Following is a list of candidates who are announced to be running in Missouri. Filing for the offices take place February 28th-March 27th. Currently the State Senate maps are undecided, after the Supreme Court last week threw out the maps drawn by appellate judges deeming them unconstitutional. There have been a couple of options rumored, such as pushing filing back for just the State Senate races, or using the current maps that are now ten years old. No official decision has been put forward.
Missouri House of Representatives
District 10 - Kathie Conway (R) - Buchanan County
District 15 - Carol Suter (D) - Clay County
District 26 - Gail Beatty (D) - Jackson County
District 27 - Bonnaye Mims (D) - Jackson County
District 31 - Sheila Solon (R) - Jackson County
District 32 - Jeannie Lauer (R) - Jackson County
District 47 - Nancy Copenhaver (D) - Boone, Cooper, Howard and Randolph Counties
District 48 - Stephanie Fuemmeler (R) - Carroll, Chariton, Cooper and Howard Counties
District 57 - Wanda Brown (R) - Bates, Benton, Cass, Henry Counties
District 65 - Anne Zerr (R) - St. Charles County
District 69 - Margo McNeil (D) - St. Louis County
District 71 - Tracy McCreery (D) - St. Louis County
District 72 - Mary Nichols (D) and Eileen McGeoghegan (D) - St. Louis County
District 74 - Churie Spreng (D) and Sharon Pace (D) - St. Louis County
District 75 - Rochelle Walton-Gray (D) - St. Louis County
District 82 - Michele Kratky (D) - St. Louis County
District 83 - Gina Mitten (D) - St. Louis City and St. Louis County
District 84 - Karla May (D) and Hope Whitehead (D) - St. Louis City
District 87 - Susan Carlson (D) and Stacey Newman (D) - St. Louis County
District 88 - Jill Schupp (D) - St. Louis County
District 91 - Jeanne Kirkton (D) - St. Louis City and St. Louis County
District 92 - Genise Montecillo (D) - St. Louis County
District 94 - Cloria Brown (R) and Vicki Englund (D) - St. Louis County
District 95 - Marsha Haefner (R) - Lincoln County
District 100 - Sue Allen (R) - St. Louis County
District 106 - Chrissy Sommer (R) - St. Charles County
District 117 - Linda Black (D) - St. Francois County
District 123 - Diane Franklin (R) - Camden and Laclede Counties
District 124 - Carolyn Loraine (R) - Camden and Miller Counties
District 128 - Sue Entlicher (R) - Cedar and Polk Counties
District 129 - Sandy Crawford (R) - Dallas and Laclede Counties
District 132 - Melissa Leach (R) - Greene County
District 145 - Shelley Keeney (R) - Bollinger, Madison, and Perry Counties
District 146 - Donna Lichtenegger (R) - Cape Girardeau County
District 154 - Kathleen Hensley (R) - Howell County
Missouri State Senate
District 1 - Sue Schoemehl (D) - St. Louis County
District 5 - Robin Wright-Jones (D) and Jamilah Nasheed (D) - St. Louis City
District 7 - Jeanie Riddle (R) - Audrain, Callaway, Lincoln and Montgomery Counties
District 9 - Kiki Curls (D) - Jackson County
District 10 - Jolie Justus (D) - Jackson County
District 13 - Gina Walsh (D) - St. Louis County
District 14 - Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D) - St. Louis County
District 19 - Mary Still (D) - Boone and Howard Counties
District 25 - Ellen Brandom (R) - Jefferson and St. Louis Counties
District 27 - Jane Cunningham (R) - Jefferson and St. Louis Counties
Missouri Statewide Race
The Missouri Lieutenant Governor's race is the only statewide race that currently has a woman running in it. Unfortunately there is more than one woman who has gotten into the race, and even another who is rumored at looking at jumping in.
Susan Montee (D)
Becky Plattner (D)
Judy Baker (D)
Luann Ridgeway (R)
Cynthia Davis (R/Tea Party/Constitutional/?)
Missouri U.S. Senate
Claire McCaskill (D)
Sarah Steelman (R)
Missouri's 4th Congressional U.S. House of Representative
Vicky Hartzler (R)
Teresa Hensley (D)
So overall there are currently only 54 women running for office here in Missouri. That's not a very high number. Not all of these women will be elected, and some of them may even lose their current positions to a man. In order for women to have more a voice in our political system, more of them need to step out and run for office. I commend those who make the attempt. It's not an easy thing to do.
** Some of the information on this post may be incorrect due to changes in the redistricting maps or candidates joining or dropping out before filing officially with the state. Any updates that I receive, I will make sure to post. Also, if anyone has any changes, please don't hesitate to contact me and let me know.
*** If your group or organization would like for me to make a presentation in regard to the state legislature races, please contact me at courtney@mopolitical.com
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Celebration of MO's African American Women Elected Officials
Martin Luther King, Jr. day is a great reminder of the hardships that the African American community went through in order to achieve equality in our society. They have made great strides, but as we all know, they are still fighting for equality every single day of their lives. We always celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life, and it was nice to see a great write-up in the St. Louis Core about his wife, Coretta Scott King. Please click here to read the article.
We are fortunate in Missouri to have a number of women who are elected and are African American. What follows is a brief bio of each of those ladies. Let's give them our support and encourage many other African American women to seek office here in this great state.
Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal - District 14
Senator Chappelle-Nadal represents part of St. Louis County in the Missouri Senate. She previously worked for Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell in 2000, as Director of Communications. Sen. Chapelle-Nadal later chose to serve as Missouri's Senior Advocate. There she successfully helped shepherd legislation such as the Senior Care and Protection Act of 2003 and the Missouri Senior Rx Generic Drug Rebate. She is an active member of many organizations and also serves as a director on the University City School Board.
Senator Shalonn "Kiki" Curls - District 9
Senator Curls represents part of Jackson County in the Missouri Senate. She won a special election to the Missouri Senate in Feb. 2011 after having served in the Missouri House since 2007. In addition to her legislative duties, Sen. Curls works in real estate development, and currently serves as the 14th Ward Democratic Committeewoman in Kansas City. She is also the mother of twins, James and Michaela.
Senator Robin Wright-Jones - District 5
Senator Wright-Jones represents St. Louis City in the Missouri Senate. With over 40 years of ardent volunteer and political activism, she brings experience to the Senate that many others don't have. Over the years she has received numerous awards in appreciation for her dedication to state government. In addition to her Senatorial position, she also works as a small business woman as a real estate broker. She has two sons, Damon and Adam, and four grandchildren.
Representative Tishaura Jones - District 63
Rep. Jones represents Downtown St. Louis City in the Missouri House of Representatives. She currently serves as the Assistant Minority Floor Leader in the House. She is also employed as Director of Public Policy and Sr. Human Resources Consultant at People's Health Centers. She has more than 10 years of experience as a healthcare administrator. Rep. Jones plans to leave the Missouri House and has put in her bid in the upcoming campaign for St. Louis City Treasurer. In addition to her work, she also has a young son, Aden.
Representativ
e Karla May - District 57
Rep. May represents St. Louis City in the Missouri House of Representatives. She's a lifetime member of the city of St. Louis and her mother, Parrie May served as alderwoman there. Since a young age, Rep. May has been active in the political process, organizing local campaigns. She currently works for AT&T where she has been employed for the past eleven years. She serves as a union steward with CWA (Communication Workers of America 6300). She serves on the legislative committee and has lobbied the legislature for years on issues affecting the lives of working men and women.
Representative Gail McCann Beatty - District 43
Representative Beatty represents the Kansas City metro area in the Missouri House of Representatives. At the age of eighteen she was elected to her first seat as committeewoman for the then 27th Ward. Rep. Beatty was appointed to the Missouri Tourism Commission in 2000 by Gov. Mel Carnahan. She resigned from that commission to serve on the Missouri Real Estate Appraisers Commission (MREAC). She has worked as a commercial and residential real estate appraiser in the KC Metro area for 23 years. She lives there with her husband Bruce.
Represe
ntative Jamilah Nasheed - District 60
Representative Nasheed represents part of St. Louis City in the Missouri House of Representatives. She currently serves as the Chairperson of the Dropout Prevention Task Force and is the founding member of the "In It 2 Win" Coalition which finds and returns drop outs to the classroom. Rep. Nasheed serves as Vice-Chairperson of the Freshman Democratic Caucus. In addition to her legislative duties, she is a small business owner in St. Louis City. She currently has announced her campaign to run against Sen. Robin Wright-Jones in the newly formed Missouri Senate District 5 for the 2012 election year.
Representative Sharon Pace - District 70
Representative Pace represents part of St. Louis County in the Missouri House of Representatives. She has received various awards, including the "Child Advocate" award in 2007 from the Annie Malone's Children and Family Services Center and "25+ years of service achievement" award in that same year from her membership of the First Baptist Church. She sits on various community boards and was employed as the Director of Patient Accounts in the health care industry. She is the proud parent of three daughters.
Represen
tative Rochelle Walton-Gray - District 81
Representative Walton-Gray represents parts of Bellefontaine Neighbors, Spanish Lake, Black Jack and unincorporated areas of North St. Louis County in the Missouri House of Representatives. She has worked as a legal administrator for the past 23 years and in 2009, she was elected to serve as State Director of Missouri for the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL). She has received various awards over the years and is the stepdaughter of Juanita Walton, who served as state representative for the 81st district from 2000-2008. Rep. Gray resides in Black Jack with her husband, Alan Gray, and their two children, Alan Jr. and Alana.
Looking over these biographies as a whole, it's amazing to see the connections and hard work that each of these ladies have put in to become successful. Many of them have daughters or women in their lives who they are influencing positively with their service to this state and hopefully many of their future generations will continue to be involved politically.
We are fortunate in Missouri to have a number of women who are elected and are African American. What follows is a brief bio of each of those ladies. Let's give them our support and encourage many other African American women to seek office here in this great state.
Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal - District 14
Senator Chappelle-Nadal represents part of St. Louis County in the Missouri Senate. She previously worked for Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell in 2000, as Director of Communications. Sen. Chapelle-Nadal later chose to serve as Missouri's Senior Advocate. There she successfully helped shepherd legislation such as the Senior Care and Protection Act of 2003 and the Missouri Senior Rx Generic Drug Rebate. She is an active member of many organizations and also serves as a director on the University City School Board.
Senator Shalonn "Kiki" Curls - District 9
Senator Curls represents part of Jackson County in the Missouri Senate. She won a special election to the Missouri Senate in Feb. 2011 after having served in the Missouri House since 2007. In addition to her legislative duties, Sen. Curls works in real estate development, and currently serves as the 14th Ward Democratic Committeewoman in Kansas City. She is also the mother of twins, James and Michaela.
Senator Robin Wright-Jones - District 5
Senator Wright-Jones represents St. Louis City in the Missouri Senate. With over 40 years of ardent volunteer and political activism, she brings experience to the Senate that many others don't have. Over the years she has received numerous awards in appreciation for her dedication to state government. In addition to her Senatorial position, she also works as a small business woman as a real estate broker. She has two sons, Damon and Adam, and four grandchildren.
Representative Tishaura Jones - District 63
Rep. Jones represents Downtown St. Louis City in the Missouri House of Representatives. She currently serves as the Assistant Minority Floor Leader in the House. She is also employed as Director of Public Policy and Sr. Human Resources Consultant at People's Health Centers. She has more than 10 years of experience as a healthcare administrator. Rep. Jones plans to leave the Missouri House and has put in her bid in the upcoming campaign for St. Louis City Treasurer. In addition to her work, she also has a young son, Aden.
Representativ
e Karla May - District 57Rep. May represents St. Louis City in the Missouri House of Representatives. She's a lifetime member of the city of St. Louis and her mother, Parrie May served as alderwoman there. Since a young age, Rep. May has been active in the political process, organizing local campaigns. She currently works for AT&T where she has been employed for the past eleven years. She serves as a union steward with CWA (Communication Workers of America 6300). She serves on the legislative committee and has lobbied the legislature for years on issues affecting the lives of working men and women.
Representative Gail McCann Beatty - District 43
Representative Beatty represents the Kansas City metro area in the Missouri House of Representatives. At the age of eighteen she was elected to her first seat as committeewoman for the then 27th Ward. Rep. Beatty was appointed to the Missouri Tourism Commission in 2000 by Gov. Mel Carnahan. She resigned from that commission to serve on the Missouri Real Estate Appraisers Commission (MREAC). She has worked as a commercial and residential real estate appraiser in the KC Metro area for 23 years. She lives there with her husband Bruce.
Represe
ntative Jamilah Nasheed - District 60Representative Nasheed represents part of St. Louis City in the Missouri House of Representatives. She currently serves as the Chairperson of the Dropout Prevention Task Force and is the founding member of the "In It 2 Win" Coalition which finds and returns drop outs to the classroom. Rep. Nasheed serves as Vice-Chairperson of the Freshman Democratic Caucus. In addition to her legislative duties, she is a small business owner in St. Louis City. She currently has announced her campaign to run against Sen. Robin Wright-Jones in the newly formed Missouri Senate District 5 for the 2012 election year.
Representative Sharon Pace - District 70
Representative Pace represents part of St. Louis County in the Missouri House of Representatives. She has received various awards, including the "Child Advocate" award in 2007 from the Annie Malone's Children and Family Services Center and "25+ years of service achievement" award in that same year from her membership of the First Baptist Church. She sits on various community boards and was employed as the Director of Patient Accounts in the health care industry. She is the proud parent of three daughters.
Represen
tative Rochelle Walton-Gray - District 81Representative Walton-Gray represents parts of Bellefontaine Neighbors, Spanish Lake, Black Jack and unincorporated areas of North St. Louis County in the Missouri House of Representatives. She has worked as a legal administrator for the past 23 years and in 2009, she was elected to serve as State Director of Missouri for the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL). She has received various awards over the years and is the stepdaughter of Juanita Walton, who served as state representative for the 81st district from 2000-2008. Rep. Gray resides in Black Jack with her husband, Alan Gray, and their two children, Alan Jr. and Alana.
Looking over these biographies as a whole, it's amazing to see the connections and hard work that each of these ladies have put in to become successful. Many of them have daughters or women in their lives who they are influencing positively with their service to this state and hopefully many of their future generations will continue to be involved politically.
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