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8th District campaign hits TV
Posted Wednesday, May 8, at 4:35 PM Republican Congressional candidate Jason Smith's campaign on Wednesday released a video advertisement in the race for the 8th District. The ad, which talks about values Smith said are important to people in the district, features Smith meeting with constituents, shows him with his family on their farm in Salem, Mo., and in hunting gear firing a rifle...
Right-to-work protest He didn't make it, but if he had, national right-to-work advocate Mark Mix may have met protest in Cape Girardeau. Mix was scheduled to speak to the SEMO Pachyderm Club Thursday evening in Cape Girardeau, but the event was cancelled after Mix experienced a travel delay at the Detroit airport...
Hodges claims disagreement with Obama on gun control Steve Hodges, a Democratic member of Missouri's House of Representatives, and Democratic candidate for Congress, told members of a local group during an appearance Wednesday in Chaffee, Mo., that he will not vote for President Barack Obama's legislative gun control priorities if elected in Missouri's 8th District...
So many people remember Sahara Aldridge. She was bright, she loved sports, and she loved Rick Springfield. In November 2007, the Cape Girardeau 13-year-old died after a battle with a brainstem glioma, a malignant brain tumor with no cure. A run/walk to benefit pediatric brain tumor research is held locally each year in her honor. ...
Wayne Bowen, chair of the history department at Southeast Missouri State University, will be sworn in as the newest member of Cape Girardeau's city council Monday. Bowen ran unopposed in Tuesday's special election for the Ward 6 seat. The seat was left vacant when Kathy Swan resigned to serve as state representative in the 147th House District, which includes Cape Girardeau...
Thomas Brown short signatures Thomas Brown, a retired teacher and coach who lives in Fredericktown, Mo., said Wednesday he will not likely appear on the ballot for the 8th Congressional District as an independent candidate -- but still has hopes as a write-in. "It's looking that way," he said. "I'm still a good two and a half thousand away from getting what I need."...
Forums for 8th district Republican Jason Smith's campaign sent word yesterday afternoon that he will be participating in two upcoming public forums. The first is at 7 p.m. on April 25 at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. It will be hosted by the League of Women Voters. The second is at 6:30 p.m. on May 22 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library and it is hosted by the Cape County Tea Party...
8th district campaign details Campaign managers, offices, websites. Check. And the candidates for Congress in Missouri's 8th district are also playing some games along the way to the June 4 special election. Republican Jason Smith's website now has a way to pull some interest, at least if you follow college basketball...
8th District appearances I promised to post news of 8th Congressional District candidate appearances as I receive, so here you go: Libertarian Bill Slantz will attend the Missouri Gun & Knife Show from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Show Me Center. He also plans to speak to students and the public at 5:30 p.m. ...
Speaker Jones Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones will join Republicans Saturday in Cape Girardeau for the annual Lincoln Day Dinner, event organizers confirmed Wednesday morning. Jones is expected to address attendees of the dinner, along with U.S. representatives Ann Wagner of Missouri and Frank Lucas of Oklahoma, Lt. ...
Hodges hires campaign manager Jake Breymaier, who recently worked on the campaign of Robin Kelly, the Illinois Democrat who won the Feb. 26 special primary for the Congressional seat formerly held by Jesse Jackson Jr., has been hired by Steve Hodges to manage his bid for Missouri's 8th District seat...
Jason Smith receives Missouri Farm Bureau endorsement State Rep. Jason Smith, R-Salem, has received endorsement from the Missouri Farm Bureau's political action committee in his bid for the 8th Congressional District, his campaign announced last night. The PAC's trustees voted unanimously to endorse Smith during their meeting in Jefferson City Monday, according to a news release...
Thomas Brown As promised in Monday's story, here is more on Thomas Brown, who is seeking to run as an independent candidate in Missouri's 8th Congressional District. The following is excerpted from an email sent by Brown to the Southeast Missourian: "My goals are to create good jobs, get affordable medical care, and bring about financial change in the government. ...
8th campaigns online Two of three candidates for Missouri's 8th Congressional District have campaign websites up and running. Here is the link to Libertarian Bill Slantz's site: www.billslantz.com And the link to Republican Jason Smith's site: www.electjasonsmith.com I will post one for Democratic candidate Steve Hodges as soon as it becomes available...
Get to know the 8th District candidates A Democratic committee's nomination of state Rep. Steve Hodges, of East Prairie, Mo., means a race for Missouri's 8th Congressional District is now set with the Republican nominee, state Rep. Jason Smith, of Salem, Mo. A Libertarian, Bill Slantz, of St. Charles, Mo., will also be on the June 4 special election ballot, as will the names of any independent candidates who gather and certify around 6,000 signatures of registered voters before 5 p.m. on March 30...
Political committees and the Sunshine Law In the course of reporting a story on a Democrat committee meeting that ran in Sunday's Southeast Missourian, we learned much about how Missouri's open meetings and records law applies to political party committees that will nominate Congressional candidates...
CNN's take on Emerson CNN recently used former U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's departure from Congress as an example of a "revolving door" scenario where lawmakers are leaving their posts to take jobs in the lobbying industry. People who commented on the blog seemed to take issue most with the estimated cost of the special election for a replacement for Emerson...
Lichtenegger has key role on House Health Insurance Committee State Rep. Donna Lichtenegger, R-Jackson, was recently named by Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones as committee vice chair for the House's Committee on Health Insurance. The committee is expected to play a key role in attempts of legislators to pass bills that would expand the state's Medicaid program -- a requirement of the Affordable Care Act...
Douglas County GOP 8th district forum I'd heard about a "meet and greet" type-event for GOP candidates for the 8th Congressional District to be held in Ava, Mo., sometime this week when I was in Salem Thursday night, but it looks like it has now turned into a full-blown forum. Kaleb Luna, who is on the 86-member Republican committee that will choose a candidate to run in a special election to replace Jo Ann Emerson, sent me details today. Please see an excerpt from his email below...
Crowell's in for 8th district contest Jason Crowell, recently departed from the Missouri state senate, wrote to members of the 8th district congressional committee Wednesday, signaling he is officially jumping onto the list of those who will be considered to run as a Republican in a special election to replace the outgoing U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson...
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Erin Ragan began writing for the Southeast Missourian during a college
journalism internship and later freelanced in news, arts and entertainment and special publications. She grew up in Southeast Missouri schools, coming from Malden, Mo. Her first beat at the Southeast Missourian was K-12 and higher education, but recently she made the switch to city government and political news.
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