Robin Carnahan

Former Missouri U.S. Senator and Missouri First Lady Jean Carnahan is sworn in to the Senate by Vice President Al Gore on January 3, 2001, in Washington, D.C. She served in the Senate from 2001-2002. Daughter Robin Carnahan is shown holding the bible.

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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.

Retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, after throwing a ceremonial first pitch on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, during the annual Bi-State Softball Showdown between Illinois and Missouri’s legislators at Busch Stadium.

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Roy Blunt assesses the promise and peril of finding legislative consensus

Jason Rosenbaum

The Republican senator from Missouri is leaving public life after serving close to five decades in public office or academia.

U.S. General Services Administrator Robin Carnahan conducts a round table discussion with politicians, labor leaders and educators during a visit to the Plummer's and Pipefitters Training Facility in Earth City, Missouri on Thursday, March 31, 2022.

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Former Missouri secretary of state has key role in spending billions on infrastructure

Jason Rosenbaum

A former Missouri secretary of state is the head of an agency that oversees federal buildings and big-ticket federal contracts.

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Carnahan goes on the attack as she kicks her Senate campaign in gear

Jo Mannies

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 7, 2010 - Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan chose Democrat Days in Hannibal this…

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A Carnahan — this time, Russ — is once again running for statewide office

Jo Mannies

Former U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, a member of arguably Missouri’s most prominent Democratic family, has ended months of speculation by filing paperwork to…

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Robin Carnahan joining Washington consulting firm

Jo Mannies

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 27, 2013 - Former Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, a Democrat who lost a 2010 bid…

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Candid With The Carnahans: End Of A Political Dynasty?

Alex Heuer

For the first time in a long time, no member of the Carnahan family is holding public office in Missouri.Secretary of State Robin Carnahan left office…

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How Much Will Emerson's Special Election Cost?

Electing a replacement for retiring Missouri U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson won't come cheap.Weeks after winning re-election to a 10th term, the Cape Girardeau…

Proposition B asks to voters to allow their local city or county to continue collecting sales tax on cars bought out of state

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Photo ID Not Required To Vote In Mo., Carnahan Reminds Citizens

Marshall Griffin

There has been a lot of talk this year about changing I.D. requirements for voters, but Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D) wants residents to know that…

The agreement between the St. Louis County Family Court and the Justice Department, almost a year and a half in the making, is aimed at correcting violations in young people's due process and harsher treatment directed at black children.

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Supporters Of Changes To Judicial Selection Process Won't Campaign For Ballot Measure

Rachel Lippmann

Updated at 5:33 p.m. to include quotes from one of the Republican sponsors of Amendment Three and from the Sec. of State's Communications Director.Citing…