Rita H. Days
Democratic · MO · Chair, St. Louis County Council
Rita H. Days is a Democratic candidate for the St. Louis County Council in District 1. She has served on the County Council since 2019 and is its current chair; she previously served in the Missouri Legislature.
Where Rita H. Days stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Housing Affordability (1 record),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 1 oppose
Introduced and passed the 2026 budget for the county's opioid settlement money, setting aside $3,995,801. The vote was 5-0.
December 9, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Voted against a resolution backing the county health department's July 2021 mask order. The resolution failed 2-5, with Days among the five no votes.
August 17, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Introduced and passed a council resolution on COVID-19 vaccine access, adopted 6-0. She said it pushed the health department to add same-day registration and walk-in service, which the department then did.
April 13, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Introduced and passed the council resolution backing Proposition B, the April 2025 charter question letting five of seven council members fire county department directors. The vote was 5-1.
February 7, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Wrote the bill putting a county charter amendment on the August 2022 ballot to require reporting of mismanagement or violations of law. The council advanced it 4-2.
April 26, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted for a change to the county firearms code covering the unlawful display of a gun. The bill passed 4-2 with one abstention.
October 24, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Voted for a resolution condemning gun violence and backing a ban on assault rifles. It passed 4-3.
June 14, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Wrote and passed an emergency ordinance pausing residential evictions in St. Louis County to slow the spread of COVID-19. She moved it herself and it passed 4-2.
September 7, 2021Supports Housing Affordability
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Her water bond bill was signed into law by the governor. It let the state issue $20 million in storm water bonds for St. Louis County and the city, $10 million for sewer and drinking water work, and $10 million for rural water projects.
July 6, 2005Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: senate.mo.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Presided over the St. Louis County Council as chairwoman, calling the roll and ruling on motions. The council journal records her as chairwoman running the meeting.
July 21, 2026
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Voted against a resolution stating the council's position on merging the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County. It passed 4-3 over her objection.
March 17, 2026
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Voted against a resolution honoring Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. It failed 2-5, with Days leading the five no votes as chairwoman.
September 16, 2025
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Voted against a resolution favoring a new regional police headquarters and a new county government building. It failed 3-4.
April 23, 2024
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Voted for a resolution promising that St. Louis County would shield patients and doctors involved in abortion-related care from criminal investigation. It passed 4-2 weeks after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
July 12, 2022
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Introduced and passed a resolution moving $6,481,738 from the county emergency fund to the prosecuting attorney's budget. The money paid most of a legal settlement. The vote was 4-3.
August 10, 2021
Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched August 2, 2026
Her bill requiring the governor to proclaim March 12 as Girl Scout Day each year was signed into law.
June 29, 2010
Source: senate.mo.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Passed her bill in the Missouri Senate to stop counting students expelled for weapons or violence as dropouts in school accreditation scores. Its language was later folded into an education bill that became law.
March 17, 2004
Source: senate.mo.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Past race Rita H. Days ran in:
- County Council - District 1 · August 4, 2026 · St. Louis County, Missouri · incumbent
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.