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    Roy Dean Blunt [1] (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Secretary of State (1985–1993) and U.S. Representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district (1997–2011).

  2. Roy Blunt (born January 10, 1950, Niangua, Missouri, U.S.) American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2010 and represented Missouri in that body from 2011 to 2023.

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    Blunt’s political resume dwarfs those of many of his contemporaries. He served as Greene County clerk for 12 years before becoming the first Republican in more than a half-century to be elected secretary of state. After an unsuccessful bid for governor in 1992, Blunt became president of Southwest Baptist University before his election in 1996 to Co...

    Since entering Congress in 1997, Blunt was often at the center of some of the most prominent issues in American politics and policy. He said that establishing the continuity of government after the 9/11 terrorist attacks was likely one of the toughest challenges of his political career. In addition to dealing with the fallout from the 2008 economic...

    Blunt was one of several Republicans who came to prominence in the 1970s at a time when Democrats were still a major force in the state. People like Blunt, Kit Bond, John Danforth and John Ashcroft often had to persuade voters who typically backed Democratic candidates to support their statewide endeavors. They also had to work with Democratic offi...

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  3. May 5, 2017 · National News. News. Home. 10 Things You Didn't Know About Roy Blunt. The lawmaker from Missouri and member of the Senate intelligence committee supports an exhaustive probe into connections...

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  5. Dec 21, 2022 · U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, shown earlier this year, is retiring after nearly 50 years in public life. The Missouri Republican is leaving a substantial political and policy legacy — including his ability to compromise with Democrats in a polarized political environment. In 2000, Jeff Roe was in a bind.

    • Jason Rosenbaum
  6. Dec 26, 2021 · Republicans Plan to Turn Democrats Against Inflation Act. "I don't care about what pain it may cause members of the Democratic Party," the Senate's number 3 Republican, Senator John Barrasso, said....

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