Roy Blunt

On November 2, 2010, Roy Blunt was declared the winner of the Missouri Senate race against Robin Carnahan. Blunt's victory allowed the Republican party to hold on to the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/02/missouri-election-results_n_765992.html

At the time of his Senate election, Blunt was the Republican representative for the 7th district of Missouri. He also served as the the House Minority Whip for Congress. Preceded by Mel Hancock, Blunt took office as a representative in 1997 and was assigned as the Minority Whip from 2007-2008.http://blunt.house.gov/About.aspx?Section=5

Roy Blunt is the father of Matt Blunt, the former governor of Missouri from 2005-2009.http://www.mattblunt.com/about/ Roy and Matt Blunt are the only Republicans who have served as secretaries of state in Missouri, since 1945.http://www.sos.mo.gov/

Blunt's political career began in 1972 when he was elected County Clerk and Chief Election Official of Greene County. He was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in 1980 but lost to Democrat Ken Rothman. In 1984, he was elected as Secretary of State in Missouri. He ran for Governor of Missouri in 1992, losing to Missouri Attorney General William L. Webster. He ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Missouri in 1992, losing the Republican primary to Missouri Attorney General William L. Webster.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b000575/

A member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Roy Blunt voted in favor of offshore oil drilling and also considers himself an advocate for petroleum exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He voted for the passage of the Bush Administration's national energy policy as well as authorizing construction of new oil refineries.http://blunt.house.gov/About.aspx?Section=5

In his run for the vacated U.S. Senate seat in Missouri, Blunt's competitors included Democratic nominee, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, Constitution Party nominee, Jerry Beck, Libertarian nominee, Jonathan Dine, and write-in candidates, Mark S. Memoly, Frazier Miller, Jeff Wirick and Richie L. Wolfe.http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/candidatelist.asp?eid=287 In October 2010, reports showed Blunt leading Carnahan by approximately 8 points. The race ended with a Blunt win by more than 10 percent.http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=5353 http://www.foxnews.com/interactive/politics/candidate-list/#state=MO