Special Election NOV 8 2005
Submitted by pilar111 on Sun, 08/07/2005 - 7:44am.
Democrats choose candidate in 94th
By the Post-Dispatch staff
Saturday, Aug. 06 2005
Political Fix is your daily dose of insider news and notes from the writers of
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Democrats choose candidate in 94th (5:30 p.m., Aug. 6)
Submitted by Jo Mannies in St. Louis
Democratic leaders in Kirkwood opted for quick action when they announced
Saturday -- about six weeks before the deadline -- that they had chosen Jane
Bogetto as the party's candidate for the vacant 94th District state House seat.
The special election isn't until Nov. 8. Both parties had until Sept. 19 to
select their nominees. The victor will replace Republican Richard Byrd, who
unexpectedly died in May.
So far, the GOP has yet to select a candidate. Various rumored hopefuls have
garnered mentions, including Byrd's widow. The 94th has been considered
Republican territory, but there's speculation that it's winnable for Democrats
because of possible voter discontent with Gov. Matt Blunt and Republican
legislative leaders in Jefferson City.
Bonhomme Township Democratic committeeman Karl Unsworth said that Bogetto, a
former member of the Kirkwood School Board, stood out in her interviews with
local party activists. "The club was pumped about getting going, so we thought,
'Why restrain it?' '' Unsworth said.
A notable factoid: Bogetto "was born and raised a Republican,'' Unsworth
added. "She said that she didn't leave the party; the party left her.''
Expect to hear Bogetto say that a lot on the campaign trail.
Democrats choose candidate in 94th
By the Post-Dispatch staff
Saturday, Aug. 06 2005
Political Fix is your daily dose of insider news and notes from the writers of
the Post-Dispatch. Check often for updates.
Democrats choose candidate in 94th (5:30 p.m., Aug. 6)
Submitted by Jo Mannies in St. Louis
Democratic leaders in Kirkwood opted for quick action when they announced
Saturday -- about six weeks before the deadline -- that they had chosen Jane
Bogetto as the party's candidate for the vacant 94th District state House seat.
The special election isn't until Nov. 8. Both parties had until Sept. 19 to
select their nominees. The victor will replace Republican Richard Byrd, who
unexpectedly died in May.
So far, the GOP has yet to select a candidate. Various rumored hopefuls have
garnered mentions, including Byrd's widow. The 94th has been considered
Republican territory, but there's speculation that it's winnable for Democrats
because of possible voter discontent with Gov. Matt Blunt and Republican
legislative leaders in Jefferson City.
Bonhomme Township Democratic committeeman Karl Unsworth said that Bogetto, a
former member of the Kirkwood School Board, stood out in her interviews with
local party activists. "The club was pumped about getting going, so we thought,
'Why restrain it?' '' Unsworth said.
A notable factoid: Bogetto "was born and raised a Republican,'' Unsworth
added. "She said that she didn't leave the party; the party left her.''
Expect to hear Bogetto say that a lot on the campaign trail.
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Reasonable People in the 94th
Jane Bogetto will make an excellent candidate. Let's hope that many of the "Republicans" in the 94th remember how their favorite son sold out the voters on gun control and send a reasonable person like Jane to send a message that voters should be heard not ignored for political gain.
Concrened Missourian
Standing Up and Shouting
!!! BE REASONABLE !!!
94th District left without representation for Special Session
Blunt calls lawmakers back to work
Special session set for Sept. 6 will tackle anti-abortion legislation.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Matt Blunt on Wednesday called lawmakers into a Sept. 6 special session to impose new restrictions on abortion, but he set forth a narrow agenda that likely would prevent passage of a proposed ban on certain stem cell research.
Blunt had pledged to call a special session after lawmakers adjourned in May without passing any anti-abortion legislation, despite large self-described "pro-life" majorities in the House and Senate.
The bills faltered as Blunt and leaders for Missouri Right to Life clashed over the scope of the legislation, and Blunt expressed concerns that certain language could negatively affect stem cell research. After the regular session, the governor and the abortion lobbying group accused each other of hindering the anti-abortion movement.
But on Wednesday, the governor and anti-abortion lobbyists all praised the special session agenda — namely, new requirements for doctors who perform abortions and civil penalties for people who help minors avoid Missouri's parental consent law.
"I am pro-life and am committed to doing everything I can to help reduce the number of abortions in our state," Blunt said in a written statement accompanying his special session call.
Missouri Right to Life issued a statement praising the proposals' "potential to protect women, protect parental rights and save many lives." But the group added it would push for additional measures in 2006, including a "ban on human cloning" that would affect stem cell research.
Abortion rights advocates criticized Blunt's decision to summon lawmakers back to the Capitol. The special session will overlap with the annual veto session, scheduled for Sept. 14.
"This whole special session is a tax-wasting boondoggle that's focused on the wrong priorities," said Alison Gee, political director for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region. If politicians "really wanted to make abortion rare, they would expand access to family planning and sex education."
The special session also will include a smattering of other issues intended to correct errors or discrepancies in bills passed earlier this year on drunken driving, workers' compensation and the distribution of prescription drugs at schools.
Also on the agenda: the repeal of a newly enacted ban on posting public officials' home addresses and phone numbers on the Internet and consideration of a resolution opposing plans to raise the Missouri River in the spring by releasing more water from upstream dams.
Blunt's proclamation limits the anti-abortion legislation to three topics:
The bills that stalled during the regular session also included provisions intended to prohibit Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from receiving state money or from distributing sexual education materials to public school students. Those items are not in the special session call.
Also excluded from the special session call is a provision from the previous bill that would have changed the state's policy of recognizing the right to life of "all humans, born and unborn" to instead say "all humans, whether in utero or not."
The Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, which conducts stem cell research, expressed fears that the language could have a chilling effect on a form of stem cell research known as therapeutic cloning — which opponents contend amounts to the destruction of human life.
Jane Bogetto Accepts Nomination
http://www.stldems.com/files/janebogettopressrelease2.pdf
Jane has accepted the nomination. Unfortunately the Governor hasn't cancelled the Special Session yet. If the session is held this September the citizens of the 94th and the 150th Representive Districts and the 29th Senatorial District will be without representation.