Stone County is located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census,the population was 31,076. Its county seat is Galena.
Greene County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census,its population was 298,915. making it the fourth most-populous county in Missouri. Its county seat and most-populous city is Springfield. The county was organized in 1833 and is named after American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene.
Dunklin County is located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census,the population was 28,283. The largest city and county seat is Kennett. The county was officially organized on February 14,1845,and is named in honor of Daniel Dunklin,a Governor of Missouri who died the year before the county was organized.
Barry County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 Census,the population was 34,534. Its county seat is Cassville. The county was organized in 1835 and named after William Taylor Barry,a U.S. Postmaster General from Kentucky. The town of Barry,also named after the postmaster-general,was located just north of Kansas City,not in Barry County.
Cassville is a city in Flat Creek Township,Barry County,Missouri,United States. According to the 2020 census,the population of Cassville was 3,190. Cassville is one of the primary markets and job centers for an estimated 14,000 people living in the surrounding area. It is the county seat of Barry County.
Robert Lee Holden Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 53rd Governor of Missouri from 2001 to 2005. Previously,he served as the State Treasurer of Missouri from 1993 to 2001 and represented the 136th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1983 to 1989. Since leaving public office,Holden has worked at Webster University,where he founded the Holden Public Policy Forum,and serves as the chairman and CEO of the United States Heartland China Association.
Roy Dean Blunt is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Missouri,a seat he was first elected to in 2010. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Secretary of State (1985–1993) and U.S. Representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district (1997–2011).
James Thomas Blair Jr. was an American Democratic politician from the state of Missouri. He served as the 44th Governor of Missouri from 1957-1961,as well as the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 1949-1957,and a member of the Missouri House of Representatives.
Matthew Roy Blunt is an American former naval officer and politician who served as the 54th Governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2009. Before his election as governor,Blunt served ten years in the United States Navy,was elected to serve in the Missouri General Assembly in 1998,and as Missouri's Secretary of State in 2000. He grew up in a political family;his father,Roy Blunt,has served in a variety of political offices.
Robert Wendell Bailey is an American politician from Missouri. He graduated from Southwest Missouri State University with a degree in Business Administration and owned an automobile dealership in Willow Springs.
Yvonne Delores Starks Wilson was a Democratic politician from Missouri. She was born in Kansas City,Missouri.
Missouri's 7th congressional district consists of Southwest Missouri. The district includes Springfield,the home of Missouri State University,and the popular tourist destination city of Branson. Located along the borders of Kansas,Oklahoma,and Northwest Arkansas,the district occupies part of the Bible Belt with a strong socially conservative trend. George W. Bush defeated John Kerry here 67% to 32% in the 2004 election. Republican John McCain defeated Democrat Barack Obama 63.1% to 35.3% in the 2008 election. Republican and Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney defeated Barack Obama 67.6% to 30.3% in the 2012 election. In the 2020 election,Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Joe Biden 69.91% to 28.93%. As of 2020,this district is the second most strongly Republican district in Missouri and is one of the most strongly Republican districts in the United States.
Mark A. Parkinson is a Republican former member of the Missouri House of Representatives,representing the 105th district.
The 2012 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2012. Incumbent Republican Peter Kinder faced Democratic nominee and former state auditor Susan Montee,Libertarian Matthew Copple,and the Constitution Party nominee,former state representative Cynthia Davis.
Jason Thomas Smith is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district comprises 30 counties,covering just under 20,000 square miles of southeastern and southern Missouri.
Nathan Belt "Nate" Walker is an American businessman,realtor,and politician from the state of Missouri. A Republican,Walker was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives from Missouri's 3rd District in November 2012. He represented the western portion Adair County as well as all of Mercer,Putnam,and Sullivan counties. Walker previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives during the 1980s,and was a candidate for Missouri Lieutenant Governor in 1984.
The 2016 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor of Missouri,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Jim Evans is a candidate for the United States House of Representatives' 7th Congressional district in Missouri,having run in 2012 and again in 2014,as the Democratic nominee in both elections. He also challenged incumbent Representative Billy Long in the Republican Party primary in 2018. Evans is a retired American businessman,teacher,and U.S. Army veteran.
David Sater is a former Republican member of the Missouri Senate,representing the 29th district. Previously,Sater served 4 terms in the Missouri House of Representatives (2004-2012),representing the 68th District.
Scott Fitzpatrick is an American politician serving as the Missouri State Treasurer until his 2022 election as State Auditor of Missouri. He represented Missouri's 158th District in the Missouri House of Representatives from January 2013 to January 2019.
