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South St. Louis County News

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State Rep. Jim Murphys pledge for congressional term limits. Murphy represents the 94th District, which includes Oakville, in the Missouri House of Representatives.

Rep. Jim Murphy pledges support for congressional term limits

September 3, 2023

Missouri state Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville, announced last month that he supports term limits on Congress. The announcement came in a press release from the nonpartisan group U.S. Term Limits, whose...

Police confront pro-Trump rioters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (photo by Alex Kent).

Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol: Pro-Trump rioters storm inside

By Laura Olson, Missouri Independent January 8, 2021

By Laura Olson and Ariana Figueroa A violent mob derailed the typically routine process of Congress certifying the presidential election results on Wednesday, with the House of Representatives and Senate...

U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner.

Ann Wagner bucks Missouri GOP colleagues on electoral vote objections

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 6, 2021

U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner on Monday became the first Republican in the Missouri congressional delegation to say publicly that she will oppose attempts to object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s...

The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

South County lawmakers join Giuliani in calls to investigate voter fraud

By Tessa Weinberg and Rudi Keller January 5, 2021

More than a month after the Nov. 3 presidential election, over half of Missouri’s Republican state representatives — including the incoming speaker of the House and nearly all South County’s GOP...

Cori Bush celebrates her shocking upset over Rep. Lacy Clay in the August 2020 Democratic primary.

A record number of women will serve in the 117th Congress, including at least 51 women of color

By Sharon Austin, University of Florida Professor November 24, 2020

Women will gain at least 14 seats in the 117th Congress, setting a new record for female representation. In 2018, the nation elected 127 women – and 48 women of color – to the House and Senate....

State Sen. Jill Schupp, left, and U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, right.

Ann Wagner prevails over Jill Schupp to hold on to St. Louis-area Congressional seat

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent November 4, 2020

Republican U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner will continue representing Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District for another two years, defeating Democratic state Sen. Jill Schupp on Tuesday night in a race that has...

State Sen. Jill Schupp, left, and U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, right.

Jill Schupp faces Ann Wagner for Missouri’s 2nd U.S. Congressional District in Nov. 3 election

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 13, 2020

State Sen. Jill Schupp, D-St. Louis, is challenging U.S. Congresswoman Ann Wagner for her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to represent the 2nd Missouri District. Schupp, 65, of Creve Coeur,...

Newly elected state legislator Jim Murphy hugs his son, former Mehlville Board of Education member Jamey Murphy, at his victory party at Cafe Telegraph Tuesday night. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

‘Red wave’ turns south county crimson

November 14, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com  The Democratic “blue wave” expected by some for the election last week didn’t happen in South St. Louis County, which instead saw a...

McCaskill, Wagner, Galloway, Stenger: Call makes more endorsements for next week’s elections

McCaskill, Wagner, Galloway, Stenger: Call makes more endorsements for next week’s elections

November 2, 2018

Editorial by the Call The Call makes the following endorsements for the election Tuesday, Nov. 6. You can also read the Call's endorsements for state legislative races and Crestwood mayor and Missouri...

Read all the Call’s candidate questionnaires for the Nov. 6 election

Read all the Call’s candidate questionnaires for the Nov. 6 election

November 1, 2018

The Call’s candidate questionnaires offer the most complete glimpse you’ll find of candidates’ views leading up to an election. View a complete collection of the Call Candidate Questionnaires for...

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