Audrain County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census,the population was 24,962. Its county seat is Mexico. The county was organized December 13,1836,and named for Colonel James Hunter Audrain of the War of 1812 and who later was elected to the state legislature.
Vandalia is a city in northeastern Audrain and extending into southeastern Ralls Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 3,553 at the 2020 census,which includes about 1,000 prisoners incarcerated at the prison located within the city limits.
Richard Andrew Gephardt is an American attorney,lobbyist,and politician who served as a United States Representative from Missouri from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party,he was House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 and Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1988 and 2004. Gephardt was mentioned as a possible vice presidential nominee in 1988,1992,2000,2004,and 2008.
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.
Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond is an American attorney,politician and former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986,he defeated Democrat Harriett Woods by a margin of 53%–47%. He was re-elected in 1992,1998,and 2004. On January 8,2009,he announced that he would not seek re-election to a fifth term in 2010,and was succeeded by fellow Republican Roy Blunt on January 3,2011. Following his retirement from the Senate,Bond became a partner at Thompson Coburn.
Baron Paul Hill is a retired American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district from 1999 to 2005 and from 2007 to 2011.
Linda Teresa Sánchez is an American politician and former labor lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 38th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,Sánchez was first elected to Congress in 2002. She serves on the Ways and Means Committee and is the previous ranking member on the House Ethics Committee. In the 114th Congress,she chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Joseph Merrill Hoeffel III is an American author and politician. A Democrat,Hoeffel was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005,representing Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. He also served multiple terms on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners,and from 1977–84,was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. A native of Philadelphia,he is a graduate of Boston University and Temple University School of Law.
Samuel Bruce Graves Jr. is an American politician serving as the United States representative for Missouri's 6th congressional district,serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches across most of the northern third of the state,from the Kansas border to the Illinois border. The bulk of its population lives in the northern part of the Kansas City area,including the northern fourth of Kansas City. Graves is the dean of Missouri's House delegation.
Jerry Lon Litton was an American politician from Missouri who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Missouri's 6th congressional district from 1973 until his death in 1976. A member of the Democratic Party,he ran for United States Senate in 1976. Litton won the Democratic primary,however he died in a plane crash while heading to his victory party.
Richard Taylor "Dick" Schulze is an American businessman and politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993. His district encompassed portions of Montgomery,Delaware,and Chester Counties in the western Philadelphia suburbs.
William Thomas Sali is an American lawyer and politician who served as a congressman from Idaho. A Republican,he served a single term in the United States House of Representatives,representing Idaho's 1st congressional district from 2007 to 2009. Sali previously served in the Idaho Legislature as a member of the House.
Saqib Ali is a former State Delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates,having been elected in 2006 to represent the 39th District. Ali is an American of Indian and Pakistani descent.
Frederick Remann was an Illinois Republican politician. He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and was also elected from Illinois to the United States House of Representatives.
Matthew A. "Matt" Szollosi is a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing Toledo and Lucas County.
Bob F. Griffin was an American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1971 to 1996 and as Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1981 to 1996,longer than any other speaker in state history.
Jay Wasson is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Missouri Senate for the 20th district from 2011 to 2019. Previously,Wasson served four terms in the Missouri House of Representatives (2002–2010).
Jay Houghton is a Republican former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Houghton was elected in 2010 to represent the 10th District,encompassing all or parts of Pike,Audrain,Callaway,Lincoln,Montgomery and Ralls counties. In November 2012 Houghton filed for election in the newly created Missouri House 43rd District,which contains all of Audrain and portions of Callaway counties.
The 2022 elections for the Illinois Senate will take place on November 8,2022 to elect Senators from all of the state's 59 Legislative districts in the Illinois Senate. The primary election will take place on Tuesday,June 28,2022. The winners of this election will serve in the 103rd General Assembly with seats apportioned among the state based on the 2020 United States Census. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970,senators are divided into three groups with each group having a two-year term at a different part of the decade between censuses,with the rest of the decade being taken up by two four-year terms. The Democratic Party has held a majority in the Senate since 2003. The inauguration of the 103rd General Assembly will occur on Wednesday January 11,2023.
Will Metcalf is a member of the Texas House of Representatives,16th District,which encompasses Montgomery County,Texas,approximately 55 miles north of Houston. As of 2021–2022,he is Chairman of the House Administration Committee which oversees all operations of the House,including its rules,policies and procedures,as well as its members,officers,and employees. He also serves on the committees for International Relations &Economic Development,and House State Affairs.
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