Veit to run for state senate seat in 2026
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
State Rep. Rudy Veit (R-Wardsville) is intending to run for a state senate seat next year.
Veit was elected to represent the 59th district in 2018 and will be at the limit of his terms in the House. He will seek the District 6 seat in the Missouri Senate in the Aug. 4, 2026, Republican primary. Veit confirmed his intention to run to ABC 17 News on Thursday.
The District 6 seat is currently held by Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City), who is also not able to run for the same seat because of term limits.
Veit won his most-recent reelection bid in November in an unopposed contest.