Biography
Claire McCaskill served as a U.S. senator for Missouri from 2007-2019, the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Missouri.
McCaskill was born July 24, 1953, in Rolla, Missouri. Her father, Bill McCaskill, served as Missouri state insurance commissioner and her mother, Betty Anne McCaskill, served on the Columbia City Council. McCaskill attended the University of Missouri, where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1975 and Juris Doctorate in 1978.
Following college, worked as a prosecutor. In 1982, she assumed office as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, serving until 1988. She was the first Missouri state legislator to have a baby while in office. In 1993, McCaskill became the first female prosecutor for Jackson County, the state's largest prosecutor's office. From 1999-2006, she served as the state auditor of Missouri. In 2004, she lost a bid to become the state's governor.
For information on McCaskill's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation during her time in the U.S. Senate, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov.
Sources:
Ballotpedia (n.d.). Claire McCaskill. Retrieved on May 11, 2020, from https://ballotpedia.org/Claire_McCaskill.
McNamee, G. L. (n.d.). Claire McCaskill: United States Senator. In Britannica. Retrieved on May 11, 2020, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claire-McCaskill.
United States House of Representatives (n.d.). McCaskill, Claire Retrieved on May 11, 2020, from https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/M/McCASKILL,-Claire-(M001170)/.
Speeches
- Farewell speech in the U.S. Senate – Dec. 13, 2018
- Concession Speech – Nov. 6, 2018
- Democratic Women of the Senate at the 2016 Democratic National Convention - July 28, 2016
- Women, Leadership and Politics: Taking Risks is 'Ladylike' - March 28, 2014
- Executive Session - April 28, 2009
- Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 - April 23, 2009
- Tribute to Norris O'Neil Chandler - Jan. 16, 2009
- Remarks at the 2008 Democratic National Convention - Aug. 25, 2008
Political Ads
- Works for You - Oct. 30, 2018
- Born Here - Oct. 29, 2018
- State I Love - Oct. 29, 2018
- Lies - Oct. 23, 2018
- Dark - Oct. 19, 2018
- Let's Talk - Oct. 5, 2018
- Independence - Oct. 2, 2018
- Promise - Sept. 27, 2018
- Secure - September 19, 2018
- Two Years Ago - September 13, 2018
- Smears - August 20, 2018
- Home - Aug. 8, 2018
- Taking Them On - July 17, 2018
- Missouri Born and Raised - July 10, 2018
- Listening - May 7, 2018
- Justice - April 2, 2018
- Unfit - Nov. 1, 2012
- Word Association - Nov. 1, 2012
- Real Words Women - Oct. 28, 2012
- Real Words Medicare - Oct. 26, 2012
- Real Words Middle Class - Oct. 26, 2012
- Real Words Student Loans - Oct. 26, 2012
- Real Words Minimum Wage - Oct. 25, 2012
- Real Words Veterans - Oct. 25, 2012
- China - Oct. 14, 2012
- Joanie - Oct. 10, 2012
- Diana - Oct. 10, 2012
- Diana (extended version) - Oct. 10, 2012
- Rachel - Oct. 10, 2012
- Prosecutor - Oct. 6, 2012
- Thank You - Oct. 3, 2012
- Balance - Sept. 25, 2012
- What Will He Say Next? - Sept. 29, 2012
- Fifty - Sept. 7, 2012
- Think About Family - Aug. 28, 2012
- Stage 3 - Aug. 14, 2012
- From Here - Aug. 10, 2012
- Is Todd Akin Mainstream? (Medicare, Minimum Wage and Student Loans) - Aug. 10, 2012
- Is Todd Akin Mainstream? (Social Security, Minimum Wage and Student Loans) - Aug. 10, 2012
- Three of a Kind, One and The Same Todd Akin - July 19, 2012
- Always Remember - May 24, 2012
- Betty Anne McCaskill: Claire's commitment to veterans - May 23, 2012
- Back Again - May 2, 2012
- Promises Kept - Feb. 23, 2012
- Most Ever - Nov 1, 2006
- Personally - Nov. 1, 2006
- A Senator on Our Side - Nov. 5, 2006
- Believe - Nov. 5, 2006
- 94 - Oct. 22, 2006
- Michael J Fox - Oct. 20, 2006
- Family Style - Sept. 23, 2006
- Protect - Sept. 23, 2006
- Seniors - Sept. 23, 2006