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Missouri is a [[swing state]] in presidential elections. It had consistently supported the winning candidates since 1960 until 2008 when it favored [[John McCain]], who lost to [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. Before Obama, the last losing candidate to win Missouri was [[Adlai Stevenson]] in 1956. | Missouri is a [[swing state]] in presidential elections. It had consistently supported the winning candidates since 1960 until 2008 when it favored [[John McCain]], who lost to [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. Before Obama, the last losing candidate to win Missouri was [[Adlai Stevenson]] in 1956. | ||
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*Former Attorney General [[John Ashcroft]] served as governor and senator for the state. | *Former Attorney General [[John Ashcroft]] served as governor and senator for the state. | ||
*Deceased rock and roll singer [[Chuck Berry]] was from St. Louis. | *Deceased rock and roll singer [[Chuck Berry]] was from St. Louis. | ||
| − | *Five star general [[Omar Bradley]] was from Clark. | + | *Five-star general [[Omar Bradley]] was from Clark. |
*Frontiersman [[Daniel Boone]] settled in Missouri late in his life. | *Frontiersman [[Daniel Boone]] settled in Missouri late in his life. | ||
*Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as [[Mark Twain]], was from Hannibal. | *Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as [[Mark Twain]], was from Hannibal. | ||
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[[Category:States of the United States]] | [[Category:States of the United States]] | ||
Revision as of 17:59, May 5, 2019
| Capital | Jefferson City |
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| Nickname | The Show Me State |
| Official Language | None |
| Governor | Mike Parson, R |
| Senator | Josh Hawley, R (202) 224-6154 Contact |
| Senator | Roy Blunt, R (202) 224-5721 Contact |
| Ratification of Constitution/or statehood | August 10, 1821 (24th) |
| Flag of Missouri | Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law) |
Missouri is a Midwestern state that was admitted to the Union as a slave state on August 10, 1821. Its nickname is the "Show Me State". Its capital is Jefferson City and its largest cities are, respectively, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Springfield. Missouri borders Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. The current Governor is Mike Parson.
The state Constitution of Missouri, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe. It says:
- We, the people of Missouri, with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, and grateful for His goodness, do establish this Constitution for the better government of the state.
Politics
Missouri is a swing state in presidential elections. It had consistently supported the winning candidates since 1960 until 2008 when it favored John McCain, who lost to Barack Hussein Obama. Before Obama, the last losing candidate to win Missouri was Adlai Stevenson in 1956.
Elected Officials
As of 2017.
Federal
- Sen. Josh Hawley (R)
- Sen. Roy Blunt (R)
- Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr. [D, MO-01]
- Rep. Ann Wagner [R, MO-02]
- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R, MO-03]
- Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R, MO-04]
- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-05]
- Rep. Sam Graves [R, MO-06]
- Rep. Billy Long [R, MO-07]
- Rep. Jason Smith [R, MO-08]
Statewide
- Governor Mike Parson (R)
- Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe (R)
- Attorney General Josh Hawley (R)
- Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R)
- State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D)
- State Treasurer Eric Schmitt (R)
Miscellaneous
The term "Missouri" comes from an Algonquin word roughly translating to "river of the big canoes".[1]
St. Louis hosted the World's Fair in 1904, where the ice cream cone was invented.[2]
The mule is the state animal.
The term "iron curtain" referring to the line separating Communist countries from non-Communist countries in Europe was first used by Winston Churchill at a speech in Fulton.
Notable Missourians
- Former Attorney General John Ashcroft served as governor and senator for the state.
- Deceased rock and roll singer Chuck Berry was from St. Louis.
- Five-star general Omar Bradley was from Clark.
- Frontiersman Daniel Boone settled in Missouri late in his life.
- Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was from Hannibal.
- Rapper Eminem is originally from St. Joseph.
- Poet T.S. Eliot was from St. Louis.
- Political commentator Rush Limbaugh is from Cape Girardeau.
- President Harry Truman lived in Lamar and Independence.
- Journalist Catherine J. Sambark
- Agricultural scientist George Washington Carver, born in Diamond Grove
- Film director and actor John Huston, born in Nevada
- Outlaws Jesse James and Frank James, born in Clay County
- Phyllis Schlafly, conservative political activist, author
- US Army General John J. Pershing, born near Laclede
See also
References
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