Jean Carnahan

Jean Anne Carnahan (born December 20, 1933 in Washington, DC as Jean Carpenter ) is a former Democratic Senator of the US state Missouri and a writer .

biography

Early life

Jean Carpenter grew up in a working class family and financed his studies at George Washington University with odd jobs; In 1955 she graduated in business administration .

In 1954 she married her childhood sweetheart Mel Carnahan , who was to become governor of Missouri in 1993 . The couple had four children together, Russ Carnahan is now a member of Congress, and daughter Robin Carnahan holds the office of Secretary of State of Missouri.

Career

After her husband was elected governor, Jean Carnahan began a political career. The First Lady Missouris campaigned for the prosperity of working-class families and the implementation of child vaccinations, campaigned for centers where sexually abused women could find refuge, and supported the Habitat for Humanity project, which is also known in Europe .

Seat in the US Senate

In 2000, Mel Carnahan ran for a seat in the US Senate, challenging John Ashcroft , the incumbent. Just three weeks before the election, both he and his youngest son Roger were killed in a plane crash on October 16, 2000.

Roger B. Wilson , who went from lieutenant governor to governor, now had the task of convincing Mrs. Carnahan to finish the election campaign for her late husband. According to Missouri law, no new candidate can be brought into play during the election campaign, nor can the deceased candidate's face be removed from election posters. Although Carnahan was not campaigning too actively, she managed a surprise on election evening, November 7, 2000. While 48% of the voters voted for Ashcroft, Mel Carnahan got 51% of the vote posthumously.

Governor Wilson then appointed Jean Carnahan to replace her late husband as a senator. She took up office on January 3, 2001 and held office for almost two years until the by-election on November 25, 2002. This was necessary because Carnahan had only been appointed senator and was not actually elected. She ran again for the office of US Senator, but succumbed to Republican James Matthes Talent . However, the election result was visibly close: the difference was only 22,000 votes or 1.2 percentage points.

Next life

2004 was a visibly better year for the Carnahan family when son Russ was elected to Congress and daughter Robin was named Secretary of State.

Since leaving the Senate, Carnahan has continued her career as a social activist. She also appeared as a writer and has now published three novels and an autobiography , all of which have been published in English so far .

bibliography

(1998) If Walls Could Talk: The Story of Missouri's First Families. MMPI ISBN 0-9668992-0-2 .
(1999) Christmas at the Mansion. MMPI ISBN 0-9668992-1-0 .
(2000) Will You Say a Few Words ?. Walsworth Publishing Co. ISBN 0-8262-1513-0 .
(2004) Don't Let the Fire Go Out !. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 0-8262-1513-0 .

Web links

Jean Carnahan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

↑ search results: Don't Let the Fire Go Out! University of Missouri, Columbia 2004, ISBN 978-0-8262-1513-0 ( amazon.com [accessed November 6, 2018]).
↑ Jean Carnahan: Don't let the fire go out! / Jean Carnahan. University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Mo.; London 2004, ISBN 0-8262-1513-0 ( bl.uk [accessed November 6, 2018]).

personal data
SURNAME	Carnahan, Jean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Carnahan, Jean Anne (full name); Carpenter, Jean (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American Senator from Missouri
DATE OF BIRTH	December 20, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Washington, DC

[1] search results: Don't Let the Fire Go Out! University of Missouri, Columbia 2004, ISBN 978-0-8262-1513-0 ( amazon.com [accessed November 6, 2018]).

[2] Jean Carnahan: Don't let the fire go out! / Jean Carnahan. University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Mo.; London 2004, ISBN 0-8262-1513-0 ( bl.uk [accessed November 6, 2018]).