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10.18.2009 9:57 pm

Candidates in 24th District state Senate race raise big bucks

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

With the November 2010 election more than a year away, the race for state senator in the 24th District already is a big money affair.

The four candidates in the race – three Democrats and a Republican – already have…

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07.20.2009 8:03 pm

Fund raising begins in 14th District state Senate race

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

University City Mayor Joe Adams raised from April through June nearly four times as much money than State Rep. Theodore “Ted” Hoskins, D-Berkeley, a competitor for the Democratic nomination for state senator from the 14th district, campaign finance reports show.

But Hoskins…

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07.20.2009 12:06 pm

Campaign in 24th state Senate district may be expensive

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Fraser, Corcoran and Page

Fraser, Corcoran and Page

The Democratic primary for state senator in the 24th District in August 2010 shapes up as an expensive contest.

Dr. Sam Page of Creve Coeur, who ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor last year, has $152,517.31 in his campaign war…

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07.03.2009 4:25 pm

University City mayor joins 14th District state Senate race

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Joe Adams

After serving more than 33 years as a council member and mayor of University City, Joe Adams is moving to a new political arena.

Adams, the city’s mayor since 1996, is running for state senator in the 14th District. He is…

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01.13.2009 11:51 am

Ellis to prosecute Gov. Rod Blagojevich during Senate trial

Post-Dispatch Springfield bureau
David Ellis

David Ellis

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - David Ellis, chief counsel to the state House impeachment committee, will prosecute Gov. Rod Blagojevich in his state Senate trial set to begin Jan. 26.

Ellis, 41, has served as counsel to House Speaker Michael Madigan since…

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05.20.2008 6:00 pm

Barry hires staff for 1st District Senate run

Special to the Post-Dispatch

Former state Rep. Joan Barry, D-Oakville, today announced that she’d hired a campaign manager and finance director for her bid this fall to win the state Senate seat now occupied by Democrat Harry Kennedy, D-St. Louis, who is being forced out by term…

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04.10.2008 3:55 pm

UPDATE: Gunn gives back a lot of money — and bolsters city Dems

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As he awaited today’s Senate confirmation of his appointment to the Missouri Public Service Commission, Webster Groves lawyer Kevin Gunn spent Monday and Tuesday busily writing a bunch of refund checks.

According to his last campaign-finance report, filed Tuesday, Gunn returned $28,546.34 to…

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