Secure elections.

Robert F. Onder, Jr. · Missouri · Republican

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.50 extraction confidence 73%

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Occurrences

Securing Our Election

The campaign site lists securing elections among Dr. Bob Onder's priorities.

Dr. Bob Onder for Congress
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.5

securing Our Election

The campaign issues page lists securing elections as one of Onder's priorities, citing his past role negotiating Missouri election reforms including paper ballots and bans on private election funding.

Dr. Bob Onder for Congress
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

U.S. Representative - District 9: Onder, Bob REP 15,752 29.0%; Luetkemeyer, Blaine REP 21,543 39.7%.

Onder lost the 2008 Republican primary for Missouri's 9th Congressional District, so he had no same-term federal House term in which to fulfill the promise.

never same_term

All Races for the August 2008 Primary
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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The engrossed House text states that H.R.22 would amend the National Voter Registration Act to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office. It also says a state may not register an individual to vote in federal elections unless the applicant provides documentary proof of United States citizenship.

The SAVE Act is a concrete federal election-security bill relevant to the promise, but bill text alone does not show enactment or Onder's participation.

partial later_term

Text - H.R.22 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): SAVE Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Latest Action: Senate - 04/10/2025 Received in the Senate. This bill has the status Passed House. The tracker shows Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law as later steps not completed.

As of the available Congress.gov status, the SAVE Act had passed the House but had not passed the Senate or become law, so it did not fully deliver the promised federal election-security outcome.

partial later_term

Actions - H.R.22 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): SAVE Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Roll Call 102, Bill Number H.R.22, Vote Question: On Passage, SAVE Act, Status: Passed, yea: 220, nay: 208, not voting: 5. The all-votes list records: Onder Republican Missouri MO Not Voting.

Onder did not vote on final House passage of the SAVE Act, weakening evidence that he personally advanced this election-security measure in later federal service.

never later_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 102, H.R.22 SAVE Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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Congress.gov lists 110 current cosponsors for H.R.22 and shows Missouri [1] among cosponsors by state. The cosponsor list identifies Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] as the Missouri original cosponsor, not Rep. Onder.

The official cosponsor record does not show Onder as a cosponsor of H.R.22, so this major election-security bill does not provide clear personal effort evidence for him.

never later_term

Cosponsors - H.R.22 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): SAVE Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Executive Order 14399 states that the right to vote in Federal elections is reserved exclusively for citizens of the United States and directs DHS and SSA to compile and transmit state citizenship lists, DOJ to prioritize election-fraud investigations, and USPS to begin rulemaking on mail-in and absentee ballot handling.

The executive order is a later-term federal action aligned with election-security goals, but it was issued by President Donald J. Trump, not by Onder, and does not by itself prove Onder fulfilled the campaign promise.

partial later_term

Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections, Executive Order 14399
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Assessments

never unknown

Onder lost the 2008 Republican primary for Missouri's 9th Congressional District, so he had no same-term federal House term to deliver the promise. Later election-security actions cited were either not completed as law, such as the SAVE Act, or were undertaken by other officials, such as the 2026 executive order. The record also shows Onder did not vote on final House passage of the SAVE Act and was not listed as a cosponsor, so there is not enough candidate-specific contribution to credit him with delivering or materially advancing the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%