Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Jessica Piper has become the face of the “Dirt Road Democrat” movement in Missouri. To more than 200,000 followers on her social media, she represents progressive rural Missourians who aren’t on board with the state’s highly conservative policies. In November it will be decided if she will be the district's first Democratic representative since 2000.

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