Melissa Price Smith
Democratic · MO · St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney
Melissa Price Smith is the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney. She joined the office in 2008 and supervised its Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team before being sworn in as prosecuting attorney in January 2025.
Where Melissa Price Smith stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records)
Mixed record
Anti-Corruption (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support · 1 oppose
Dropped a quo warranto case filed by her predecessor against County Councilman Dennis Hancock over his hiring of his stepdaughter.
July 9, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: stlpr.org · researched July 14, 2026
Appeared before the St. Louis County Council and expressed support for a requested state audit of practices in the Prosecuting Attorney's Office involving possible waste, fraud, or abuse.
January 8, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: stlpr.org · researched July 14, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Joined the Missouri Attorney General in announcing a crackdown and final warning directed at operators of illegal gaming machines.
March 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: showmegaming.com · researched July 14, 2026
Requested a second St. Louis County grand jury; after judicial approval, the additional panel presented 430 cases during the final four months of 2025.
January 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: stlpr.org · researched July 14, 2026
Instituted a no-probation recommendation for crimes committed with guns, restarted the violent-crime unit, created a specialized homicide unit, expanded pretrial release, and reported reducing the inherited case-review backlog by about 45 percent.
May 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: stlpr.org · researched July 14, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Was sworn in as St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney after the Missouri Court of Appeals held that the governor had appointment authority.
January 3, 2025
Source: stlpr.org · researched July 14, 2026
Past race Melissa Price Smith ran in:
- Prosecuting Attorney · August 4, 2026 · St. Louis County, Missouri · incumbent
Profile last researched July 14, 2026.