Three candidates are running for the Missouri House District 114 seat left vacant when Ken Waller died on Aug. 24, 2025.
David (Dave) Broach and Ann Moloney are running with the Republican Party and Jessie Shepherd is running unopposed with the Democratic Party. The two party winners will face off in the November general election.
District 114 covers a portion of eastern Jefferson County, including Pevely, Herculaneum and Festus.
House representatives are paid an annual salary of $41,770 and serve two-year terms.
Broach, 73, of Hillsboro is retired from working in real estate, title insurance and closings. He was elected as the state representative for District 102 in 1993 and 1999. He served on the Rock Township Ambulance District Board and on the Comtrea Board in the 1990s. He is married to Carolyn and has two children, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Moloney, 58, of Barnhart has a background working in marketing, sales, wealth management and financial planning. She spent three years in education sales and has worked on nonprofit management and development. She spent more than a decade in management at a private charitable foundation as secretary and treasurer. She has served as the Jefferson County Federated Republican Women president for the last four years. She is engaged to Dan Smedra and has nine children, two who are deceased, 15 grandchildren, and two more grandchildren on the way.
Why should voters elect you, and what are your goals if elected?
Broach: Six years of experience navigating through bureaucracy, history of cutting state expenses. Proven success
Moloney: If I am elected, I will lead with a passionate heart for Jefferson County. I come from a family of service; we don’t quit when we’re tired; we quit when we’re done. A vote for Ann Moloney comes with a direct line to my cell phone and my vow to refuse PAC and lobby money. I first ran for this office in 2021, so I am no stranger to the issues or the problems we face. I feel particularly called to serve my fellow Jefferson County residents at this time. My goal is to keep data centers out of District 114 and clean out the corrupt leadership system that brought the development here to Jefferson County. We must rise up and take back our county to bring in responsible development. I will advocate for emissions testing to be eliminated in our county because of the burden it places on our working families.
As federal COVID-19 funding runs dry, the Legislature will be facing tighter budgets. What should Missouri’s funding priorities be and where should cuts be made?
Broach: Fraud in social services while maintaining the quality of care for those who truly qualify.
Moloney: For the state of Missouri, it’s more important than ever to cut out waste and fraud, and scrupulously audit our expenditures to avoid more taxes. We must protect the most vulnerable in our society. I will defend the defenseless, and advocate for the defenders. Our offices of oversight need to answer to the concerns of our citizens about what is going on with the data centers in our communities. It appears that the people’s will is disregarded for the profit of the elite all over this state.
Missourians will have the opportunity to vote on whether to eliminate the state income tax and allow the Legislature to increase sales taxes to make up the lost revenue. Do you believe increasing sales tax would be preferable to keeping state income taxes? Why or why not?
Broach: I would have to see the numbers before I could answer that question. In general, it seems to me that those who have a larger income would pay more with income tax and to change to a sales tax would be a bigger burden to lower-income families. Not sure I could go with that. Need to see the numbers.
Moloney: Amendment 5 has many citizens taking notice, including me. When 65 percent of the Missouri budget is acquired through property and income tax, it’s cause for concern if we do not have a solid plan for replacement. Where will the revenue be generated for school teachers and firefighters?
The voters tell me politicians are not to be trusted because they have not gone to bat for them on major recent issues. I believe releasing a cap on the amount of sales tax is going to weigh heavily on those who are already struggling. It seems more specific information should be released before we agree to the amendment.
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