Political Highlights: Mo. House, 1983-88; sought Democratic nomination for Jackson County prosecutor, 1988; Jackson County Legislature, 1991-93; Jackson County prosecutor, 1993-99; Mo. auditor, 1999-2007; Democratic nominee for governor, 2004 Born: July 24, 1953; Rolla, Mo. Residence: Kirkwood Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Husband, Joseph Shepard; seven children Education: U. of Missouri, B.A. 1975; U. of Missouri, J.D. 1978 Elected: 2006 Committee Assignments: Armed Services (Airland; Cybersecurity; Personnel); Finance (International Trade, Customs & Global Competitiveness; Taxation & IRS Oversight); Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Tossup House Seniority: 19th ranked Senate Democrat Twitter: 12,761 followers State Clout: Missouri is 30th on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
Senate Race
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Claire McCaskill (D) Jim Talent (R) Frank Gilmour (LIBERT) Lydia Lewis (PRO)
Votes
1,055,255 1,006,941 47,792 18,383
%
49.6% 47.3% 2.2% 0.9%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Claire McCaskill (D) Todd Akin (R) Jonathan Dine (LIBERT) Ted Kimzey (WRI) Bernard Duraski (WRI) William Dean (WRI) Bernie Mowinski (WRI) Charlie Bailey (WRI) Arnie Dienoff (WRI)
