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Springfield News-Leader Former Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said he would not run for U.S. Senate on Thursday, opting to "choose a different path" and leaving the 2022 Democratic nomination open for the taking. Nixon, who left office in 2017 as the most recent Democrat to lead the Show-Me State, expressed a desire to remain focused on his law practice at Dowd Bennett, teaching at Washington University Law School and policy priorities, including conservation. "I always thrived on policy more than politics," Nixon said in a statement posted to Twitter. "My post-governor involvement on a myriad of ...

Originally published on July 16, 2021 2:50 pm In the race for Missouri’s U.S. seat, Attorney General Eric Schmitt raised the most money in the just completed fundraising quarter. Of the four Republican candidates who announced their Senate bids, Schmitt raised $1.33 million. He has about $1.1 million in the bank after his campaign spent close to $232,000. U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a Harrisonville Republican who jumped into the Senate race on June 10, raised the second most money out of all announced candidates with $893,000. Hartzler has $1.452 million in the bank. Attorney Mark McClosk...

Missouri News Fundraising for crowded Missouri US Senate race begins Missouri candidates for U.S. Senate have started racking in money to fuel what likely will be an expensive race for retiring Sen. Roy Blunt's seat. by Associated Press Jul. 16 2021 @ 3:45pm COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri candidates for U.S. Senate have started racking in money to fuel what likely will be an expensive race for retiring Sen. Roy Blunt's seat. Missouri's Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a top contender, said he raised about $1.3 million since he officially entered the race in late March. Republican U...

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler, who represents a very conservative and mostly rural area of central and western Missouri in Congress, officially entered the crowded race Thursday for the Senate seat fellow conservative Roy Blunt is giving up once his term ends. Hartzler, 60, announced her bid in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit. Blunt said in March he would not seek a third term next year. Hartzler, who won her 4th...

Jun. 10—Missouri Rep. Vicky Hartzler entered the Republican race for Senate on Thursday, becoming the first member of Congress and only woman in a field of candidates that is expected to continue growing. Hartzler, 60, who has represented the 4th congressional district since 2011, made a case that she can keep the Senate seat under conservative control as some Republicans fear former Gov. Eric ...