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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Missouri Delegation to 2008 Democratic National Convention</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Acree</a>, Springfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#656.42.96">Akeam Ashford</a>, Springfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bray.html#665.38.91">Joan Bray</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#903.36.18">Doug Brooks</a>, Joplin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#199.28.48">Mark Bryant</a>, Smithville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#332.95.04">Jean Carnahan</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#190.28.41">Russ Carnahan</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#030.08.11">Robin Carnahan</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chappel-chartrand.html#088.07.26">Maria Chappelle-Nadal</a>, University City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#613.35.97">Lacy Clay, Jr.</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cleage-clemente.html#174.58.75">Emanuel Cleaver</a>, Kansas City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/colebank-coleman.html#829.17.48">Maida Coleman</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donovon-dorilus.html#297.32.38">Charlie Dooley</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garza-gately.html#391.77.60">Theresa Garza=Ruiz</a>, Blue Springs - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/georges-geran.html#593.08.85">Richard A. Gephardt</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham2.html#043.38.44">Chuck Graham</a>, Columbia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoffman.html#061.08.66">Janice Hoffman</a>, Clayton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html#886.28.72">Bob Holden</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/judge-jyles.html#469.58.69">Jolie Justus</a>, Kansas City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/levingston-levitt.html#783.25.88">Paul LeVota</a>, Independence - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lovejoy-lowdermilk.html#468.25.32">Crystal Lovett-Tibbs</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#874.37.80">Claire McCaskill</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#311.02.15">Leila Medley</a>, Jefferson City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroney-montfort.html#296.09.40">Amanda Montee</a>, St. Joseph - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroney-montfort.html#384.36.72">Susan Montee</a>, Jefferson City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/naar-nary.html#584.23.01">Earl E. Nance, Jr.</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nixon.html#619.97.06">Jay Nixon</a>, De Soto - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nuckles-nyquist.html#303.31.81">Cynthia Nugent</a>, Bloomsdale - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer.html#668.82.83">Brynn Palmer</a>, St. Peters - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quackenbush-quigg.html#610.24.78">Sandra A. Querry</a>, Independence - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quackenbush-quigg.html#140.48.87">Ed Quick</a>, Liberty - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reed5.html#266.15.42">Joshua L. Reed</a>, Gladstone - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanders.html#897.09.64">Mike Sanders</a>, Independence - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sjoberg-skillman.html#458.15.97">Ike Skelton</a>, Blue Springs - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/slavens-slingluff.html#756.42.86">Francis G. Slay</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starke-starosciak.html#551.86.69">Sarah Starnes</a>, Kansas City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stonebraker-stoughton.html#007.55.58">Rachel Storch</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#277.69.57">John Temporiti</a>, Jefferson City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wagoner-wainwright.html#732.44.04">Brian Wahby</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whatley-wheelan.html#370.79.89">Yolanda Wheat</a>, Kansas City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson9.html#083.38.46">Yvonne S. Wilson</a>, Kansas City <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowne-boyce.html#607.89.19">Burton Boxerman</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eichelroth-elcan.html#842.90.76">Yaphett El-Amin</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gresham-griffey.html#298.50.15">April Griffen</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harms-harpending.html#913.94.93">Jennifer Haro</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lowenberg-lown.html#125.84.51">Robert G. Lowery, Sr.</a>, Florissant - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/piet-pihl.html#933.60.47">Darryl Piggee</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#352.21.61">Marianne K. Solari</a>, St. Ann <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danaher-danhof.html#924.77.87">Sreenivasa R. Dandamudi</a>, Town and Country - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heyburn-hickerson.html#380.20.25">Cheryl Hibbeler</a>, O'Fallon - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mackenzie-macksey.html#047.90.35">Ian Mackey</a>, Moscow Mills - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/manners-manning.html#322.54.56">Kristy Manning</a>, St. Peters - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#960.12.88">Harold L. Whittfield</a>, Kirkwood <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#096.90.90">Matt Adler</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark5.html#405.07.11">John H. Clark</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marksberry-marley.html#868.06.06">Patricia Markus</a>, Pevely - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/otjen-overstolz.html#788.24.17">Gary Otten</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starret-stearnes.html#445.14.54">Kacie Starr-Triplett</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/venables-vermillion.html#600.41.97">Tammy Vent</a>, Fenton <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochran.html#939.33.17">Peggy T. Cochran</a>, Rocky Mount - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hurn-hutchin.html#691.11.23">Ken Hussey</a>, Jefferson City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#783.66.35">Debra J. Lehr</a>, Harrisonville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#490.04.32">Sandra J. Nelson</a>, Camdenton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardson.html#580.68.70">Bill Richardson</a>, Leeton <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#258.47.28">Alvin L. Brooks</a>, Kansas City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook9.html#068.12.06">Velda Cook</a>, Kansas City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cuomo-curlin.html#618.93.21">Monica Curls</a>, Kansas City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newman.html#291.09.92">Hila Newman</a>, Kansas City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor8.html#381.76.04">Scott S. Taylor</a>, Kansas City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallach-walser.html#876.24.79">Kelvin Walls</a>, Kansas City <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carlstrom-carmical.html#008.37.53">Brett Carmical</a>, Brookfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nolan.html#632.57.35">Linda L. Nolan</a>, St. Joseph - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payne-payrow.html#341.94.44">Karen Payne</a>, Blue Springs - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saunders.html#469.88.42">Robert J. Saunders</a>, Liberty - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stonebraker-stoughton.html#726.23.68">Jim Stouffer</a>, Kansas City <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eichelroth-elcan.html#065.34.66">Stephen Eisele</a>, Springfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hortsman-hostler.html#916.89.16">William C. Hosmer</a>, Springfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kinnison-kipp.html#681.96.85">Ernestine Kinsey</a>, Bolivar - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trinidad-triplett.html#988.77.55">Vicky Tripee</a>, Springfield <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alt-amersoon.html#508.24.14">Rick Althaus</a>, Cape Girardeau - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frazier-frechette.html#574.97.09">L. Vannessa Frazier</a>, Howardville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heisel-hellyer.html#980.11.18">John Heisserer</a>, Cape Girardeau - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oakley.html#181.34.01">Gene Oakley</a>, Van Buren <li>9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmore.html#543.15.34">Denise Gilmore</a>, Columbia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodge.html#732.25.90">Samuel R. Hodge</a>, Kirksville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laas-laceille.html#096.65.34">Robin La Brunerie</a>, Columbia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroe.html#710.98.06">William Monroe</a>, Fulton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson1.html#412.44.99">Betty K. Wilson</a>, Columbia </ul> Alternates (may be incomplete!) <ul> <li>At-Large: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gresham-griffey.html#724.08.18">Tamila Gresham</a>, Springfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gritzmacher-grosfeld.html#192.54.13">Aimee Gromowsky</a>, Kansas City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#063.19.14">Joseph Hunt</a>, St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kabzinski-kanczuzewski.html#132.30.36">Jim Kabell</a>, Miller <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hathcock-havenner.html#493.19.69">Lori Hatton-Rasmussen</a>, Chesterfield <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merriwether-mesta.html#781.03.14">John P. Messmer</a>, St. Louis <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ryan.html#068.89.55">Rex Ryan</a>, Wellington <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanderson.html#247.50.10">Sharon Sanders=Brooks</a>, Kansas City <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sjoberg-skillman.html#750.80.87">Sandra Skaggs</a>, Kansas City <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danielson-darke.html#909.15.18">Steve Danner</a>, Hollister <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chambliss-chancie.html#521.05.41">Shelby Chan</a>, Pilot Knob <li>9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcconnell.html#084.76.93">James McConnell</a>, Shelbina </ul> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872</td> <td><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/"> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgsub.gif" width=450 height=71 align="right" border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard"></a></td></tr></table> <table width=100% cellpadding=2> <tr><td colspan=3> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">The Political Graveyard</a> is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The official URL for this page is: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/MO.html">https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/MO.html</a>.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html">alphabetical index of politicians</a>.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/499_US_340.htm">Feist v. 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See <a href="https://politicaldictionary.com/words/political-graveyard">Political Dictionary</a>; <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=political%20graveyard">Urban Dictionary</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by <a href="https://www.hdlmi.com">HDLmi.com</a>. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on February 17, 2025. </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>