05.15.2008 6:17 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
State Rep. Connie Johnson does not meet the residency requirements to run for Senate in the 5th District and should be removed from the ballot, a judge has ruled.
Judge Douglas Long’s ruling chided Johnnson for attempting “at the eleventh hour, to cloud the…

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05.12.2008 10:46 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
After a lengthy court session, a special judge is poised to issue a ruling this week on whether State Rep. Connie Johnson should stay on the State Senate ballot.
As reported in the Post-Dispatch, court documents and other records suggest that Johnson…

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05.09.2008 1:34 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
With Judge Douglas Long of Pulaksi County presiding, the case to decide whether State Rep. Connie Johnson can stay on the State Senate ballot got under way this morning in the Carnahan Courthouse downtown.One of Johnson’s two rivals from within…

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05.09.2008 8:40 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A judge is due to hear arguments today on State Rep. Connie Johnson’s eligibility for the State Senate, but whether those proceedings will actually take place remains to be seen.
As reported in the Post-Dispatch, court documents and other records suggest…

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05.05.2008 10:51 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
State Rep. Connie Johnson will get yet another judge in the case to decide whether she can stay on the ballot.
Johnson is fending off a lawsuit from State Rep. Robin Wright-Jones — one of two Democrats running against her for the…

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05.01.2008 6:14 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A city judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a suit challenging State Rep. Connie Johnson’s eligibility to run for Senate.
One of Johnson’s Democratic rivals, State Rep. Robin Wright-Jones, has sued to kick Johnson off the ballot, accusing her of living…

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04.28.2008 12:42 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
State Rep. Connie Johnson - facing a lawsuit targeting her place on the ballot - held a defiant news conference this morning, putting her opponents on notice that she intends to be around for the August primary.
“I am flattered by…

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04.24.2008 11:15 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Earlier this month, State Rep. Connie Johnson announced that, in solidarity with ousted Fire Chief Sherman George, she would not accept an endorsement from the firefighters’ union, which Johnson accused of helping push the chief out.
During George’s prolonged fight with…

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04.23.2008 4:12 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
One of State Rep. Connie Johnson’s rivals for State Senate has filed a court motion seeking to remove her from the ballot
The Post-Dispatch reported earlier this month that Johnson, a St. Louis Democrat, rented out her home in the city’s…

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04.17.2008 4:54 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
State Rep. Connie Johnson used her weekly update from Jefferson City to say good bye to David C. Sorden, the lobbyist who killed himself this week.
Sorden, 38, was arrested on Monday by city police investigating the distribution of child pornography.…

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