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Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Secretary of State (1985–1993) and U.S. Representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district (1997–2011).
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Dec 7, 2022 · 31. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt. said farewell to Congress on Tuesday, delivering his final address on the Senate floor as he prepares to leave elected office in January after more than 25 years. Missouri's senior senator, who came to the higher chamber in 2011 after more than a decade in the House, thanked voters and his colleagues and called Missouri ...
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Blunt’s political resume dwarfs those of many of his contemporaries. He served as Greene County clerk for 12 years before becoming the first Republican in more than a half-century to be elected secretary of state. After an unsuccessful bid for governor in 1992, Blunt became president of Southwest Baptist University before his election in 1996 to Co...
Since entering Congress in 1997, Blunt was often at the center of some of the most prominent issues in American politics and policy. He said that establishing the continuity of government after the 9/11 terrorist attacks was likely one of the toughest challenges of his political career. In addition to dealing with the fallout from the 2008 economic...
Blunt was one of several Republicans who came to prominence in the 1970s at a time when Democrats were still a major force in the state. People like Blunt, Kit Bond, John Danforth and John Ashcroft often had to persuade voters who typically backed Democratic candidates to support their statewide endeavors. They also had to work with Democratic offi...
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Meet Roy. A fifth-generation Missourian, Roy Blunt was born in a doctor’s office in Niangua, Missouri. His mom and dad were dairy farmers in Southwest Missouri and taught him the intrinsic value of a day’s hard work. These values helped him become the first in his family to graduate from college. His grandmothers were both one-room ...
Dec 6, 2022 · Blunt talked about several things he’s proud of since he was elected to the Senate back in 2010, including research advances at the National Institutes of Health; efforts to make mental health ...
Prior to his tenure in Congress, Senator Blunt was a history teacher, a university president, a county official, and Missouri's Secretary of State.Senator Blunt is actively involved in promoting and preserving the arts and history. He has served as a member of the Smithsonian Museum's Council of American Art, a member of the Kennedy Center ...
Mar 8, 2021 · March 8, 2021. WASHINGTON — Roy Blunt of Missouri, the No. 4 Senate Republican, announced on Monday that he would not seek re-election in 2022, the latest in a string of party veterans who have ...
