civil rights specialist running to flip a seat in the Missouri House this fall. Matt has spent his career fighting for people the system overlooks, helping veterans who are blind or visually impaired reclaim their independence at the VA, then training attorneys nationwide as the Lead Accessibility Specialist at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. If elected, Matt will focus on fully funding public education, lowering costs for working families, and ensuring Jefferson City is accountable to the will of Missouri voters.

In 2024, District 96 rejected Donald Trump and GOP Senator Josh Hawley at the top of the ticket. Now Matt is running a strong campaign to flip this battleground district and help break the Republican supermajority in the Missouri House.

2026 is a historic opportunity for Democrats to gain ground in Missouri, where Republicans currently hold supermajorities in both the state House and Senate.

The GOP has used its unchecked power in the Missouri legislature to rubber-stamp the MAGA agenda at every turn. In 2025, they blatantly rigged the state’s congressional maps to silence voters, and they have doubled down on attacks on reproductive health care despite Missourians explicitly voting to protect their rights.

With only 3 additional seats needed to break the supermajority in the state House and 2 in the state Senate, Missouri Democrats are fighting for every inch of ground. The DLCC has worked with partners in the state to identify the best opportunities for red-to-blue flips and key Democratic seats to defend in November.

Breaking Republican supermajorities in Missouri means protecting critical aspects of democracy, such as ballot initiatives that allow the people to push back directly against far-right extremism. Now is the time to rally behind Democrats in Missouri, and the DLCC is leading the charge.