Lori Rook for State Senate

I spent most of yesterday in Benton County attending this hearing. While Benton County is not in the 20th Senate district, it’s important that we gather as much information on the data center boom as possible. In addition, the ruling in this case will have significant impact on further data center litigation. Overall, there was a lot of great information learned through testimony.

The judge extended the temporary restraining order for 15 days in order to give legal counsel time to file briefs.

Judge extends restraining order in Benton County, Mo., data center case. https://www.ky3.com/2026/09/21/judge-extends-restraining-order-benton-county-mo-data-center-case/

We closed out Saturday helping raise money to save babies at the LifeHouse Moonlight Gala.

LifeHouse is an incredible organization doing amazing work to provide a safe, nurturing home and supportive services for women who have chosen life for their unborn child. They recently just welcomed their 300th baby.

We had a great time at Marshfield Harvest Days this year! Although it still feels like summer out there 🥵

It was great chatting with folks while working the Webster County Republican Central Committee booth, listening to great music and visiting the awesome vendors!

Another day… another lawsuit by the same developer behind the data center in Webster County.

The first lawsuit is pending in Benton County and the same entity has now filed a lawsuit against the City of Springfield because of a moratorium put in place to protect the people, the land, and the water.

The Plaintiff entity in both cases is an entity that did not exist at the time the moratoriums were put in place. I think this is significant. Hopefully the Greene County judge will too.

The developer behind a proposed data center on South National Avenue is suing the city of Springfield over its 120-day moratorium.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/springfield-greene-county/springfield-data-center-moratorium-lawsuit/

📍Marshfield

Thank you to the Webster County Republican Central Committee for inviting me to speak tonight! It was great to see everyone and discuss legislative priorities and the upcoming elections 🇺🇸

I had an incredible time in Dallas last week for the first ever RNC Midterm Convention. It was great seeing so many patriots from all over the country fired up for November!

Night one I was blessed to be on stage behind the President and night two I was on the floor in the second row.

The energy in the sold out arena was amazing!

God bless the USA! 🇺🇸

Marcie is wise beyond her years.

She is a doer and a problem solving queen - and does it all while wearing a smile. 😊

Literally always smiling.

I swear I can hear her smiling through every phone call she takes from me (and there are A LOT). I also can’t recall a time where she didn’t answer my call even though she knew there was inevitably a weird question or request on the other end.

The thing I love about Marcie is if she doesn’t know the answer - she will find it.

She figures it out.

She doesn’t punt or pass it on down the line. Marcie figures it out all while wearing a smile.

Congratulations Marcie! 👏👏You are a gem💎

"You don’t find many people in politics or in life as good as Marcie Michel.

Marcie is a Jefferson City native who began her career as a legislative intern at only seventeen years old. She left her Legislative Assistant position in State Senator Joe Nicola’s office to come help me build Missouri Maverick Strategies, and build she has. Marcie served as our Operations Director, keeping a lot of trains rolling at all times— whether it was ground, fundraising, material delivery— Marcie helped build every bit of it with a smile.

More than even her professional talents, Marcie is everything you would want in a daughter, sister, and friend. She loves her family, is committed to The Lord, loyal to her friends, and deeply loves Missouri. It is my honor to nominate her and witness her career and life unfold."

Marcie was nominated by Sophia Shore, Principal of Missouri Maverick Strategies

If you don’t know Nate - you SHOULD!

Nate is a breath of fresh air because he already sees the forest past the trees. He isn’t in it for a title or “friends”. He actually gets it.

Nate is a believer and fighter for Real Conservative values.

He can’t be deterred and he can’t be bought - believe me they tried. 🚫

Last, but certainly not least, Nate BRINGS the energy AND it’s contagious. He is a 10 at all times. I tried to bring him down a notch one afternoon while door knocking and failed! It actually motivated him more and he ended up securing two more 4 x 8 locations as a result. He is a machine 💪

Missouri is lucky to have him🇺🇸

Congrats Nate! You deserve it 🙌🏻

PS- Thanks for being one of the few people that could make me laugh in the homestretch!

"Nate Vass in two words: high energy.

Nate is a student at Mizzou’s Journalism School studying Strategic Communications and the Mizzou Turning Point President, where he is constantly working to reach young people on campus and beyond for the conservative cause.

In the Spring of 2026 semester, he interned for Lt. Governor David Wassinger’s office before moving down to Lake of the Ozarks this summer to work for me at Missouri Maverick Strategies where he served overall as the Communications Director as well as the Account Manager for the State Senate campaigns of Sam Alexander, Lori Rook, and Ike Skelton.

Campaigns are full of long days. One of my favorite things about Nate is when I felt like our ground teams needed some encouragement, Nate was always the first to volunteer his Saturdays for check ins across the state. Nate is bright, gutsy, and perhaps most important, he is a fundamentally decent person, which is a rare quality in this business. I’m very proud to nominate him."

Nate was nominated by Sophia Shore, Principal of Missouri Maverick Strategies

When Amanda landed in SWMO to take the reins of my ground game, there was an undeniable shift that occurred. 🚀

A shift in energy. A shift in productivity. A shift in mindset.

It’s easy to place a warm body in a seat and say “we need you to do the following …”

What’s rare is to find someone who believes, cares, is principled AND will do the hard things.

I don’t do bare minimum work ethic and Amanda doesn’t either - so it worked out 💪

Amanda is that rare find. 💎 If you are blessed to have an “Amanda” on your team - you are winning!

Congrats Amanda! Well deserved! 👏

"Amanda Wiley is a true believer in every sense of the word, and she really needed to be to move down to Springfield, Missouri to run the ground for Lori Rook’s State Senate bid.

Amanda has always been passionate about the conservative cause, starting her first Turning Point USA Chapter in High School before going on to work for them as their High School Coordinator for the Kansas City Area. In 2024, Amanda came to work as a Field Representative on Bill Eigel’s Campaign for Governor during the primary election and State Senator Joe Nicola’s Campaign in the general. Amanda then went to work as a Staff Assistant to Secretary of State Denny Hoskins before moving down to SD-20 this summer.

Amanda has always had raw, instinctive leadership talent in the field. In tough races, you have to have that. You have to have people that can actually lead other people and get them to buy in despite overwhelming odds. I witnessed her hone that leadership this summer, and she’s just scratching the surface. At only 21, her future is incredibly bright. I am very proud to nominate her."

Amanda was nominated by Sophia Shore, Principal of Missouri Maverick Strategies