Women Candidates 2002
Status of Missouri Women Office Holders and Candidates
for the General Election November 5
When quoting from this page, please cite your source
as:
The Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life, UM-St. Louis
| Name | Hometown | Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal and Statewide | ||||
| Jean Carnahan | Rolla | U.S. Senate | D | |
| Tamara A. Millay | St. Louis | U.S. Senate | L | |
| Claire McCaskill | Jefferson City | State Auditor | D | |
| Darla R. Maloney | St. Charles | U.S. Rep-2 | L | |
| Catherine Enz | St. Louis | U.S. Rep-3 | R | |
| Karen McCarthy | Kansas City | U.S. Rep-5 | D | |
| Cathy Rinehart | Liberty | U.S. Rep-6 | D | |
| Jo Ann Emerson | Cape Girardeau | U.S. Rep-8 | R | |
| Currently: 3/11 members of Congress
= 27% (2 U.S. Representatives, 1D/1R, 1 U.S. Senator, D)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 | |
| Clara Ichord | Waynesville | MO Sen-16 | D | |
| Joan Bray | St. Louis | MO Sen-24 | D | |
| Catherine D. Johnson | Osceola | MO Sen-28 | D | |
| Norma (Aunt Norma) Champion | Springfield | MO-Sen-30 | R | |
| Glenda Kelly | St. Joseph | MO-Sen-34 | D | |
| Currently: 6/34 State Senators =
18% D=2 / R=4 National average of women in the State Senate = 20%. |
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| State Representative | ||||
| Rachel Bringer | Palmyra | MO Rep-6 | D | |
| Carol J. Wessel | Troy | MO Rep-11 | R | |
| Judy Davidson | St. Peters | MO Rep-14 | 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 | |
| Nancy Copenhaver | Moberly | MO Rep-22 | D | |
| Therese Sander | Moberly | MO Rep-22 | R | |
| Verna Harris-Laboy | Columbia | MO Rep-23 | R | |
| Cynthia Baker | Columbia | MO Rep-24 | R | |
| Vicky Riback Wilson | Columbia | MO Rep-25 | D | |
| Kathy Bahner | St. Joseph | MO Rep-27 | R | |
| Rebecca Johnson Rooney | Weston | MO Rep-29 | R | |
| Meg Harding | Kansas City | MO Rep-30 | D | 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 | |
| Judy Bowman | Kansas City | MO Rep-38 | R | |
| 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 | |
| Betty Kowalewich | Kimberling City | MO Rep-62 | D | |
| Robin Wright Jones | St. Louis | MO Rep-63 | D | |
| Sandra Chance | St. Louis | MO Rep-63 | R | |
| Judy A. Zakibe | St. Louis | MO Rep-65 | R | |
| Ruby Vincent | Aurora | MO Rep-68 | 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 | |
| Pamela Barry | Edmundson | MO Rep-77 | R | |
| Kathryn S. Fitzgerald | Maryland Hts. | MO Rep-79 | R | |
| Juanita Head Walton | St. Louis | MO Rep-81 | D | |
| Diann Bomkamp | St. Louis | MO Rep-82 | R | |
| Barbara Fraser | St. Louis | MO Rep-83 | D | |
| Stella Ann Madison | St. Louis | MO Rep-84 | D | |
| Shirley (Shirl) Garhart | Clayton | MO Rep-86 | D | |
| Jane Cunningham | Chesterfield | MO Rep-86 | R | |
| Marilyn Morton | Warson Woods | MO Rep-87 | D | |
| Catherine L. Hanaway | St. Louis | MO Rep-87 | R | |
| Elizabeth Theiss | Ballwin | MO Rep-88 | D | |
| Kathlyn Fares | Webster Groves MO | MO Rep-91 | R | |
| M. Julie Maguire | Ballwin | MO Rep-92 | D | |
| Jodi A. Stefanick | Ballwin | MO Rep-93 | R | |
| Patricia (Pat) Yaeger | St. Louis | MO Rep-96 | D | |
| Jane E. Koeller | St. Louis | MO Rep-97 | D | |
| Sue Schoemehl | St. Louis | MO Rep-100 | D | |
| Belinda Harris | Hillsboro | MO Rep-110 | D | |
| Connie Sayers | Potosi | MO Rep-110 | R | |
| Debra (Debi) L. Neuner | Linn | MO Rep-112 | D | |
| Cynthia McFadden | Jefferson City | MO Rep-114 | D | |
| Teresa G. Capps | Versailles | MO Rep-116 | D | |
| Judith K. (Judi) Moriarty-Ebers | Sedalia | MO Rep-118 | D | |
| Teresa Hensley | Raymore | MO Rep-123 | D | |
| Marilyn Ruestman | Joplin | MO Rep-131 | R | |
| Ann Elwell | Nixa | MO Rep-141 | D | |
| Patricia Watson | Fordland | MO Rep-145 | D | |
| Tamara Gann | Conway | MO Rep-146 | D | |
| Carol Gaddy | Rolla | MO Rep-149 | D | |
| Currently: 40/163 State Representatives
= 24.5% D=25 / R=15 National average of women in the House = 23%. |
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| Total women in the General Assembly,
46/197 = 23.3%. National average of women in the General Assembly = 22%. |
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NOTE: Missouri currently ranks 24th among the states for the percentage of women in the state legislature. Illinois ranks 16th, Kansas 6th, Iowa 27th and Arkansas 45th.