[Nfbmo] of interest to those who follow Missouri politics

DanFlasar at aol.com DanFlasar at aol.com
Thu Jan 24 04:53:56 UTC 2013


Oh... that sort of explains it, doesn't it?
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/23/2013 10:25:27 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
escoulter at centurytel.net writes:

She has  accepted a job that pays $1.6 million as a congressional 
consultant 
for  Rural Electric coops.

From: McMahon, Cory J
Sent: Wednesday, January  23, 2013 8:30 PM
To: 'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo]  of interest to those who follow Missouri politics

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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DanFlasar at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:21 PM
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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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