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.
Nachtigal was joined in the somber announcement by House Speaker Steve Gaw, Wilson, Senate President Pro Tem Ed Quick, State Auditor Claire McCaskill, Attorney General Jay Nixon and red-eyed members of the governor's staff.
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.
The House session was similarly quiet, though goodbye speeches and tributes took hours. 35 representatives will not return to the House in January, including House speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly. Some are retiring, while a few others have reached their term limits or are seeking higher office.
Speaker of the House Steve Gaw, who is also the Democratic candidate for Secretary of State, and Democratic Gov. Mel Carnahan were also both at the ceremony.
The Republicans pulled the bills in retaliation to House Speaker Steve Gaw's February decision to end debate on a tobacco money bill before the GOP could offer any amendments.
JEFFERSON CITY - The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee called House Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly, a "wimp" after it became clear that the House is unlikely to consider extending legislative term limits from eight to 12 years.
After passage, a Republican member asked the Speaker to verify the vote, a rarely used procedure where each member's name and and their vote is read aloud. House Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly, rather than going down the whole list, merely said, "Hohulin, no, everyone else, yes." The chamber, save for Hohulin, burst into laughter.
With only two weeks left in the legislative session, the House Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly, devoted two hours to the informal meeting. In an act rarely done by a House speaker, Gaw acted as a mediator between the two sides, in an effort to reach a compromise.