Women Candidates 2008
Candidates for the Primary Election August 5, 2008
This is a list of women candidates who have filed for federal and
statewide office and seats for the Missouri General Assembly. Information
for this table is taken from the unofficial candidate filing list
on the Missouri Secretary of State's website.
All candidates and parties are listed in ballot order. Incumbents are listed in bold.
Last updated: 06/06/2008
When quoting from this page, please cite your
source as:
The Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life
| Name | Hometown | Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Federal and Statewide |
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Rolla |
Governor |
R | ||
Jennie Lee (Jen) Sievers |
Jackson |
Governor |
R | |
Becky L. Plattner |
Grand Pass |
Lt. Governor |
D | |
Mary Williams |
Jefferson City |
Lt. Governor |
D | |
C. Lillian Metzger |
Troy |
Lt. Governor |
D | |
St. Louis |
Treasurer |
D | ||
St. Louis |
Secretary of State |
D | ||
St. Louis |
Attorney General |
D | ||
Molly Williams |
Kansas City |
Attorney General |
D | |
Parkville |
U.S. Rep-6 |
D | ||
Cape Girardeau |
U.S. Rep-8 |
R | ||
Danie Moore |
Fulton |
U.S. Rep-9 |
R | |
Columbia |
U.S. Rep-9 |
D | ||
St. Louis |
U.S. Rep-9 |
L | ||
Currently:
1/2 U.S. Senators = 50% D=1 3/6 Statewide offices = 50% D=2/R=1 |
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State Senate |
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St. Louis |
MO Sen-1 |
D | ||
St. Louis |
MO Sen-5 |
D | ||
Jane Cunningham |
Chesterfield |
MO Sen-7 |
R | |
Chesterfield |
MO Sen-7 |
R | ||
Yvonne Wilson |
Kansas City |
MO Sen-9 |
D | |
Smithville |
MO Sen-17 |
R | ||
Sandra Aust |
Kansas City |
MO Sen-17 |
D | |
Linda Sanders |
Jackson |
MO Sen-27 |
D | |
| Currently: 7/34 State Senators = 20.6% D=5 / R=2 National average of women in the State Senate = 21.5%. |
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State Representative |
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Canton |
MO Rep-1 |
D | ||
Kirksville |
MO Rep-2 |
D | ||
Rachel Bringer |
Palmyra |
MO Rep-6 |
D | |
Sally Faith |
St. Charles |
MO Rep-15 |
R | |
St. Peters |
MO Rep-16 |
D | ||
O'Fallon |
MO Rep-17 |
R | ||
St. Charles |
MO Rep-18 |
R | ||
O'Fallon |
MO Rep-19 |
R | ||
Debbie Cook |
O'Fallon |
MO Rep-19 |
D | |
Kelly Schultz |
Columbia |
MO Rep-21 |
D | |
Therese Sander |
Moberly |
MO Rep-22 |
R | |
Columbia |
MO Rep-23 |
D | ||
Columbia |
MO Rep-25 |
D | ||
Mary Anne Baier |
Kansas city |
MO Rep-30 |
D | |
Abby Olson |
Parkville |
MO Rep-32 |
R | |
Barbara Lanning |
Lawson |
MO Rep-36 |
D | |
Beth Low |
Kansas City |
MO Rep-39 |
D | |
Shalonn (Kiki) Curls |
Kansas City |
MO Rep-41 |
D | |
Annmarie Jackson |
Kansas City |
MO Rep-43 |
D | |
Amy Coffman |
Kansas City |
MO Rep-44 |
D | |
Mary Cossgrove Spence |
Kansas City |
MO Rep-44 |
D | |
Kate Meiners |
Kansas City |
MO Rep-46 |
D | |
Jeannette Mott Oxford |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-59 |
D | |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-60 |
D | ||
Kimberly Gardner |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-60 |
D | |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-63 |
D | ||
April Harris |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-63 |
D | |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-64 |
D | ||
Michele Kratky |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-65 |
D | |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-67 |
D | ||
Emily Jo Pierce |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-67 |
D | |
Gina Walsh |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-69 |
D | |
Julie Stone |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-69 |
L | |
Sharon L. Pace |
Northwoods |
MO Rep-70 |
D | |
Maria N Chappelle-Nadal |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-72 |
D | |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-73 |
D | ||
Florissant |
MO Rep-78 |
D | ||
Black Jack |
MO Rep-80 |
D | ||
Rochelle Walton Gray |
Black Jack |
MO Rep-81 |
D | |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-82 |
D | ||
St. Louis |
MO Rep-85 |
R | ||
St. Louis |
MO Rep 85 |
D | ||
Chesterfield |
MO Rep-86 |
D | ||
St. Louis |
MO Rep-91 |
R | ||
St. Louis |
MO Rep-91 |
D | ||
Katherine Bruckner |
Shrewsbury |
MO Rep-91 |
D | |
Sue Allen |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-92 |
R | |
Ronica (Ronnie) Herman |
Manchester |
MO Rep-92 |
D | |
Kirkwood |
MO Rep-94 |
D | ||
Alice J. Geary |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-95 |
D | |
Patricia (Pat) Yaeger |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-96 |
D | |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-97 |
D | ||
Sue Schoemehl |
St. Louis |
MO Rep-100 |
D | |
Linda R. Fischer |
Bonne Terre |
MO Rep-107 |
D | |
Joan Brenon |
Bonne Terre |
MO Rep-107 |
D | |
Laura Elizabeth Sprehe |
Wentzville |
MO Rep-109 |
R | |
Belinda Harris |
Hillsboro |
MO Rep-110 |
D | |
Clinton |
MO Rep-120 |
D | ||
Beth Grubb |
Odessa |
MO Rep-122 |
D | |
Carla K. Keough |
Butler |
MO Rep-125 |
D | |
Linda Marie Crane |
Greenfield |
MO Rep-126 |
D | |
Marilyn Ruestman |
Joplin |
MO Rep-131 |
R | |
Springfield |
MO Rep-135 |
D | ||
Springfield |
MO Rep-138 |
D | ||
Janet Adams |
Willard |
MO Rep-139 |
D | |
Powersite |
MO Rep-143 |
D | ||
Branson |
MO Rep-143 |
R | ||
Camdenton |
MO Rep-155 |
D | ||
Marble Hill |
MO Rep-156 |
R | ||
Sikeston |
MO Rep-160 |
R | ||
| Currently: 33/163 State Representatives
= 20% D=23/ R=10 National average of women in the House = 24.4% |
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| Current total
of women in the General Assembly, 40/197 = 20.3% National average of women in the General Assembly = 23.6% |
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NOTE: Missouri is tied for 33rd with Texas among the states for the percentage of women in the state legislature, the second lowest among surrounding states. Illinois ranks 18th, Iowa 26th, Nebraska 37th, Kansas 14th, and Arkansas 29th. Vermont ranks first with 37.8%, while South Carolina ranks last with 8.8%. National averages
and state rankings provided by: |
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