Uber Driver Blows Whistle On MO Anti-Abortion Legislator

By Susie Madrak — August 1, 2022

Gather 'round, children, and listen to the tale of a married abortion-hating, God-fearing state representative and what her Uber driver describes as a night out with her then-boyfriend. Why, she's even the chair of the Children and Families committee! (Wonder if she's going to pass that "Covenant Marriage" bill?)

She's been lauded as one of the new, young faces against abortion.

According to Vanity Fair, we learn that Mary Elizabeth is now running for the Missouri State Senate. We also learn that she believes if women get pregnant when they don't want to be, they will "step up to the challenge."

So tell us, Mary Elizabeth: Have you stepped up to the challenge lately?

Uncomfortable, isn't it? Having a bunch of strangers paw over the alleged personal details of your life, I mean. Is it really anyone else's business?

Well, yeah. Once you, a public figure, appoint yourself the arbiter of everyone else's private lives, you're living in the proverbial glass house.

Uber driver Annie Schulte tells this tale. Is she a trusted source? I have no way of knowing. So take it with a grain of salt for now:

🧵This thread is about who I met on January 21st, 2020, while moonlighting as an Uber driver. Jefferson City is a sleepy town on Tuesday nights but I signed into my driving app, knowing that I could always count on a few legislators needing a ride home from the bar. #moleg

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

I get a ride request around 11pm, instructing me to pick up “ME” near the corner of High Street and Madison. I’m used to Uber always giving me the passenger’s first name and last initial, so I got a little uneasy. pic.twitter.com/ePVoXp9J0Y

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

I mean, who tf calls themselves “ME” and wants to get in the backseat of my car this late at night? Probably a serial killer, my anxiety says.
I was relieved when I rolled up on an unassuming brunette that looked more like an extra on Falcon Crest than a murderer on Dateline

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

Me: I guess you’re “ME”? How’s it goin’?
Passenger: Good. Actually, my name is Mary Elizabeth but the app wouldn’t let me add that many characters.
Me: Ha! Makes sense
Mary Elizabeth: [rustling around with the seatbelt] We’re picking up my friend first.

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

Mary Elizabeth: He’s just around the corner.
Me: Well, you’ll need to add his address in the app. There should be an option to add a stop.
Mary Elizabeth:[sighs] No. He’s just around the corner. You don’t need an address. Just go left.

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

Me: [Turns left on Madison St]
Mary Elizabeth: [almost immediately] STOP! He’s right there!

Here comes a guy in a tan overcoat, smirking as he walks out of the dark Hawthorn Bank drive-through and negotiates his way around a bush toward my car.

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

I’ve marked their pickup locations on this map. Although it’s hard to tell, there was barely room to swing a dead cat between them - like, they could literally see each other while she waited for an Uber.

These two were clearly up to something. pic.twitter.com/34ZkvoWYqq

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

Speaking of Mary Elizabeth, she’s all smiles now. I can see her and the gentleman touching each other. He rubbing her thigh while she prattles on and on about their workday.

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

She says something about sex trafficking and then must’ve noticed me glance at her in the rearview because that’s when she tells me that they’re legislators.
If there’s one thing you can count on, it’s that legislators will tell you they’re legislators at their 1st opportunity

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

My passengers are holding hands now as we pull into a dark, empty parking lot. The bar is closed.
While I generally don’t give away free uber rides, I wasn’t going to leave these folks in a dark parking lot, in the middle of nowhere
I give them a ride back into town.

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

Me: Where to now?
Mary Elizabeth: Preferably a bar that doesn’t have other legislators in it.

We stop by a place called The Tavern but they were also closed.

Frustrated, they finally resign themselves to Sapphire Lounge.
They exit the vehicle and I proceed with my evening

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

About an hour later, I get another uber request from “ME”. She’s alone again and annoyed, explaining that other legislators were at Sapphire Lounge and it “ruined everything”. She's ready to go home. pic.twitter.com/pWEuB6dD60

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

Mary Elizabeth is pretty tipsy and busy texting someone and singing along to Tom’s Diner in the back seat of my car.
I turn the stereo down when I hear her get on the phone.

She’s telling a friend about her night.

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

Mary Elizabeth: Maybe we're in love.
[gushing] It was so romantic - He even held my hand in the Uber!

At one point during her call, she starts yelling, “This is the best I’ll ever be! Right now! This is the best I’ll ever be!” [context unknown]

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

I drop her off at her apartment, on the west side behind Lowe’s and wait until she makes it inside before driving away.

I forget about "ME" until the next day, when I see that her moleg boyfriend's picture is in the Tribune. pic.twitter.com/ZvFjmc9MVJ

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

So, Mary Elizabeth Coleman was having an affair with the Speaker of the House. Personally, I didn't care. Not my business, right? It wasn't until SCOTUS overturned Roe v Wade that I ever thought about her again, after reading an article in Vanity Fair...

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

I precede to learn everything I can about this woman, discovering that she's currently one of the biggest threats to Missourians - specifically women. As a single mom of three little girls, I decided it was time to speak Mary Elizabeth's truth.

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

She isn’t who she says she is. She's an emotionally immature, self-serving narcissist disguised as a mousy, altruistic brunette that claims to be deeply devoted to her husband, her constituents and the lord.

It’s all bullshit.

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

BTW, the bible doesn’t even mention abortion but it sure has a lot to say about adultery, Mrs. Coleman.

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

Also, happy anniversary, Mary Elizabeth. My apologies to Chris if he’s just now discovering that you use session as an escape to bang other dudes while he’s stuck at home, watching all those kids. pic.twitter.com/NFxGRIIdyE

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022

One more thing – birthing/buying more children will not save your marriage. It just doesn't work like that, so stop with this nonsense.

— Annie Schulte (@annieschulte) July 31, 2022