She s a 42-year-old Ashland resident, who voters first elected to the state House in 2017.
Hartzler is running for U.S. Senate, opening up her 4th District congressional seat.
Other candidates eyeing Hartzler s seat include former Republican state Sen. Ed Emery. Taylor Burks, a Former Republican Boone County Clerk, and Jeff Leathers, a Democrat from Archie, Missouri, have also entered the race.