Tony Lovasco

Tony Lovasco is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2019 to 2025. He represented the 64th district, which as of 2022 encompasses a portion of northwest St. Charles county, including a northern part of Wentzville, much of northern O'Fallon, and St. Paul, from 2019 through 2024. Lovasco was elected to the Missouri House in November 2018. In 2026, he is running to represent Missouri's 63rd district, which includes central Wentzville and the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 61.

Education and career Lovasco is a lifelong St. Charles County resident and graduated in 2003 from Duchesne High School in St. Charles. He has attended the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Since his high school graduation, Lovasco has worked in sales for a surplus IT disposition company and has experience with Linux deployment and maintenance. Lovasco defeated Democrat Shawn Finklein in the 2018 general election.

On May 29, 2020, Lovasco made national news when, during national protests over the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman during an arrest four days earlier, he stated on Twitter that "Looters deserve to be shot...But not by Government. #2A".

Unopposed in the August 2020 Republican primary, Lovasco defeated Democratic challenger Aaliyah Bailey in November 2020 with over 68 percent of the vote.

In response to the removal of a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, Lovasco tweeted on September 9, 2021, that removal of statues of "reprehensible people" should be "fair and balanced", with an included image of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Lovasco won the 2022 Republican primary election against two challengers, though by less than two percentage points.

Lovasco opposes the death penalty and in 2024 sought commutation for Brian Dorsey, who was convicted of killing his cousin and her husband in 2006. Governor Parson denied clemency and Dorsey was executed in April 2024.

Lovasco lost reelection in the 2024 Republican primary to Deanna Self, a licensed professional counselor and anti-abortion activist.

In 2026, Lovasco is running to represent Missouri's 63rd house district, whose incumbent representative is running for state senator.

Legislative assignments As of 2024, Representative Lovasco served on the following committees:

Electoral history