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Alderman Matt Devoti
Matt Devoti represents Ward 05 for the 2025-2026 legislative session.
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Representation
Matt Devoti represents Ward 05 for the 2025-2026 legislative session. Learn more about Ward 05.
Contact Information
Email: devotim@stlouis-mo.gov
Phone: (314) 622-3287
Fax: (314) 622-3287
Social media:
Address:
1200 Market Street City Hall, Room 230
St. Louis, Mo 63103
Constituent Services
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Committee Memberships
As Ward 5 Alderman
Legislative Activity
Activity for 2025-2026 legislative session
Board Bills
| Bill | Sponsor Type |
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BB 115 Capital Fund Allocations |
Co-Sponsor |
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BB 112 Equitable Relief Fund |
Co-Sponsor |
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BB 100 Earnings Tax Bill |
Co-Sponsor |
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BB 95 Tornado Relief and Recovery Fund |
Co-Sponsor |
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BB 94 The Use of Rams Settlement Funds, for Supporting Winter Shelter Needs |
Co-Sponsor |
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BB 93 Impacted Tenants Funds |
Co-Sponsor |
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BB 88 Updating Title Two - Elections, of the Municipal Code |
Co-Sponsor |
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BB 79 Speed Humps Various Locations 5th Ward |
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BB 72 Honorary Street Name Brian McKenna Way |
Co-Sponsor |
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BB 62 Regulating the Operation Of Golf Carts upon the Streets, Alleys, And Public Right-Of-Way within the City Of St. Louis. |
Primary Sponsor |
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BB 33 Powers Delegated to the Sheriff of the City of St. Louis |
Primary Sponsor |
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BB 32 Speed Humps various Blocks 5th Ward |
Primary Sponsor |
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BB 31 Funds Deposited from the Rams Settlement Fund to the Tornado Relief and Recovery Fund |
Co-Sponsor |
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BB 24 Pro Rata reduction in Property Tax Assessment |
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BB 24 Pro Rata reduction in Property Tax Assessment |
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BB 23 Impacted Tenants Fund |
Co-Sponsor |
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BB 23 Impacted Tenants Fund |
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BB 16 Speed Humps Various Locations in the 5th Ward |
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BB 1 City Annual Budget FY2026 |
Co-Sponsor |
| Voting record | Percent | Total |
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| Aye | 83% | 74 |
| Absent | 17% | 15 |
| All | 100% | 89 |
Resolutions
| Resolution | Sponsor |
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Resolution 208 Honoring James "Jim" Sondermann |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 204 Honoring the Winners of the 2025 Board of Aldermen Holiday Door Decorating Contest |
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Resolution 198 In Support of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 196 Honoring the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 193 The St. Louis Board of Aldermen Participation in the Appointment of the New Sheriff |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 166 That the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis Affirms that Access to Adequate, Affordable, Nourishing, and Culturally Meaningful Food is a Basic Human Right |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 165 Honoring Former Mayor James F. Conway |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 162 Honoring Nahuel S. Fefer |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 158 Honoring Kaitlyn Smith |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 156 Honoring Thora Pearson |
Primary |
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Resolution 155 Honoring the 65th Anniversary of the St Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities Partnership |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 150 Support for SEIU Local 1’s Efforts to Ensure that the Contractors 4M, HES Facilities Management, SBM, Woodley Building Maintenance and ABM pay their Janitors a Fair Wage |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 149 Honoring The Life, Legacy and Lasting Impact of Percy Green II |
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Resolution 147 Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis affirms its Support for Kaldi’s Coffee Employees to Unionize |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 145 Honoring Anna Detective Kimble |
Primary |
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Resolution 137 Requesting Process for the Removal and Appointment of Sheriffs |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 133 Honoring the Italia America Bocce Club |
Primary |
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Resolution 132 2026 Budget for the Gardenside Subdivision Special Business District |
Primary |
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Resolution 116 Recognizing "Be SMART Week" |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 113 Honoring Brandyn Jones |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 109 The Board of Aldermen Supports the Osage Nation's Sugarloaf Mound Preservation Plan |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 105 Recognizing National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 103 Recognizing the Greater St. Louis Hispanic Festival 2025 |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 102 honoring Krizia Rosario Lopez |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 101 Condemning The Missouri Legislature’s Second Extraordinary Session and Its Harmful Impact On The People of Missouri |
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Resolution 100 Recognizing Sickle Cell Awareness Month |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 99 Honoring Esmeralda Aharon |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 98 Honoring Benjamin “Bengie” Molina |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 97 Honoring Polo Ascencio |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 96 Recognizing the Esperanza Awards Gala |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 95 Honoring Suzy Barbosa |
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Resolution 94 Flying the Hispanic Heritage Flag |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 93 Honoring Charles Edward Kirksey, Jr. |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 92 Urging Ameren Missouri to Initiate a Moratorium on Utility Disconnections |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 91 Honoring Sacred Heart Villa |
Primary |
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Resolution 90 Honoring Dr. Juanita Chambers as a Salute to Women in Leadership Awardee |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 89 Honoring Gwen Mizell as a Salute to Women Awardee |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 88 Honoring Patricia Bosman as a Salute to Women Awardee |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 87 Honoring Schron Jackson as a Salute to Women Awardee |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 86 Honoring Evelyn Champagne King as a Lifetime Achievement Awardee |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 85 Honoring Janet Smith-Hill as a Salute to Women awardee |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 84 Honoring Vicki Pearson as a Salute to Women Awardee |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 83 Honoring Meredith Knopp as a Salute to Women Awardee |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 82 Honoring Alicia A. Bams, the 2025 recipient of the Woman of the Year Award at the Salute to Women in Leadership |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 81 Honoring Deidre Griffith as a Salute to Women in Leadership Awardee |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 80 Honoring Judy Resse as a Salute to Women Awardee. |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 79 Honoring Kristen Sorth as a Salute to Women Awardee. |
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Resolution 78 Honoring Mary Sly as a Salute to Women Awardee |
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Resolution 77 Celebrating the St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) 50th Anniversary |
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Resolution 76 Honoring Randy B. Echols |
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Resolution 75 Honoring Anita Lyons Bond |
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Resolution 74 Honoring Rebecca Louise Cheeseboro Torry |
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Resolution 73 Honoring the 8th Annual Cohort of The Neighborhood Fellows Leadership Fellows Program |
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Resolution 72 Congratulations to the 2025 National Black Radio Hall of Fame Inductees |
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Resolution 71 Honoring Ben Scholle |
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Resolution 70 Honoring Detective Edward Clark |
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Resolution 69 Honoring the Mayfair Hotel on its 100th Year of Operation |
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Resolution 68 Honoring Dr. Doris Jones Wilson |
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Resolution 67 Honoring Youth Build |
Co-Sponsor |
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Resolution 66 Honoring Black Pride St. Louis |
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Resolution 65 Honoring Amber Cole |
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Resolution 64 Honoring Mya Grimes |
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Resolution 63 Honoring Mrs. Celia Ann (Mrs. Bee) Watkins on her 85th Birthday |
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Resolution 62 Honoring Retired St. Louis Firefighter, Tyrone Michael Simms |
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Resolution 61 Honoring Mr. Floyd Irons |
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Resolution 60 Honoring Jean McClendon |
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Resolution 59 Honoring Dr. Alice Roach |
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Resolution 58 Honoring the St. Louis Internship Program (SLIP) |
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Resolution 57 Honoring Kevin Rodney Woodson |
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Resolution 55 Congratulations to Marian Gruber Eisen |
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Resolution 52 30th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide |
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Resolution 47 Honoring Dean L. Rosen as one of the Grand Marshals for the 2025 Pride St. Louis, Inc. Grand Pride Parade. |
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Resolution 46 Honoring Brother Scott Lokitz as one of the Grand Marshals for the 2025 Pride St. Louis, Inc. Grand Pride Parade. |
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Resolution 45 Honoring Brother Sam Kincade as one of the Grand Marshals for the 2025 Pride St. Louis, Inc. Grand Pride Parade. |
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Resolution 44 Honoring Captain William T. Brown |
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Resolution 43 Honoring and Naming a Room in City Hall for Nicholas J.C. Pistor |
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Resolution 42 St. Louis Board of Aldermen Urge the Governor of Missouri, the Missouri State Legislature, and the Missouri Congressional Delegation to Advocate for the Preservation and Funding of the Job Corps Program |
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Resolution 41 Men's Mental Health Awareness Month |
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Resolution 40 Honoring Merrilynn Fergunson |
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Resolution 39 Honoring Ryan Coleman |
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Resolution 38 Honoring Dr. Fred P. Pestello |
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Resolution 37 Honoring the Honorable King Freeman McDuff Bosley |
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Resolution 35 Recognizing the 45th Anniversary of Pride St. Louis for PrideFest 2025. |
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Resolution 34 Recognizing National Gun Violence Awareness Day |
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Resolution 29 Honoring Rebecca Wright |
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Resolution 23 Support for Local FEMA Requests |
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Resolution 21 Recognizing Sarah Jamieson |
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Resolution 16 Honoring Fredrecka McGlown |
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Resolution 15 Honoring Neal Richardson |
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Resolution 14 Honoring Dr. Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis |
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Resolution 12 Recognizing May as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month |
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Resolution 9 Honoring Garrett Allen |
Co-Sponsor |
No votes found.
Biography
Matt Devoti is the 5th Ward Alderman. The ward consists of four neighborhoods: the Hill, Southwest Garden, North Hampton, and Southampton. Matt was elected Alderman in April 2025.
Before his election, Matt served as a Director of the Hill Neighborhood Association. Matt chaired the Association’s Safety & Security Committee during his two terms on the Board. During that time, the Committee created initiatives educating residents about being good neighbors, resolving disputes, and responding to crime. Matt worked with the neighborhood’s block captain program and helped arrange community programs ranging from the provision of basic first aid to featuring local court personnel and investigating crime in the community.
Matt is a lawyer and partner in the law firm of Casey, Devoti & Brockland. He practices in the areas of personal injury, medical and professional negligence, insurance policy disputes, product liability and Workers’ Compensation. Matt has tried nearly 60 cases in state and federal court and before the Division of Workers’ Compensation and argued cases before the Missouri Supreme Court and Missouri Court of Appeals. Matt was also previously elected by his peers to serve on the 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission.
Matt earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Westminster College and his Juris Doctorate from St. Louis University.
In the recent past, Matt served on the Board of St. Martha’s Hall, a shelter that serves the victims of domestic violence, and the Gateway Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He is now Co-Chair of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys’ Emergency Response Team.
Matt has five children. He and his wife Lauren live in the Hill neighborhood
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