Sinquefield
ST. LOUIS — As one of the state’s most prolific campaign contributors, Rex Sinquefield is plenty familiar with Missouri campaign finance laws.
So his latest contribution — for $5,001 to new St. Louis State Sen. Joe Keaveny — is more than just a…
Whitehead, left, and May
ST. LOUIS — Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: City Democrats will gather this weekend to pick a nominee to replace a lawmaker who left office after pleading guilty to corruption charges.
This time, party leaders…
If you haven’t made it to the polls yet, better do it soon — polls close at 7 p.m.
Technically, voters who are in line by then are eligible to cast their ballots, but waits have not been a problem at…
Carter
ST. LOUIS — Don’t be surprised if the next time city Democratic leaders meet behind closed doors, they ask members to follow airplane take-off rules: Please stow all of your portable electronic devices.
Typically, when the St. Louis Central Democratic Committee…
Keaveny
ST. LOUIS — From the moment former State Sen. Jeff Smith handed in his resignation, the intrigue surrounding who would replace him has been the talk of city politics.
Saturday’s vibrant meeting of Democratic Party officials lived up to its billing, with…
Senate contenders: Nasheed, Keaveny and Storch
ST. LOUIS — City Democrats will meet on Saturday afternoon to pick their nominee to fill the State Senate vacancy left by star-turned-felon Jeff Smith.
One of the intriguing things about the process is that there…
El-Amin
ST. LOUIS — The intrigue continues to pile up in the push to replace Jeff Smith in the State Senate.
Last night, at a meeting of north St. Louis Democratic committee members, State Rep. T.D. El-Amin announced he is no longer seeking…
Keaveny
ST. LOUIS — Earlier, I speculated that 28th Ward Committeeman Joe Keaveny may back out of his push to replace Jeff Smith in the State Senate race now that neighbor Rachel Storch had entered the running.
That’s not the case, Keaveny told me Tuesday.
In…
Fourth District contenders: Nasheed, Keaveny and El-Amin
ST. LOUIS — Former State Sen. Jeff Smith has left a political mess in his wake.
In addition to the fallout his resignation and criminal conviction will generate for the Missouri Democratic Party — covered in…
