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At the time, the district included the southern third of the city of St. Louis (known as South City) and most of the southern St. Louis suburbs including most of Jefferson County and all of Ste. Genevieve County. Some cities located in the district include: Webster Groves, Mehlville, Affton, and Oakville, and the southern suburbs of Arnold, Herculaneum, Pevely, Crystal City, Barnhart, Imperial, and Festus, as well as Ste. Genevieve in the neighboring Ste. Genevieve County.

Dramatic losses in population in St. Louis in the 2010 Census contributed to Missouri losing a Congressional seat effective 2013. In the re-mapping of the state's congressional districts, Carnahan's district was dismantled. The bulk of the district, including Carnahan's home, was drawn into Missouri's 1st congressional district. The move placed Carnahan and William Lacy Clay Jr. in the same district; Carnahan lost the primary to Clay for the seat on August 7, 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As of 2023, he is the Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early life, education and careerEdit

John Russell Carnahan was born in 1958 in Columbia, Missouri,<ref name=CongressBio>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and raised in Rolla.<ref name=USHouse_page>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is the son of the late Mel Carnahan, the former Governor of Missouri and posthumous U.S. Senator-elect, and Jean Carnahan (née Carpenter), who was appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill the seat to which her husband was posthumously elected.

His grandfather, A. S. J. Carnahan, served in Congress for seven terms, and also as U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone. Russ Carnahan is a recipient of the Eagle Scout Award. His sister Robin Carnahan was elected to the office of secretary state in 2004 and again in 2008 in which she received the most votes cast for a single candidate in the state's history. His brother Randy was killed in the same plane crash that took the life of his father. Russ Carnahan received a bachelor's degree and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Missouri. He worked as a private practice attorney prior to entering politics. Template:Citation needed

U.S. House of RepresentativesEdit

Committee assignmentsEdit

Caucus membershipsEdit

Political positionsEdit

Crime: In the 2008 Missouri Congressional Political Courage Test, Carnahan supported the use of the death penalty in federal crimes.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also supported strict penalties for internet crime, such as hacking identity theft.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart" /> However, he also supported programs to provide inmates with job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart" /> In addition, Carnahan supported programs to provide prison inmates with drug and alcohol addiction treatment.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart" /> He supported the requirement that crimes based on sexual orientation should be prosecuted as federal hate crimes.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart" />

Economy & Jobs: In 2009, Carnahan voted for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Missouri Republicans criticized Carnahan's vote, noting that passage of the bill resulted in $107 million in federal funding for Lost Creek Wind Farm, an alternative energy facility owned by Russ Carnahan's brother, Tom Carnahan.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Wagman, Jake. Blowin' in the wind: GOP pans stimulus cash for Carnahan sibling, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 20, 2010.</ref><ref>Radnofsky, Louise. Wind Farm Generates Heat for Carnahans, Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2010.</ref>

Environment & Energy: Carnahan supported the regulation and enforcements of both the Clean Air and Clean Water Act.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart" /> He supported further development and use of alternative fuels as well as the development of traditional energy resources, such as coal and natural gas.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart" /> Carnahan also wanted to strengthen emission controls on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and SUVs.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart" /> He has supported tax credits to consumers and manufacturers of hybrid vehicles.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In addition, he supported international voluntary and mandatory emission targets to limit global warming.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart" /> Carnahan has supported the interests of groups trying to protect the environment, such as the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Russ Carnahan voted in favor of H.R. 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 also known as the Cap and Trade bill or Waxman/Markey act.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Health: Recently, Carnahan voted against a Health Care and Insurance Law amendment that would prohibit federal funding of abortion services.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart"/> He supports the interests of pro-choice groups such as Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Carnahan wants tax credits to be offered to individuals and small businesses to offset the cost of insurance.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart" /> He also supports the importation of prescription drugs to the U.S., and wants to expand prescription drug coverage under Medicare so that more people can be covered.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart" /> Carnahan would also like child healthcare programs to be expanded so that more children can be covered.<ref name="Project Vote-Smart" /> Carnahan voted in favor of H.R. 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act in 2009,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Foreign Policy In January 2010, Carnahan partnered with Republican Congressman Joseph Cao of Louisiana to create the American Engagement Caucus, its stated purpose being the promotion of a multilateral foreign policy in which the United States works closely with other countries to address global problems. As a joint editorial between the two congressmen stated, "We live in an age of interdependence. America's security, economic, environmental, and moral interests are inextricably linked with those of the international community. Simply put, it is in our vital national interest to support international engagement.".<ref>America’s Interest in Engagement The Hill (Washington DC), January 10, 2010 (web site accessed August 26, 2010).</ref> He has since introduced multiple other bills related to science diplomacy.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Guns The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) rated Carnahan an "F" in 2004 and 2010,.<ref name="votesmart-ratings">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Robin Carnahan, Russ's sister also has an F rating with the NRA-PVF, who backed her opponent in the 2004 election for Missouri Secretary of State.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2016 during his run for Lt. Governor, Carnahan said,"I'm a member of the NRA as well as a Democrat. Democrat or Republican, no decision is going to be made to be harmful to the people."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Political campaignsEdit

Template:More citations needed section Carnahan's first campaign for political office was in 1990, when he unsuccessfully ran for Congress in the 8th Congressional District against Republican U.S. Representative Bill Emerson, losing by 14 points, 57% to 43%. His grandfather had previously represented much of this district's western portion for all but two years from 1947 to 1961.

Prior to challenging Emerson, by his own telling the then-32-year-old Carnahan had already "been active in government and politics for most of my adult life."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Carnahan was active in several of his late father's political campaigns, including successful bids for state treasurer (1980) and lieutenant governor (1988), and an unsuccessful race for governor (1984). In January 1980, Carnahan slept for five days on the floor outside the Secretary of State's Office in the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City, to ensure that his father's name would be first on the ballot for Missouri State Treasurer when filing opened on January 8. Said Carnahan, "A lot of people get football tickets this way. It's going to be a long five days, so I guess we'll get some sleeping bags and a TV in here."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> And in 1984, when his father ran for state treasurer, Carnahan made stump speeches for him across Missouri.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Carnahan also had already worked for Missouri House Speaker Bob F. Griffin, Missouri Secretary of State Jim Kirkpatrick, and Missouri House Majority Leader Tony Ribaudo; had served on the executive committee of the Missouri Democratic Party; and, was the deputy Missouri campaign manager for Dick Gephardt's 1988 presidential campaign.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In his race against Emerson, one newspaper remarked "on Carnahan's tactics of deliberate misinformation and distortion of facts" and his "negative and demagogic approach to the 8th District race."<ref name="news.google.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Sikeston Standard-Democrat said, "Democrat Russ Carnahan has brought more mud into a congressional campaign than the days of Bill D. Burlison."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to the Rolla Daily News, "We have already heard enough from Carnahan, whose loose interpretation of Mr. Emerson's record is grossly misleading. Mostly B.S., in other words. Couple that with Carnahan's wild accusations of what Emerson is to be blamed for, and I wouldn't be surprised if Carnahan doesn't soon attribute Missouri's recent fifth-down loss to Colorado to Emerson."<ref name="news.google.com"/> Responding to this criticism, Carnahan alleged "that the Sowers family, which publishes the Rolla Daily News, has endorsed Emerson because the congressman rents district office space from the family."<ref name="news.google.com"/> The Southeast Missourian described Carnahan's claim as "amateurish."<ref name="news.google.com"/> In the final days of the campaign, "frustrated by ads being run by [Emerson]," Carnahan "lashed back by calling Emerson a 'damn liar.'"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Emerson defeated Carnahan, 57% to 43%.

Carnahan considered running against Emerson again in 1994, but ultimately "decided 1994 was not the time."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He then moved to St. Louis, where in 2000 he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives. He narrowly defeated political activist Jeanette Mott Oxford in the Democratic primary election<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> by a scant 64 votes but went on to win the general election by a wide margin.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was reelected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002.

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Carnahan being sworn in, 2005.

In 2004, Carnahan ran for the 3rd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives which was vacated by retiring U.S. Representative and former House Minority Leader and co-founder of the New Democratic Coalition Dick Gephardt. Carnahan narrowly won a crowded primary field of ten Democratic candidates in 2004 with 22.9 percent of the vote, finishing with less than 1,800 votes ahead of his nearest rival, political activist Jeff Smith, who garnered 21.3 percent. In the general election Carnahan faced Republican candidate William J. Federer, an author and Religious Right activist who had previously run against Gephardt on several occasions. The election was somewhat closer than expected. However, St. Louis's strong Democratic tilt (a Republican had not represented this district or its predecessors since 1953) helped Carnahan win with 53 percent of the vote. The district reverted to form in 2006 and Carnahan was reelected with 65 percent of the vote.

2008Edit

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2010Edit

Template:See also Carnahan won re-election over Republican nominee Edward Martin Jr., Constitution Party nominee Nick Ivanovich, and Libertarian nominee Steven Hedrick. Brian Wallner qualified as a write-in candidate.

2012Edit

Template:See also During his time in Congress, Carnahan represented the southern third of St. Louis City, as well as much of southern St. Louis County and all of Jefferson and Ste. Genevieve counties. However, Missouri was due to lose a district after the 2010 census revealed sluggish population growth in Missouri, particularly in St. Louis.

On May 4, 2011, the Missouri Legislature overrode Governor Jay Nixon's veto of the proposed elimination of the 3rd District, by a 109-44 vote in the Missouri House, and 28-6 in the Missouri Senate.<ref>Legislature overrides Nixon veto of redistricting map, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (May 5, 2011)</ref> The new map merged all of St. Louis, including Carnahan's home, into the 1st District, represented by six-term Democrat Lacy Clay.

Carnahan challenged Clay in the primary for the redrawn 1st on August 7, 2012–the real contest in this heavily Democratic district–and lost by a landslide, 63% to 34%.<ref name="primary">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="results">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Carnahan was mentioned as a possible candidate to fill a vacancy in the 8th District after Rep. Jo Ann Emerson stepped down in 2013.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2016Edit

Template:See also Carnahan was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> "Many of you have consistently encouraged me to continue serving our state in new ways — especially at a time when so many of our state officials are so very disconnected from the everyday needs and aspirations of Missourians," he wrote.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He lost the general election to Republican Mike Parson.

Electoral historyEdit

Missouri's 8th congressional district results: 1990<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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1990 Template:Party shading/Republican |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Republican align="right" |81,452 Template:Party shading/Republican |57.3% Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |60,751 Template:Party shading/Democratic |42.7%
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Year Democratic Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
2004 Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |146,894 Template:Party shading/Democratic |52.9% Template:Party shading/Republican |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Republican align="right" |125,422 Template:Party shading/Republican |45.1% Template:Party shading/Libertarian |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Libertarian |Libertarian Template:Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |4,367 Template:Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |1.6% Template:Party shading/Constitution |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Constitution |Constitution Template:Party shading/Constitution align="right" |1,222 Template:Party shading/Constitution align="right" |0.4% *
2006 Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |145,219 Template:Party shading/Democratic |65.6% Template:Party shading/Republican |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Republican align="right" |70,189 Template:Party shading/Republican |31.7% Template:Party shading/Libertarian |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Libertarian |Libertarian Template:Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |4,213 Template:Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |1.7% Template:Party shading/Independent |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Independent |Progressive Template:Party shading/Independent align="right" |1,827 Template:Party shading/Independent align="right" |0.8%
2008 Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |202,470 Template:Party shading/Democratic |66.4% Template:Party shading/Republican |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Republican align="right" |92,759 Template:Party shading/Republican |30.4% Template:Party shading/Libertarian |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Libertarian |Libertarian Template:Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |5,518 Template:Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |1.8% Template:Party shading/Constitution |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Constitution |Constitution Template:Party shading/Constitution align="right" |4,324 Template:Party shading/Constitution align="right" |1.4%
2010 Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |99,398 Template:Party shading/Democratic |48.9% Template:Party shading/Republican |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Republican align="right" |94,757 Template:Party shading/Republican |46.7% Template:Party shading/Libertarian |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Libertarian |Libertarian Template:Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |5,772 Template:Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |2.8% Template:Party shading/Constitution |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Constitution |Constitution Template:Party shading/Constitution align="right" |3,155 Template:Party shading/Constitution align="right" |1.6%

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Year Democratic Votes Pct Democratic Votes Pct Democratic Votes Pct
2012 Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |57,791 Template:Party shading/Democratic |63.3% Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |30,943 Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.9% Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |2,570 Template:Party shading/Democratic |2.8%
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri election results: 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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2016 Template:Party shading/Republican |Template:No wrap Template:Party shading/Republican align="right" |1,459,392 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.8% Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:No wrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |1,168,947 Template:Party shading/Democratic |42.3% Template:Party shading/Libertarian |Template:No wrap Template:Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |69,253 Template:Party shading/Libertarian |2.5% Template:Party shading/Green |Template:No wrap Template:Party shading/Green align="right" |66,490 Template:Party shading/Green |2.4% *

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