To combat the potential problem, new Secretary of State elect Matt Blunt says the first thing he will do when he takes office in January is set up an advisory board.
In the treasurer's contest, former asst. treasurer Democratic candidate Nancy Farmer won against Republican Platte County prosecutor Todd Graves by 3.8 percent. In the secretary of state's race, state Rep. Matt Blunt, R-Fair Grove, defeated Speaker of the House state Rep. Steve Gaw by 7.5 percent.
The secretary of state's race features state House Speaker Steve Gaw running against a familiar name in Missouri politics, state Rep. Matt Blunt, R-Fair Grove.
The debate over legislators' pay increases has also become an issue in the Secretary of State's race. Campaign ads for Rep. Matt Blunt, R-Springfield, accuse Rep. Steve Gaw, D-Moberly, of voting pay increases for himself.
JEFFERSON CITY - With only days until the election, secretary of state candidates Matt Blunt and Steve Gaw are waging an advertising blitz, with each candidate questioning the other's honesty and integrity.
JEFFERSON CITY - With just days until the election, secretary of state candidates Steve Gaw and Matt Blunt are waging an advertising battle, criticizing each other's records and integrity.
Democratic secretary of state candidate Steve Gaw has suspended all campaign activities including advertising for an indefinite period of time. His GOP opponent Matt Blunt decided to continue his advertising campaign while canceling all other campaign activities. Campaign adviser Andy Blunt said they were only running positive, issue-oriented ads.
JEFFERSON CITY -Secretary of state candidates Steve Gaw and Matt Blunt have already raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for publicity for their campaigns, but third party candidates remain unknown and have almost no money.
In fact, Andy Blunt is the younger brother of Republican candidate Matt Blunt. Both are sons of former two-term Missouri secretary of state and current Springfield Congressional Representative Roy Blunt.
"He won't assign to committee the bill dealing with term limits because his opponent said he was in favor of it," Schneider said of Gaw, who is running for secretary of state. His likely opponent, Rep. Matt Blunt, R-Springfield, supports the limits.