Scott Cupps is an American politician serving as a member of the

Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

from the 158th district. Elected in November 2019, he assumed office on January 5, 2020.

Personal life

Cupps in a native of

Shell Knob, Missouri Shell Knob is a census-designated place (CDP) located within White River Township, Barry County, Missouri. The population was 1,254 at the 2020 census. The Stone County portion of Shell Knob is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statis ...

. Prior to entering politics, Cupps owned and operated a farm.

Political career

Cupps was elected to the

in a 2019 special election after

Scott Fitzpatrick Scott Fitzpatrick (born September 28, 1987) is an American politician serving as the state auditor of Missouri since 2023. A Republican, he previously served as Missouri State Treasurer from 2019 to 2023 and represented Missouri's 158th District ...

resigned from office to serve as the 47th treasurer of Missouri. Cupps was appointed chair of the House legislative rules committee by Jon Patterson in 2024. In 2025, he was criticized for using a

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spinner for selecting bills to advance to chamber.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Shell Knob, Missouri Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly {{Missouri-MORepresentative-stub