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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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In 2010, Missourians elected Roy to be their United States Senator. Roy has never stopped listening to Missourians and taking our common sense with him to Washington. Roy has traveled to all 114 counties and the City of St. Louis an unprecedented three times since launching his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2009.
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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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Dec 19, 2022 · Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri announced in March 2021 that, after 26 years on Capitol Hill, he wouldn't run for another term. Soon after the new year, Republican Eric Schmitt...
Roy Blunt. Fall 2023. Visiting Fellow. Following a distinguished career in public service, Senator Blunt left the U.S. Congress in January 2023 after representing Missouri for 12 years in the United States Senate and 14 years in the United States House of Representatives.
Dec 6, 2022 · News. Sen. Roy Blunt gives farewell speech on Senate floor as retirement date approaches. KSMU | By Gregory Holman. Published December 6, 2022 at 3:57 PM CST. Roy Blunt. Missouri’s...
Roy Blunt (born January 10, 1950, Niangua, Missouri, U.S.) American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2010 and represented Missouri in that body from 2011 to 2023. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2011), where he was majority whip (2003–07), acting majority leader (2005–06 ...
