Robin Carnahan

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Carnahan with Barack Obama at the Folly Theater in Kansas City on July 8, 2010 Carnahan-obama.jpg
Carnahan with Barack Obama at the Folly Theater in Kansas City on July 8, 2010

On February 3, 2009, Carnahan announced she would run for the United States Senate in 2010 to replace retiring U.S. Senator Kit Bond, saying it is time to "stop the political bickering and start solving problems". [16] She was elected the Democratic nominee in the primary election held August 3, 2010.

In October, Carnahan was endorsed by the Kansas City Star , [17] the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , [18] and The St. Louis American . [19] However, Carnahan was defeated by Republican Roy Blunt as part of a Republican wave of victories in the midterm election.

Post-political career and public service

After leaving public office, Carnahan joined the global strategy firm Albright Stonebridge Group, founded by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. [20] She remained in Missouri and began advising civic technology firms and organizations seeking to help government deliver better services for citizens and cut costs for taxpayers through smarter use of technology. She is a board member and serviced as a strategic adviser for LaunchCode, [21] an organization that connects people to economic opportunity through paid apprenticeships in programming and technology. She has been regularly featured in the media and spoken before numerous national groups and congressional and legislative committees on finance, regulatory and elections issues.

In 2013 Carnahan was named a Fellow at the University of Chicago's non-partisan Institute of Politics. [22] Carnahan also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs[ citation needed ] and on the National Advisory Committee of the Democracy Fund. [23]

In February 2016, Carnahan joined the General Services Administration as the director of the state and local practice of 18F. [24] There, she led a team of digital technology consultants who provide consulting and acquisition services to help state and local agencies apply the best practices of human-centered design, agile development, and modular procurement. [25]

Carnahan often speaks about using innovation and technology to improve delivery of government services, including at Tech@State, [26] the Code for America Summit, [27] Personal Democracy Forum [28] and the 2016 IT Solutions Management Conference, [29] FedScoop named Carnahan as one of the Top Women in Tech 2017. [30]

Personal life

Carnahan comes from a family that has been active in Missouri politics for several generations. Her grandfather, A. S. J. Carnahan, was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat from south-central Missouri. He served only one term before being defeated in 1946, but ran again in 1948 and won. Carnahan served in the House for six more terms and in 1961 was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as the first American ambassador to Sierra Leone. Her father, Mel Carnahan, served in the state legislature, as State Treasurer, Lieutenant Governor and as Governor of Missouri from 1993 until his death in 2000 in a plane crash while campaigning for the US Senate against incumbent John Ashcroft. Her mother, Jean Carnahan, became the first woman from Missouri to serve in the United States Senate from 2001 to 2003 when she was appointed to fill the seat Gov. Carnahan won posthumously.

Her brother Russ Carnahan was a member of Congress and represented the southern portion of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Her brother Tom Carnahan founded Wind Capital Group. Robin Carnahan is married to Juan Carlos Antolinez.

On February 27, 2006, Carnahan announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She continued to serve as Secretary of State while undergoing treatment and her cancer is in remission. [31]

Electoral history

Results

Robin Carnahan
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Official portrait, 2021
Administrator of General Services
In office
July 2, 2021 January 20, 2025
2010 Missouri United States Senate Democratic primary election [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robin Carnahan 266,349 83.9%
Democratic Richard Charles Tolbert33,73110.6%
Democratic Francis Vangeli17,5115.5%
Total votes317,591 100.00%
2010 United States Senate election in Missouri [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Roy Blunt 1,054,160 54.23 −1.86
Democratic Robin Carnahan789,73640.63−2.17
2008 Missouri Secretary of State election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robin Carnahan (incumbent) 1,749,152 61.81 +10.78
Republican Mitchell Hubbard1,006,08835.55−10.86
Libertarian Wes Upchurch39,2961.39−0.55
Constitution Denise C. Neely35,2741.25+0.67
2004 Missouri Secretary of State election [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robin Carnahan 1,367,783 51.03
Republican Catherine Hanaway 1,243,00346.41
Libertarian Christopher Davis51,9641.94
Constitution Donna Ivanovich15,5760.58

References

  1. Feds Extend 18F's Silicon Valley Expertise to Cities, States
  2. "President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Robin Carnahan as Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA)". The White House. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  3. "Biden taps 18F veteran Robin Carnahan to lead GSA". Washington Technology. April 6, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. "PN272 – Nomination of Robin Carnahan for General Services Administration, 117th Congress (2021–2022)". www.congress.gov. June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  5. "GovSearch News: Robin Carnahan has been confirmed and sworn in as GSA Administrator". carrollpublishing.com. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. National Democratic Institute Delegation Arrives to Observe Lebanon's June 7 Parliamentary Elections. Archived June 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine National Democratic Institute , June 3, 2009.
  7. Secretary Robin Carnahan (MO). Project Vote Smart .
  8. "Robin Carnahan, Missouri's Secretary of State". SCA News. December 29, 2005.
  9. "Carnahan Plays Up Her Missouri Roots In Senate Race". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. June 22, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  10. 2004 Missouri Secretary of State Election Results.
  11. Making Our Economy Strong for Working Families. Archived August 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Robin Carnahan: United States Senate.
  12. Volkmann, Kelsey. Carnahan: Wachovia close to auction rate securities deal. St. Louis Business Journal, August 11, 2008.
  13. Wednesday editorial: (Not) just like cash. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 19, 2008.
  14. Salter, Jim. Carnahan to push for early voting. Archived July 27, 2012, at archive.today Columbia Missourian, November 6, 2008.
  15. Auditor Gives Carnahan's Office "Excellent" Report for Final Year Archived April 11, 2013, at archive.today
  16. Robin Carnahan is IN for U.S. Senate in 2010. Prime Buzz.
  17. Recommendations for Missouri's top races, editorial board, Kansas City Star , October 24, 2010.
  18. Carnahan for Senate: Part of the solution, not the problem, editorial board, St. Louis Post-Dispatch , October 22, 2010.
  19. "The St. Louis American endorsements". The St. Louis American . October 28, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  20. "Former Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan Joins Albright Stonebridge Group". Albright Stonebridge Group. September 27, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  21. "Robin Carnahan joins LaunchCode as advisor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  22. "Fall 2013 Fellows". Institute of Politics. January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  23. "About Us: Democracy Fund". DemocracyFund. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  24. Shueh, Jason (February 23, 2016). "Feds Extend 18F's Silicon Valley Expertise to Cities, States". Government Technology . Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  25. "18F to Partner with Federal Agencies Providing Grants to State and Local Programs to Upgrade Digital Services". General Services Administration. February 24, 2016. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  26. techatstate (December 14, 2012), Tech@State: ElecTech Welcoming Remarks & Keynote Address, archived from the original on December 13, 2021, retrieved April 22, 2017
  27. Code for America (November 8, 2016), Robin Carnahan: Do it now; The importance of bringing technologists to the table, archived from the original on December 13, 2021, retrieved April 22, 2017
  28. PdF YouTube (June 15, 2016), Robin Carnahan | Beyond the Beltway , retrieved April 22, 2017
  29. "ism-conference". ism-conference. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  30. "FedScoop's Top Women in Tech 2017: Robin Carnahan – Fedscoop". Fedscoop. March 15, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  31. Wagman, Jake. Carnahan, a breast cancer survivor, assembles team for Komen race. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 17, 2010.
  32. "Missouri Senate Primary results". Missouri SOS. August 3, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  33. "Official Election Returns 2010" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State.
  34. "Official Election Returns 2008" (PDF). Missouri SOS. December 2, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  35. "Official Election Returns 2004" (PDF). Missouri SOS. December 1, 2004. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Missouri
2005–2013
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Missouri
2004, 2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Missouri
(Class 3)

2010