Ben Brown
Republican · MO · MO State Senator
Ben Brown serves in the Missouri Senate and founded Satchmo's Bar & Grill in Chesterfield in 2013 after a career in mixed martial arts. He studied at the University of Missouri.
Where Ben Brown stands, based on their records
Supports
Election Integrity (1 record)
Opposes
Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 567, which repealed the voter-approved paid sick time law and froze the minimum wage after 2026. The Missouri Senate gave it final approval 22-11 and it became law.
May 14, 2025Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 567, which repealed the voter-approved paid sick time law and froze the minimum wage after 2026. The Missouri Senate gave it final approval 22-11 and it became law.
May 14, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Introduced a bill proposing that counties, cities, and the state transportation department pay utility companies for moving pipes, wires, and cabinets out of the way for road and other right-of-way work, instead of the companies bearing that cost. A Senate committee voted do pass on April 1, 2025, but the bill got no further action and did not become law (Senate Bill 489).
April 1, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: senate.mo.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 595, which stopped cities and counties from passing several kinds of renter protection. The Missouri Senate gave it final approval 23-10 and it became law.
May 7, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for House Joint Resolution 73, a proposed constitutional amendment repealing the 2024 reproductive-freedom right and restricting abortion. The Missouri Senate passed it 21-11. It takes effect only if Missouri voters approve it; a joint resolution needs no governor's signature.
May 14, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Sponsored a 2025 Missouri bill requiring new voter registrants to show documents proving U.S. citizenship, exempting people already registered. It also made election officials clean up voter rolls every three months and report suspected ineligible voters to prosecutors. The bill stalled on the Senate's informal calendar and did not pass (Senate Bill 62).
May 30, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: senate.mo.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 oppose
Voted for House Joint Resolution 73, a proposed constitutional amendment repealing the 2024 reproductive-freedom right and restricting abortion. The Missouri Senate passed it 21-11. It takes effect only if Missouri voters approve it; a joint resolution needs no governor's signature.
May 14, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 595, which stopped cities and counties from passing several kinds of renter protection. The Missouri Senate gave it final approval 23-10 and it became law.
May 7, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 oppose
Voted for House Bill 567, which repealed the voter-approved paid sick time law and froze the minimum wage after 2026. The Missouri Senate gave it final approval 22-11 and it became law.
May 14, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Introduced a bill proposing that counties, cities, and the state transportation department pay utility companies for moving pipes, wires, and cabinets out of the way for road and other right-of-way work, instead of the companies bearing that cost. A Senate committee voted do pass on April 1, 2025, but the bill got no further action and did not become law (Senate Bill 489).
April 1, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: senate.mo.gov
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted for House Bill 1, which redrew Missouri's eight congressional districts in the middle of the decade. The Missouri Senate passed it 21-11 and the governor signed it into law.
September 12, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Joint Resolution 3, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring a majority in every congressional district to pass initiatives. The Missouri Senate passed it 21-11. It went to Missouri voters as Amendment 4 at the August 4, 2026 primary election, and they rejected it.
September 12, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored SB 396, which the governor signed on July 2, 2025; it authorized a consolidated public library district to change its fiscal-year dates.
July 2, 2025
Source: senate.mo.gov
Voted against Senate Bill 4, which let electric utilities charge customers for new gas power plants while still building them. The Missouri Senate passed it 22-11 and it became law.
February 24, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Past race Ben Brown ran in:
- State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 26; Missouri · incumbent