Roy Blunt
Office: U.S. Senate (MO) - Sr , Republican
On The Ballot: False, Republican for U.S. Senate (MO) - Sr
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Birth Date
01/10/1950
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Birth Place
Niangua, MO
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Home City
Strafford, MO,
Family
Wife: Abigail; 4 Children: Matt, Amy, Andy, Charlie,
EDUCATION
MA, History and Government, Missouri State University, 1972
BA, History, Southwest Baptist University, 1970
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Chair, Republican Policy Committee, United States Senate, 2019-2023
Senator, United States Senate, 2011-2023
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 7, 1996-2010
Candidate, Governor of Missouri, 1992
Secretary of State, State of Missouri, 1985-1992
Candidate, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1980
Former Acting Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives
Former Majority Whip, United States House of Representatives
Former Minority Whip, United States House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Senate Republican Conference, United States Senate
COMMITTEES
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
President, Southwest Baptist University, 1993-1996
Clerk, Greene County, 1972-1984
Former Chief Education Officer, Greene County, Missouri
Former High School History Teacher, Greene County, Missouri
RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS
Member, Smithsonian Council for American Art, present
Member, Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, present
Trustee, State Historical Society of Missouri, present
Former Chair, National Voters Education Project
Former Chief Election Officer, Greene County, Missouri
Founder, Springfield-Greene County Historic Preservation Society