2008

The fight for Missouri’s top law enforcement job has come to the wards of St. Louis City. On Thursday, two open Democratic ward organizations voted to endorse Attorney General candidates. Two of the three leading Democrats…

Andria Simckes, a Democratic candidate for Missouri Treasurer, wants the other Democratic Treasurer candidates to agree to support the winner of the Primary, “regardless of which one of us prevails.” From the press release: Simckes…

Poll workers are reporting unusually high turnouts at polling places across the city. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

Come on down to a Democratic candidates forum in the fightin’ 15th ward. Party representatives will be talking turkey about state and citywide candidates. On Thursday, there will be a discussion on the US Rep…

Candidates seeking their party’s nomination for the office of Circuit Attorney, Sheriff, Treasurer, Public Administrator and Ward Committeeman/woman in the City of St. Louis may begin filing Declarations of Nomination at 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday,…

On Tuesday, October 7, I found out I’d be in New York City on Election Day. I wasn’t leaving St. Louis until Wednesday, October 15, but packing is packing, so I never found time to…

Attorney General candidate Chris Koster* landed another big union endorsement this week. The former Republican who is now seeking the Democratic nomination for A.G. has picked up the support of the 4,000-member Springfield Building and…