[Nfbmo] of interest to those who follow Missouri politics

McMahon, Cory J cory.j.mcmahon at gmail.com
Thu Jan 24 02:30:41 UTC 2013


All,

Governor Nixon has set June 4, 2013, as the date for the Special Election to
fill this vacated Congressional seat.


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Subject: [Nfbmo] of interest to those who follow Missouri politics

As most of you know, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, who has  sometimes been helpful to
NFB issues, has announced that she will be leaving her  seat in the US. 
House to become the CEO of the national Rural Electric  Cooperatives 
Association.   She resigned her seat yesterday at  midnight, 01/22/13.  
 
     I spoke to Emerson's staff earlier to find what  impact her resignation
will have on our impending Washington Seminar visits, and  what it will mean
for the representation of the 8th District's interests in the  US House.  
 The article from the St. Louis Beacon linked below goes  into more detail
and a very entertaining elaboration of the political  maneuverings
surrounding the timing of the special election to fill  her vacancy.
         The short  version:  Until a replacement for Emerson is elected (an
interim appt  can not be made for her seat), the 8th District will be  
unrepresented.   No proxies can vote and no appointments can be  made.  The 
office is now administered by the House Clerk.   We  can visit the office
and 
explain our issues to her staff but the staff can make  no comments or offer

legislative advice on our concerns.    I did  schedule a drop off appt, but 
it will be more important to contact the winner of  the special election,
whenever that will be, and visit them in their home  district office.  Since
the 8th District extends all the way to the South  St. Louis City boarder, 
that can easily be accomplished.      Net effect, Missouri has lost one vote

in the US House until the new member  takes their seat.
      There are a lot of Republicans vying for the  seat, including Lt. 
Gov. Peter Kinder (R).  No mention yet of a democratic  opponent.
     And here's where it get's even more interesting,  but if you're
interested, read the article.  It's why so many of us find  politics to be
so utterly entrancing:
 
_https://stlbeacon.org/#!/content/28997/nixon_emerson_election_012213?coverp
age=2579_
(https://stlbeacon.org/#!/content/28997/nixon_emerson_election_012213?coverp
age=2579) 
 
Dan
 
Dan Flasar
_danflasar at aol.com_ (mailto:danflasar at aol.com) 
 
       
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