Saturday evening Lafayette County Democrats held their annual fundraising dinner and pie auction in Higginsville. Democratic Party office holders and party officials spoke at the event.

Missouri Democratic Party Chair Russ Carnahan:

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Russ Carnahan (D): ….they’re [republicans] are on the wrong side of history and they’re on the wrong side of voters.

Now, the latest overreach, Trump is telling states they’ve got to further gerrymander their congressional districts because they are scared. They have to rig the system to hide their unpopular agenda and they are desperate. They are desperate to stop investigations into their corruption and the Epstein scandal. [voices: “Yeah.”] They are desperate.

So we are gonna fight that tooth and nail….

Russ Carnahan (D): ….This mid-decade gerrymander that can likely happen in the middle of September when the legislature is back. Listen. We’re gonna fight that in the courts, you all are gonna fight that in the legislature, citizens are gonna have your back to do a referendum if needed. But the biggest goal is we’ve got to take this to the people with an initiative petition to take this power away from the republican power grab and create citizens’ commissions to draw our districts fairly. That’s the fight….

Previously:

Lafayette County Democratic Dinner and Pie Auction – Higginsville, Missouri – August 9, 2025 (August 10, 2025)

Rep. David Tyson-Smith – Lafayette County Democrats – Higginsville, Missouri – August 9, 2025 (August 10, 2025)

Rep. Ashley Aune – Lafayette County Democrats – Higginsville, Missouri – August 9, 2025 (August 10, 2025)

Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern – Lafayette County Democrats – Higginsville, Missouri – August 9, 2025 (August 10, 2025)