Women Candidates 2002
Missouri Women Elected Officials as of November 5, 2002
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The Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life, UM-St. Louis
| Name | Hometown | Office | Party | |
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| Federal and Statewide | ||||
| Claire McCaskill | Jefferson City | State Auditor | D | |
| Karen McCarthy | Kansas City | U.S. Rep-5 | D | |
| Jo Ann Emerson | Cape Girardeau | U.S. Rep-8 | R | |
| Currently: 2/11 members of Congress
= 18% (2 U.S. Representatives, 1D/1R, ) National
average of women in Congress = 13.6% 2/6 Statewide offices = 33% D=2 National average of women in state wide offices = 27%. |
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| State Senate | ||||
| Rita H. Days | St. Louis | MO Sen-14 | D | |
| Sarah Steelman | Rolla | MO Sen-16 | R | |
| Joan Bray | St. Louis | MO Sen-24 | D | |
| Norma (Aunt Norma) Champion | Springfield | MO-Sen-30 | R | |
| Currently: 7/34 State Senators =
21% D=4 / R=3 National average of women in the State Senate = 20.5%. |
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| State Representative | ||||
| Rachel Bringer | Palmyra | MO Rep-6 | D | |
| Vicki Schneider | O'Fallon | MO Rep-17 | R | |
| Cynthia L. Davis | O'Fallon | MO Rep-19 | R | |
| Danielle (Danie) Moore | Fulton | MO Rep-20 | R | |
| Therese Sander | Moberly | MO Rep-22 | R | |
| Vicky Riback Wilson | Columbia | MO Rep-25 | D | |
| Susan Phillips | Kansas City | MO Rep-32 | R | |
| Annie Reinhart | Liberty | MO Rep-34 | R | |
| Sharon Sanders Brooks | Kansas City | MO Rep-37 | D | |
| Marsha Campbell | Kansas City | MO Rep-39 | D | |
| Melba J. Curls | Kansas City | MO Rep-41 | D | |
| Yvonne S. Wilson | Kansas City | MO Rep-42 | D | |
| Jenee Lowe | Kansas City | MO Rep-44 | D | |
| Cathy Jolly | Kansas City | MO Rep-45 | D | |
| Kate Meiners | Kansas City | MO Rep-46 | D | |
| Terry Young | Raytown | MO Rep-49 | D | |
| Vicki Walker | Kansas City | MO Rep-50 | D | |
| Yaphett El-Amin | St. Louis | MO Rep-57 | D | |
| Amber Holly Boykins | St. Louis | MO Rep-60 | D | |
| Connie (LaJoyce) Johnson | St. Louis | MO Rep-61 | D | |
| Robin Wright Jones | St. Louis | MO Rep-63 | D | |
| Gina Walsh | St. Louis | MO Rep-69 | D | |
| Esther Haywood | St. Louis | MO Rep-71 | D | |
| Betty L. Thompson | St. Louis | MO Rep-72 | D | |
| Margaret Donnelly | St. Louis | MO Rep-73 | D | |
| Juanita Head Walton | St. Louis | MO Rep-81 | D | |
| Barbara Fraser | St. Louis | MO Rep-83 | D | |
| Jane Cunningham | Chesterfield | MO Rep-86 | R | |
| Catherine L. Hanaway | St. Louis | MO Rep-87 | R | |
| Kathlyn Fares | Webster Groves MO | MO Rep-91 | R | |
| Jodi A. Stefanick | Ballwin | MO Rep-93 | R | |
| Patricia (Pat) Yaeger | St. Louis | MO Rep-96 | D | |
| Sue Schoemehl | St. Louis | MO Rep-100 | D | |
| Belinda Harris | Hillsboro | MO Rep-110 | D | |
| Marilyn Ruestman | Joplin | MO Rep-131 | R | |
| Currently: 35/163 State Representatives
= 21.5% D=14 / R=11 National average of women in the House = 23.1%. |
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| Total women in the General Assembly,
41/197 = 20.8%. National average of women in the General Assembly = 22.4%. |
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NOTE: Missouri currently ranks 28th among the states for the percentage of women in the state legislature. Illinois ranks 11th, Kansas 16th, Iowa 27th and Arkansas 40th.