Roy Blunt is the incumbent US Senator from Missouri who assumed office on January 3, as the successor of Kit Bond. Formerly, Blunt was a member of the US House of Representatives from to
Early Life and Education
Roy Blunt was born on January 10, to Leroy Blunt and Neva Dora. Blunt grew up in Niangua, Missouri and later went to Southwest Baptist University for undergraduate studies in history. After college, he joined Missouri State University where he did his post-graduate degree in history.
Personal Life
Roy Blunt is currently married to Abigail Perlman Blunt. The couple has been together since and is raising an adopted child from Russia. Prior to this marriage, Roy was in conjugal relationship with Roseann Ray who he married in The couple had three children: Matt, Amy and Andrew Blunt. All Blunt children work as lobbyists for different companies.
Career
Roy Blunt entered the word of American politics in as a county clerk of Greene County in Missouri. Blunt consecutively won three such elections and remained in the position for 12 years. In , he bade for the position of Lieutenant Governor of Missouri but was defeated by Ken Rothman. Then, in , Blunt ran for Misso
Building on these successes, Roy was the first Republican elected Missouri Secretary of State in over fifty years. Again, he deployed technology to protect Missouri investors from fraud and, as the state’s chief elections official, rooted out fraud in state elections, insisting on fairness regardless of political party. Four years later, Roy was overwhelmingly reelected to a second term as Secretary of State.
A commitment to students and to educating the next generation of leaders led Roy back to his alma mater, Southwest Baptist University, this time to serve as its president.
The people of Southwest Missouri sent Roy to Congress in Roy took Southwest Missouri common sense to Washington with him, and there he was known as a solutions-oriented problem solver with a firm commitment to making government work for Southwest Missourians. Roy was decisively reelected six times. In , 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 counties and the City of St. Louis an unprecedented three times since launching his campaign for U.S.
After a decades-long career in public service for Missouri, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt announced Monday he would be leaving his Senate seat in
“In every job Missourians have allowed me to have, I’ve tried to do my best,” Blunt said Monday. “There is still a lot to do, and I look forward to every day this year and next year as I continue to work for you in the Senate.”
From county office to Capitol Hill, here’s a look at Blunt’s career in public service spanning nearly 50 years.
U.S. Senate: present
Blunt won two elections to the U.S. Senate, eventually becoming the fourth-ranking Republican in the chamber. Blunt serves as the ranking member for the Committee on Rules and Administration as well as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. He also serves on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee as well as the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Additionally, Blunt chairs the Senate Republican Policy Committee and led the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies that organized President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January.
For his focus on agriculture and the economy
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The th United States Congress began on January 9, , and ended on January 3, At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (). Donald Trump (R) was the president and Mike Pence (R) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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