Jill Schupp (née Seltzer;[1] born January 27, 1955) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 24th district consisting of the western suburbs of St. Louis from 2015 to 2023.
[3][4][5] Schupp's political career began in 2000 as a member of the Ladue School Board, where she served for six years including two terms as President.
After running unopposed in the Democratic primary, she defeated Republican Jay Ashcroft and Libertarian Jim Higgins with 50% of the vote against 47% and 3% respectively.
After raising over $1 million for her reelection bid, she was re-elected to the senate 2018, defeating Republican Gregory Powers.
[citation needed] On December 3, 2019, Schupp officially announced her campaign for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives against Republican incumbent Ann Wagner for Missouri's 2nd congressional district.