2025

“Missouri GOP Lawmaker Was Married at 15. She Now Wants to Ban all Child Marriages,” The Kansas City Star (March 18, 2024). Senator Holly Thompson Rehder was married to her 21-year-old boyfriend when she was just 15. Now a state senator, she is seeking to end child marriage in Missouri. While the legislation was heard in early January, the bill has not yet been debated in front of the full chamber. Read more.