Bob Onder

Bob Onder is running to represent a congressional district that includes St. Charles, Warren and Jefferson counties.

Missouri’s lieutenant governor continues to dominate the fundraising race while public polling consistently shows Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft ahead with voters.

The St. Charles County Republican first ran for Congress nearly 16 years ago, losing a primary to eventual victor Blaine Luetkemeyer, who is retiring.

The St. Elizabeth Republican is departing a Congress that’s been stymied by infighting among Republicans.

The lieutenant governor post is largely ceremonial, but it can be important if Missouri’s governor leaves office.

The session, called by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, is supposed to center around a permanent income tax cut as well as tax credits for agriculture. However, some lawmakers are filing unrelated bills in hopes of passing them this time around.

State Sen. Bob Onder announced Tuesday he was leaving the race for St. Charles County executive, saying it was not in the best interests of his family to continue.

A group of senators used a rarely seen parliamentary maneuver to send a 6-2 Republican majority congressional map to the Missouri House.

One of the transgender bills was added to a bill containing multiple measures about Missouri elections, including the requirement that voters show a photo ID in order to cast their ballot.

The House vote against the map comes after the Senate rejected the House’s request for a conference committee to find a compromise on the bill. If the stalemate doesn’t break, the task of drawing the maps would likely go to the courts.