Missouri Democratic Party
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The Missouri Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party
in the state of Missouri
. The party Chairwoman is Susan Montee
, a former state auditor, who was given the position in December 2010.
State
Federal
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
in the state of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. The party Chairwoman is Susan Montee
Susan Montee
Susan Montee is an American politician from the U.S. state of Missouri who served as the State Auditor of Missouri. She won the election in November 2006 and was sworn into her position on January 4, 2007. She is the third woman in succession to serve as State Auditor of Missouri. She succeeded...
, a former state auditor, who was given the position in December 2010.
Past political strength
The state of Missouri have seen a decline in population during the past decades. This has lead to a lesser political influence today than earlier, currently holding ten electoral votes. In the 2008 election Missouri held 11 votes having held 13 in the 1960 election and as much as 18 in the start of the 20th century.Current political strength
In the 2010 election the Missouri democratic party won three of the nine House of Representatives districts. That is a loss of one seat comparing with the 2008 House of Representative election. . On a national level Missouri is known as a swing state. The voters of Missouri have only been wrong two times in the presidential elections, favoring Adlai Stevenson over Dwight Eisenhower in 1956, and John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008.Ideology
The Missouri Democrats take a social and liberal stand on economic and public policy issues.Current Democratic officeholders
The Missouri Democratic Party holds four of the six statewide offices, one of the state's U.S. Senate seats and three of the state's nine U.S. House seats.State
- Governor: Jay NixonJay NixonJeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon, Sr. is the 55th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Missouri's Attorney General before his election in 2008.-Political career:...
- Secretary of State: Robin CarnahanRobin CarnahanRobin Carnahan is an American politician, daughter of Missouri politicians Mel and Jean Carnahan and the current Missouri Secretary of State. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010, to replace retiring Republican Sen...
- Attorney GeneralMissouri Attorney GeneralThe Office of the Missouri Attorney General was created in 1806 when Missouri was part of the Louisiana Territory. Missouri's first Constitution in 1820 provided for an appointed Attorney General, but since the 1865 Constitution, the Attorney General has been elected...
: Chris Koster - State TreasurerState Treasurer of MissouriThe State Treasurer of Missouri is a statewide elected official responsible for serving as Missouri's chief financial officer. The current State Treasurer is Clint Zweifel.-Duties of the State Treasurer:...
: Clint Zweifel
Federal
- U.S. Senate
- Claire McCaskillClaire McCaskillClaire Conner McCaskill is the senior United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Democratic Party. She defeated Republican incumbent Jim Talent in the 2006 U.S. Senate election, by a margin of 49.6% to 47.3%. She is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Missouri in her own...
- Claire McCaskill
- U.S. House of Representatives
- William Lacy Clay, Jr.William Lacy Clay, Jr.William Lacy Clay, Jr., usually known as Lacy Clay is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
, 1st DistrictMissouri's 1st congressional districtMissouri's first congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state. It includes much of Northern St. Louis City and St. Louis County.... - Russ CarnahanRuss CarnahanJohn Russell "Russ" Carnahan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the southern third of the city of St. Louis and most of the southern St. Louis suburbs including most of Jefferson County and all of Ste. Genevieve County...
, 3rd DistrictMissouri's 3rd congressional districtMissouri's third congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state. It includes much of southern St Louis City, much of southern St Louis County, and all of Jefferson County and St Genevieve County.... - Emanuel CleaverEmanuel CleaverEmanuel Cleaver II is a United Methodist pastor and the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and in January 2010 became chair of the Congressional Black Caucus....
, 5th DistrictMissouri's 5th congressional districtMissouri's 5th Congressional District has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, the former Mayor of Kansas City, since 2005....
- William Lacy Clay, Jr.