William Lacy Clay Jr. is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Missouri's 1st congressional district from 2001 to 2021. His congressional career ended after he lost in a Democratic primary to Cori Bush in 2020,after successfully defeating her in the 2018 primary.
Ann Louise Wagner is an American politician and former diplomat serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,she was the United States ambassador to Luxembourg from 2005 to 2009.
The 2002 United States Special Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5,2002 to decide who would serve the rest of Democrat Mel Carnahan's term,after he died while campaigning and posthumously won the 2000 election. The winner would serve four more years until the next election in 2006. Governor Roger Wilson appointed Carnahan's wife Jean,also a Democrat,to serve temporarily. She then decided to run to serve the remainder of the term,but she was narrowly defeated by Republican nominee Jim Talent.
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen is the lawmaking body of St. Louis,an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. The Board consists of 14 alderpersons,one elected by each of the city's 14 wards. The President of the Board is a separate position elected by all city voters with the same voting power as an alderperson,and serves as the body's presiding officer.
Maria Nicole Chappelle-Nadal is an American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from the 86th district from 2019 to 2021. A Democrat from University City,Missouri,she represented district 14 in the Missouri Senate from 2011 to 2019. She previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from district 72,a position which she held from 2005 to 2011. In 2010,Chappelle-Nadal was elected to the Missouri Senate to succeed fellow Democrat Rita Heard Days of St. Louis.
Robin Wright-Jones was a Democratic member of the Missouri Senate,representing the 5th district from 2007 to 2013. Jamilah Nasheed succeeded her in this office. Her district covers part of City of St. Louis. She previously served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2002 through 2007,after winning a special election on March 26,2002.
Theodore Hoskins,also referred to as Ted Hoskins,is an American politician with the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives and has been mayor of Berkeley,Missouri since his election in 2012. Hoskins was born in St. Louis,Missouri,and raised in Berkeley,Missouri. He served in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1961,and left with an honorable discharge. He received education in business administration at Florissant Valley Community College,where he obtained an associate's degree,and at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is married with three children,and resides in Berkeley,Missouri. Hoskins has worked in a financial capacity with Bi-State Development Agency,and is owner and CEO of T &L Automated Accounting Services.
Tishaura Oneda Jones is an American politician who has served as the mayor of St. Louis,Missouri since April 2021. A member of the Missouri Democratic Party,Jones served from 2008 to 2013 in the Missouri House of Representatives;and as Treasurer of the City of St. Louis from 2013 to 2021.
Lewis E. Reed is an American politician from St. Louis,Missouri. His last position was president of its Board of Aldermen which he held for record duration of 15 years. He was federally indicted on bribery charges in May 2022 and resigned his at large board position in June.
Jeffrey Roorda is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives,serving from 2005 to 2010 and again from 2013 to 2015. Roorda ran for the Missouri Senate in District 22 in 2014,but he was defeated by Paul Wieland,a Republican from Imperial. A former police officer,he is also the executive director and business manager of the St. Louis Police Officers Association (SLPOA). SLPOA is Lodge #68 of the Fraternal Order of Police,covering the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD).
The 2017 St. Louis mayoral election was held on April 4,2017,to elect the mayor of St. Louis,Missouri. Incumbent Mayor Francis Slay chose not to run for reelection. Slay,who was serving his fourth term as mayor,indicated in March 2016 that he would run for reelection,but announced in April 2016 that he would not run for a fifth term. Primary elections took place on March 7,2017,and the general election was held on April 4. Alderwoman Lyda Krewson was elected and became the first female Mayor of St. Louis.
Lyda Krewson is an American retired politician who was the 46th mayor of St. Louis,Missouri. She is a member of the Democratic Party and St. Louis's first female mayor,serving from 2017 to 2021. On November 18,2020,Krewson announced that she would not seek a second term.
John Collins-Muhammad,Jr.,known by his initials,JCM,is an American politician and Muslim minister from the state of Missouri. He served on the Board of Alderman of the City of St. Louis representing the 21st Ward where he represented the northside. Collins-Muhammad was elected to his first term in April 2017 at the age of 25,which makes him the youngest person ever to be elected alderman in St. Louis,and the first Muslim ever elected to that position. He was re-elected in April 2021 garnishing nearly 63% of the vote in his ward. He resigned in May 2022. He led protests during the 2014 Ferguson Uprising and is a prominent figure in the Nation of Islam. Although he was a member of the Democratic Party,he was a frequent critic of the party.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Missouri will be held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Missouri. Incumbent Republican Josh Hawley was first elected in 2018 with 51.4% of the vote,unseating Democrat Claire McCaskill. He is running for re-election to a second term in office. Primary elections will take place on August 6,2024.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 8,2022,concurrently with elections for all other Class 3 U.S. senators and elections for the U.S. House of Representatives,to select a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Missouri. Incumbent senator Roy Blunt did not seek a third term in office;fellow Republican Eric Schmitt won the open seat.
Cara Spencer is an American politician from the state of Missouri. She served on the St. Louis Board of Alderpersons representing Ward 20 from 2015-2023,and now currently serves as alderwoman of Ward 8. Spencer ran in the 2021 St. Louis mayoral election,finishing as a top-two candidate in the primary election. She lost in the general election to Tishaura Jones.
Cori Anika Bush is an American politician,nurse,pastor,and Black Lives Matter activist serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 1st congressional district,since 2021. The district includes all of the city of St. Louis and most of northern St. Louis County.
The 2021 St. Louis mayoral election occurred in two stages,with a unified primary on March 2,2021,and a two-candidate general election on April 6,2021. Incumbent Democratic mayor Lyda Krewson was eligible to seek re-election to a second term in office,but chose to retire.
Megan Ellyia Green is an American politician and educator from St. Louis,Missouri. She has served as the President of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen since 2022,having previously been the alderwoman from the 15th ward since 2014. Green is a progressive Democrat and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
The 2023 St. Louis aldermanic elections were held in two rounds,with nonpartisan blanket approval voting primaries on March 7 and general elections on April 4. All 14 members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen and the President of the Board of Aldermen were elected.
