PERSON: Maria Chappelle-Nadal

University City School Board

Director

Maria Nicole Chappelle-Nadal (born October 3, 1974) is an American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from the 86th district from 2019 to 2021. A Democrat from University City, Missouri, she represented district 14 in the Missouri Senate from 2011 to 2019. She previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from district 72, a position which she held from 2005 to 2011. In 2010, Chappelle-Nadal was elected to the Missouri Senate to succeed fellow Democrat Rita Heard Days of St. Louis.

As a state senator Chappelle-Nadal was a prominent critic of the Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown in August 2014.

In August 2017, Missouri Democrats U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill and Representative William Lacy Clay were among the state and national politicians calling for her resignation after she made a social media comment where she said, “I hope Trump is assassinated,” referring to U.S. President Donald Trump. In response to her comments, Senate Democratic Leader Gina Walsh removed her from all Senate committee assignments. On September 13, 2017, Chappelle-Nadal was formally censured by the Missouri State Senate for her comments.

Chappelle-Nadal announced her candidacy in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri against incumbent Cori Bush and prosecutor Wesley Bell, asserting that she has more legislative experience than both candidates combined. Chappelle-Nadal and Bush, were both defeated by Bell in the August 6, 2024 Democratic primary.

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