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Jamie Johnson and Anthony Ealy will be the first Black members of the Missouri House of Representatives from Platte County and Grandview when they get sworn in next month.
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While Republicans will still hold a supermajority in the chamber, House Democrats were able to gain three seats, giving them their largest numbers in years.
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From the moment Schmitt entered Missouri politics, the Republican Party always called the shots. But that won’t be what he’ll encounter in the U.S. Senate, which will remain controlled by Democrats.
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Compared to other recent races for the U.S. Senate, the contest between Eric Schmitt and Trudy Busch Valentine has been a low-energy affair.
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Democrats have hoped for years to cut into the Republican supermajority in Jefferson City. While the chances of that are slim this election, newly drawn statehouse districts means Republicans may have to fight harder for their seats.
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Once a Democratic stronghold, a swing congressional district in northern Missouri became dominated by Republicans, thanks to a national realignment and the influence of conservative media. Plus: Why a Democratic candidate thinks she has a shot to flip a Kansas House district in Johnson County.
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After evacuating New Orleans because of Hurricane Katrina, Jamie Johnson rebuilt her life in Missouri. Now she wants to do "the most good that I can."
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Kansas hasn’t elected a Democrat to U.S. Senate in 90 years, but Mark Holland hopes he's the one to change that — after all, the former mayor of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, has won elections before.
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The former CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, is campaigning to be first Democratic U.S. Senator from Kansas in 90 years.
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Gov. Mike Parson wanted a starting date of Sept. 6 for a special session on an income tax cut and agriculture tax credits. However, Republican leadership in a joint statement said they intend to use this week for further negotiations.
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Kunce's campaign revolves around his message that for too long, the interests of corporations and billionaires — not working people — have steered policy in the U.S. In a state that has been trending toward Republicans for a generation, the former Marine Corps member thinks he'll resonate with voters who have left the Democratic Party.
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Name recognition puts Busch Valentine at an advantage among her lesser-known Democratic opponents. But the Anheuser-Busch heiress faces criticism that she is relying on her family fortune and name ID instead of engaging with voters.