Callaway County Representative, Gracia Backer, has announced she will run for House Majority Floor Leader. Assistant Floor Leader, Gary Crump, has announced his candidacy, and questions the motive of the women supporting Backer...
In October, Representative Sheila Lumpe was defeated by one vote for the Democratic nomination for House Speaker. Since Bob Ward's resignation as House Majority Floor Leader, Callaway County Representative Gracia Backer announced she is vying for the office. Representative Wayne Crump, the Assistant Floor Leader, is also seeking the office. Crump says this time, gender is the main issue...
For the second time in the last few months, women are trying to gain power in the Missouri legislature. After Rep. Sheila Lumpe, D-St. Louis County, lost the House Speaker race by one vote in October, Rep. Gracia Backer, D-Fulton, has announced she is seeking the House Majority Floor Leader post.
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