Murphy
New Democratic congressman and Columbia, Mo. native Scott Murphy has learned quickly that Capitol Hill can be a rough place.
Murphy, a former aide to governors Mel Carnahan and Roger Wilson, now represents New York state in Washington. Earlier this year, he won…
Murphy
Looks like the close race between Columbia, Mo. native Scott Murphy and his GOP rival won’t quite make it to Franken-Coleman territory.
While the Minnesota Senate seat still has not been officially filled, Murphy has expanded his lead over Republican state legislator…
Murphy
Democrat Scott Murphy, running for the upstate New York Congressional seat vacated by Hillary Clinton’s successor, is a Missouri native — though you would never know it by his campaign biography.
Murphy’s website says he “grew up in a small town in…
John Ashcroft at the state Capitol with Betty Hearnes
Though the crowd itself wasn’t particularly large at today’s inaugural, the stage was packed with political luminaries from both sides of the aisle.
Among them: Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, who served…
This just in from the Democratic presidential campaign of Barack Obama:
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. “will help launch a five-day ‘Heartland Change’ RV tour across the state highlighting Senator Obama’s plan to invest in and strengthen rural America.”
The tour is to…
“State Rep. Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur and a candididat for lieutenant governor, will hold campaign events Monday in Hannibal and Columbia.
He’s to be accompanied by two of the three living former Democratic lieutenant governors. All three have endorsed Page, which is not unexpected…
State Rep. Esther Haywood, barred by term limits from running again, has endorsed attorney Don Calloway as her replacement. 
Calloway, 28, is an associate at Lathrop and Gage downtown. He is seeking office for the first time, but already has the support…
A trio of three former members of Congress highlight the Missouri Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner next month.
Speaking under the the theme of “Legacy of Leadership,” this year’s edition of the gala will feature a former U.S. Senator, Jean Carnahan,…
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…
