12.03.2009 11:16 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Karla May
ST. LOUIS — Democrat Karla May lost her party’s nod to fill the vacancy left by state Rep. T.D. El-Amin, but that doesn’t mean she is out of the running.
Last month, Democratic ward leaders nominated attorney Hope Whitehead to take the…
10.26.2009 8:26 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Meadows
JEFFERSON CITY — The bad news for Democrats since the Missouri Legislative session ended continues to pile up. State Rep. Tim Meadows, D-Imperial, was the latest to run into legal trouble.
In a letter to constituents this weekend, Meadows apologized for…
09.28.2009 10:59 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
JEFFERSON CITY — No surprise here, but the Supreme Court officially disbarred lawyer Steve Brown today.
Brown, the former state representative from St. Louis who along with former Sen. Jeff Smith pleaded guilty last month to obstruction of justice charges, had…
09.25.2009 5:33 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
El-Amin
ST. LOUIS — Outside the federal courthouse Thursday, a freshly-convicted State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin indicated that he had already stepped down from the State House.
The governor’s office, however, as of close of business Friday afternoon, had not received El-Amin’s resignation.
Neither…
09.24.2009 12:33 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
El-Amin
Missouri state Rep. T.D. El-Amin today pleaded guilty to a bribery charge in federal court. He faces between 18 and 24 months in prison.
He pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe of $2,100 from the owner of a gas station. After the…
05.27.2009 1:51 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
JEFFERSON CITY — Want a chance to ask some of your elected officials about the recently completed legislative session? Tonight’s your chance.
St. Louis Democrats Chris Carter, TD El Amin, and Sen. Jeff Smith are hosting a town hall meeting tonight at…