gains in the district for some time; it gave John McCain 62% of the vote in 2008 while simultaneously reelecting Skelton, and Republicans hold most of the district's seats in the state legislature. While Skelton more than held his own in the areas of the district closer to Kansas City, Hartzler swamped him in the more rural areas, including areas that had supported him for over 30 years. Hartzler ran on a conservative platform, voicing support for tax cuts and spending cuts. She opposes abortion and same-sex marriage. 2012 During her first term, Hartzler represented a district that stretched as far east as the state capital, Jefferson City, and as far west as exurban areas of Jackson County. Redistricting after the 2010 U.S. Census removed Cole, Lafayette, Ray and Saline counties—including Skelton's home. The district also lost its shares of Jackson and Webster counties. In its place, the district picked up all of Boone, Cooper, Howard, and Randolph counties, part of Audrain County, and the remainder of Cass County. The district now includes Cass County's portion of Kansas City. At a town hall meeting in Missouri on April 5, 2012, Hartzler expressed doubts about President Barack Obama's birth certificate. In her first contest in the newly drawn district, Hartzler easily won the Republican primary with 84% of the vote against Bernie Mowinski and went on to win the general election with 60.3% against the Democratic nominee, Cass County Prosecuting Attorney Teresa Hensley. 2014 Hartzler won nearly 75% of the vote in the Republican primary against John Webb, then won the general election by a more than two-to-one margin. 2016 Hartzler won 72% of the vote in the Republican primary against John Webb, then won the general election by a more than two-to-one margin. 2018 2020 Committee assignments Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces Caucus memberships Republican Study Committee Congressional Cement Caucus Veterinary Medicine Caucus United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus Tenure and political positions Abortion Hartzler opposes abortion. She has sponsored legislation in an effort to block taxpayer dollars from funding clinics that offer abortion services, such as Planned Parenthood, as well as legislation such as the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. In October 2015, Hartzler was on the Select Investigative Panel