Richard Prescott Sifton Jr. (born May 7, 1974)[1][2] is an American politician and lawyer who was a member of the Missouri Senate for the 1st district from 2013 to 2021.

[5] He first ran for the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002, losing to Republican incumbent Kathlyn Fares of the 91st district by 9,463 votes (57.55%) to 6,981 (42.45%).

In the general election, he defeated Republican nominee Anthony Leech, a retired communications manager and Cool Valley local officeholder[8][9] by 5,655 votes (58.20%) to 4,062 (41.80%).

[11] Schoemehl, more socially conservative, was endorsed by Missouri Right to Life for supporting government restrictions to abortion access.

[13] In the Senate, Sifton played an integral role in filibustering a bill that mandated a 72-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions.