Vicky is a wife, mother, life-long farmer, small business owner and a former public school teacher with a passion for life and for serving God and others. She grew up on a farm in Cass County, learned the value of hard work, graduated from Archie High School, then received a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Missouri. She later earned a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Central Missouri.
She taught family and consumer sciences for 11 years in Lebanon and Belton, MO, coaching track for six years while at Belton and serving as co-director of a program for at-risk teens in addition to her regular teaching responsibilities.
The fundamental right to life is unalienable. Abortion is one of the greatest injustices in our society today. Since the misguided Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, over 62.5 million babies’ lives have been extinguished. They had their futures ahead of them—birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own—rights endowed to them by their Creator—that were snuffed out due to fear, ignorance, coercion, or for the sake of convenience. We must protect life and speak up for the unborn. That is what I do in Congress.
Further, we know that life is made better with a loving, stable, and caring family. Missourians have overwhelmingly voted to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman; and I support their right to define this issue. I will continue champion marriage as the union of one man and one woman so every child has the opportunity to be loved and known by a mom and a dad.
I am also an committed supporter of adoption. When I was a state representative I helped write and pass two major adoption reform bills in Missouri. As a mother whose life has personally been blessed through adoption, I am proud to be a strong advocate for pro-adoption legislation in Washington so that all children will have a chance to be loved by a ‘forever family’.