For Missouri House · District 149
Arm in arm we can do this.
I'm John Armbruster, a nurse practitioner from Sikeston. I'm running for State Representative for Mississippi, New Madrid and the northern part of Pemiscot County, because our district has had no vote in the Missouri House for over a year, and the people I see in the exam room can't wait another one.
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Nurse practitioner. Former school teacher. A working life in health care that began as a nursing assistant, bathing and feeding patients.
382 days
District 149 has had no vote in the Missouri House since August 21, 2025. Rep. Donnie Brown resigned that day to take a job with the highway department, and the governor never called a special election — one of 5 House districts left without a vote. The seat stays empty until someone is sworn in in January 2027. On November 3rd, you fill it.
What I'll work on
I hear about all three every week in the exam room. None of them are complicated to understand — they have just been ignored.
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Too many people here can't get care when they need it. Doctors and nurses are leaving, clinics are closing, and a lot of families have no way to get to an appointment even when one is available. I'm a nurse practitioner. I know what we need to do to make it better.
02
Our schools need to be fully funded. I taught school. I'll vote to fund ours from general revenue, not from whatever the gaming and lottery money leaves over.
03
Food, gas, rent, insurance — just about everything costs more than families here can carry. I can't promise cheaper gas. I can vote for the food, school and health programs that put money back in your budget, and against tax schemes that shift the bill onto what you buy.
Why I'm running
I'm John Armbruster. I live in Sikeston. I'm 74 years old, and I've spent my whole working life taking care of other people — first as a nursing assistant, then in respiratory therapy, then running a nursing home, then as a registered nurse, and now as a nurse practitioner. I also taught school. My wife Sheila is a nurse practitioner too.
In my own words
No script and no studio. A short video, and the sixty-second radio spot.
A short message, in my own words. (13 seconds)
The question I ask in it: have you ever had trouble getting in to see a doctor? (1:00)
Vote for me, John Armbruster, for State Representative in District 149 on November 3. Thank you and God bless you.
Have you ever had trouble getting in to see a doctor, and waited, felt rushed in the visit, wondering whether you told them everything you wanted to tell them, and then find out the medications were too expensive?
Hi, I'm John Armbruster. I'm a nurse practitioner running for State Representative in District 149: New Madrid, Mississippi, and the northern part of Pemiscot County. I have watched my patients struggle with this for years. I would like to be a help in this district, as I've lived here for over 30 years. I would like to use my expertise to bring better health care in this district.
Vote for me, November 3, John Armbruster, for State Representative, District 149. I would appreciate your support. Thank you and God bless you.
Paid for by John Armbruster, candidate for Missouri State Representative, District 149.
District 149
Missouri's 149th House District has had no representative since Rep. Donnie Brown resigned on August 21, 2025, and the governor never called a special election. When a hospital in our region was fighting to keep its doors open, and when the school funding formula was argued over, nobody from District 149 was casting a vote.
Out in the district
I've been going to churches and community events all over this district, because that's where people are and that's where you hear the truth about how folks are doing.
That's the kind of thing I want more of in this district — health care that comes to people, instead of people having to figure out how to get to it.
Help this campaign
This is a small campaign in a district where money is tight. Five or ten dollars from a lot of neighbors goes further here than a big check from somewhere else.
Put up a yard sign. Talk to your neighbors. Host a meet-and-greet at your church or your kitchen table. Share one of my videos. All of it helps.
Stay in touch
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