Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The former Florissant City Councilman has been busy at the capitol introducing a number of legislative measures.
Rep. Keith English (D-68) has really begun to make a name for himself and Florissant in his freshman term in the state’s House of Representatives. English beat out incumbent Rep. Bert Atkins last summer in the primary and won the seat Nov. 6 against Republican challenger Rekha Sharma. By Nov. 7, he was already in Jefferson City getting prepared for his first legislative session. “We’re putting Florissant back on the map. Nobody knew where Florissant was, and they know where we’re at now.” So far, this session, the North County representative has introduced more than 85 bills, including bills on making sure food stamp cards have photo identification and making sure to extend the voting machine privileges for the blind at federal elections …
Sunday, February 24, 2013
The new District 13 senator has introduced more than a dozen bills and has a number of duties among committees.
While the trip to Jefferson City is not her first, freshman Sen. Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors, said that it’s a quite different experience as a senator. Walsh defeated Republican Jacquelyn Thomas with more than 80 percent of the vote in the November general election. Previously, she served as a state representative for District 69. “It’s a lot different,” she said. “You have more ability to have an impact on legislation. I can count on one hand my impact in the House.” She hit the ground running in getting into the senate role by introducing more than a dozen bills, including a bill relating to home foreclosures. Senate Bill 336 will help homeowners who are facing foreclosure “to elect to participate in dispute resolution or …
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Gina Walsh has formally announced her plans to seek Sen. Tim Green's seat.
Former Rep. Gina Walsh (D-St. Louis) has officially announced her intentions to seek the District 13 Senate Seat, now held by Sen. Tim Green (D-Spanish Lake). Walsh formally announced her bid Saturday morning at Old St. Ferdinand Shrine. “The people of North County deserve a person as our next state senator that puts problem-solving before politics,” Walsh said in a press release. “Having served eight years in the Missouri House, I have built the relationships and I have the experience necessary to provide the residents of North County the best representation in our state Capitol.” Sen. Green will be term limited this year but has announced his support of the senate candidate. According to the St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune, …
Elizabeth O'Fallon
9:43 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
I would love to see Senator Walsh come out to support school choice. I have have had a few conversations with her regarding homeschooling and while she says she supports the rights of parents to homeschool, the entire email I received back focused solely on public schools. She believes in the power of unions first and foremost, and as a result I'm not so sure she would support any sort of real … more ›