Missouri State Rep. Steven Roberts Jr., the representative of District
77 and portions of St. Louis City, recently ran for and won reelection.
Currently, in his second term as a state house representative, Roberts enjoys
the honor of serving his constituents for another two years. He hopes to work
toward meaningful reforms that benefit his District, the City and citizens
throughout the state.
When asked about that "defining
moment" that led him to initially run for office, Rep.
Steve Roberts of St. Louis credits the time he served as prosecutor in the
Circuit Attorney’s Office—particularly the observation he made regarding the
disproportionate number of young black men circulating through the criminal
justice system at the time.
“I saw young black men, like myself, in orange jumpsuits chained
together,” says Roberts. “Day after day, I saw the same thing until it became
apparent that this was the norm. That could have been me, if I had been born
under different circumstances. Locking people up is not a solution to the
problem. I knew that I could have a greater impact at the policy level."
Roberts works toward making much needed criminal justice reform as Ranking Member of the Special Committee on Criminal Justice.
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