Mel Carnahan

Government, Politics & Issues

Jean Carnahan, Missouri’s first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, dies at 90

Jo Mannies

Carnahan was appointed a senator after her husband, former Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan, was elected posthumously.
Government, Politics & Issues

'Simple' Hancock amendment spawned complex state finances

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 8, 2011 - When Missouri voters were considering the amendment that would bear his name,…
Government, Politics & Issues

Remembering Mel Carnahan and the day Missouri's political landscape shook

Jo Mannies

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 16, 2010 - During Thursday's U.S. Senate debate in Kansas City, former Sen. Jean Carnahan -- the…