Eric Burlison dossier →

• In-person town hall meetings — 14-year gap in public, in-person constituent engagement 1213 days silent
  Expected position: As the sole representative for Missouri's 7th District — a vast 10-county region of southwest Missouri — Burlison would be expected to hold regular in-person town halls accessible to all constituents. His predecessor Billy Long held occasional town halls, and the district's constituents have explicitly organized protests demanding face-to-face engagement. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Burlison has not held a single in-person town hall since taking office in 2023. Ozarks First reported it has likely been 14 years since the district's congressman last held one. In March 2025, constituents organized a protest outside his Springfield office demanding a town hall; his office responded that in-person events 'have become a target for organized opposition groups' and offered only virtual tele-town halls. The League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri wrote an open letter stating Burlison has repeatedly declined their invitations and has not returned calls or messages to schedule a public town hall. Burlison falsely claimed on St. Louis Public Radio that he had participated in a League of Women Voters meeting; the League clarified he only did a candidate interview before his election. Primary URL: https://sgfcitizen.org/voices-opinion/letters/letter-congressman-burlison-should-honor-his-word-meet-with-his-constituents/
• ideological & single-issue
  Interested donors: Buckeye Liberty PAC
  Buckeye Liberty PAC, House Freedom Fund (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $8,505 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
• party & leadership pacs
  Interested donors: Huck PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC
  Huck PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024)) — interest area: party & leadership pacs
• other / unclassified
  Interested donors: American Revival PAC
  American Revival PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other / unclassified
• colleagues' leadership pacs
  Interested donors: Raptor PAC, Buckeye Liberty PAC, Let'S Get To Work PAC, House Conservatives Fund, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC
  Raptor PAC, Buckeye Liberty PAC, Let'S Get To Work PAC, House Conservatives Fund, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $7,000 (2026), $6,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
• party committees
  Interested donors: House Freedom Fund
  House Freedom Fund (amounts: $8,505 (2026)) — interest area: party committees
• other candidates' committees
  Interested donors: Huck PAC
  Huck PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees

• H.R. 1 ↗ YEA 2025-07-03
  One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump's 2025 budget reconciliation)
  why contradicted?

  [against_constituent] Burlison voted yes on the massive reconciliation bill that included deep Medicaid work requirements and SNAP cuts — programs on which thousands of his constituents rely. His district has a 9.4% poverty rate, yet he championed provisions that impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients and raised the SNAP work requirement age from 55 to 65. His own 'Ending the Cycle of Dependency Act' provisions were incorporated into the bill. The vote passed 218-214 — his yes vote was essential.
• H.R. 722 ↗ YEA 2025-01-24
  Life at Conception Act of 2025
  why contradicted?

  [against_constituent] Burlison introduced this bill to ban abortion nationwide just two months after Missouri voters approved Amendment 3 (51.6%-48.4%), which enshrined reproductive rights in the state constitution. Although his district's counties voted against Amendment 3, the statewide mandate reflected broad voter sentiment. The bill has not yet received a floor vote but signals a direct challenge to his own state's constitutional amendment and places him at the vanguard of the House's anti-abortion faction. The bill would classify zygotes as legal persons under the 14th Amendment.

No documented broken promises on file.

• platform_vs_vote SCORE 90
  Burlison introduced a nationwide abortion ban just two months after Missouri voters — whom he represents — enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution by majority vote. While his specific district voted against Amendment 3, the statewide result reflected the will of Missourians he serves in Congress. The two source hosts differ (12news.com vs. nytimes.com), satisfying the independent-outlet requirement.
• position_evolution SCORE 60
  Burlison criticized 'swampy earmarks' as his reason for voting against the February 2026 CR, yet he enthusiastically voted for and celebrated the One Big Beautiful Bill Act just seven months earlier — a massive spending package that also contained earmarks and negotiated concessions. His selective opposition to earmarks corresponds with whether the overall bill aligns with his Freedom Caucus priorities rather than a consistent principle against earmarks. The two source hosts differ (missourinet.com vs. burlison.house.gov), satisfying the independent-outlet requirement.