I mean, if someone asked for my birth certificate, I'd get my baby book and hand it out and say 'Here it is.'

She won a crowded seven-way primary with 40 percent of the vote. Her accomplishments included leadership on legislation facilitating the adoption process. Hartzler represented District 124 in the Missouri House from 1995 to 2000.

Besides Jefferson City it includes other cities such as Sedalia Warrensburg Marshall and Lebanon. The district takes in most of the western-central part of the state from Jefferson City the state capital to the eastern Kansas City suburbs. She is a member of the Republican Party.