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09.14.2009 10:11 am

Closed-door meeting? No problem, thanks to Rep. Carter, Twitter

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Carter

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…

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09.12.2009 5:59 pm

With Slay’s support, Dems nominate Keaveny for Senate vacancy

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Keaveny

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…

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09.11.2009 4:17 pm

Dems to make decision Saturday on filling Smith’s Senate seat

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Nasheed, Keaveny and Storch

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…

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09.04.2009 9:10 am

T.D. El-Amin withdraws as contender for State Senate opening

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
El-Amin

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…

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09.02.2009 9:20 am

Keaveny’s staying in Senate race — and voting for himself

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Keaveny

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…

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08.31.2009 2:10 pm

Instant front runner? Storch to seek Smith’s Senate seat

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Storch

Storch

ST. LOUIS — The nascent race to fill the State Senate set left by Jeff Smith has been, so far, a race of near equals.

But will the newest contender pull to the front of the pack?

State Rep. Rachel Storch said today…

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08.27.2009 9:22 am

Fourth and long: Replacing Smith could prove tricky

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Nasheed, Keaveny and El-Amin

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…

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07.31.2009 11:43 am

Mountain high: Storch, Koster get Aspen Institute fellowship

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Storch, left, and Koster

Storch, left, and Koster

Two Missouri Democrats have been selected for a fellowship program by the Aspen Institute, which offers leadership training to emerging political officials from both sides of the aisle.

State Attorney General Chris Koster and State Rep. Rachel Storch have been…

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03.24.2009 2:03 pm

Follow our Missouri Capital Gang on Twitter

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

State Sen. Brad Lager boasting that his district is larger than Rhode Island, St. Louis Democrat Rachel Storch having trouble getting extra money for meals-on-wheels and prosecutors lobbying to pack heat in the courthouse — these are just a few of the tidbits…

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