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Missouri is a [[swing state]] in presidential elections (the metropolitan areas of St. Louis and Kansas City are solidly Democrat while the rest of the state is solidly Republican). 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 (the metropolitan areas of St. Louis and Kansas City are solidly Democrat while the rest of the state is solidly Republican). 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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| 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 (the metropolitan areas of St. Louis and Kansas City are solidly Democrat while the rest of the state is solidly Republican). 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.
Due in part to being both the home of Anheuser-Busch's flagship brewery and many wineries, the state has minimal regulations on alcohol sales (with very few exceptions, no local jurisdictions can pass harsher laws than the state, and almost any business with permits can sell any type of alcohol). It also has extremely few regulations on tobacco use.
Elected Officials
As of 2019.
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".[2]
St. Louis hosted the World's Fair in 1904, where the ice cream cone was invented[3] as well as the Olympic Games that year (before they were as popular as today).
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
- Newscaster Walter Cronkite is from St. Joseph.
See also
References
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