Count Charlie Shields out of the run for the Republican nomination for governor.
The Senate Majority Leader said Wednesday he would not run. Instead, he’ll try to become the Senate president pro tem. The St. Joseph lawmaker had considered a bid…
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Loading ...Republican Kenny Hulshof began his quest for governor today with a statement emphasizing his ethics and conservative values.
“We need a state government that knows its place, does its job well, and then gets out of the way of the…
(3 votes, average: 2.33 out of 5) Loading ...U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, told reporters in a conference call this morning that she has decided NOT to run governor.
Emerson is among the crowd of Republicans who have/had considered running this fall, since Gov. Matt Blunt took his…
(2 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...And then there were two: State Treasurer Sarah Steelman said Friday afternoon that she will run for governor.
A release sent by her campaign said that Steelman will formally announce tomorrow morning at the home of Tom and Leigh Anne…
(2 votes, average: 1 out of 5) Loading ...A campaign spokesman for Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, a Democrat, confirmed that she is considering whether to make a run for governor — something she’d discarded last year.
If she did make a run, that would mean taking on…
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...During Wednesday’s massive conference call with Republican officials, activists and gubernatorial hopefuls, U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond proposed a poll to thin out the field of potential replacements for Gov. Matt Blunt on the November ballot.
Bond, acting in his role as…
(3 votes, average: 2.33 out of 5) Loading ...State Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis — who survived her own short-lived foray in the statewide candidate world in 2006 — appeared to be among the few politicians in either party who seemed happy to be on the…
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Attorney General Jay Nixon has followed up with his own You-Tube video, which airs his press conference from this morning.
Here it is:
(5 votes, average: 3.4 out of 5) Loading ...Here’s state Treasurer Sarah Steelman’s e-mailed statement today, in which she indicated she MAY be changing her political plans:
“I want to wish Governor Blunt, Melanie and Branch all the best as they have decided to open a new chapter in…
(4 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5) Loading ...The shock wave of Gov. Matt Blunt’s sudden announcement that he’s not running for re-election is already starting a flurry of activity among fellow Republicans.
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder just told our own Virginia Young that there’s “a decent chance” that he’ll…
