Senator Claire McCaskill (D)

Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Joseph Shepard; 3 Children: Austin, Maddie, Lily; 4 Stepchildren: Benjamin, Carl, Marilyn, Michael
Birth date: 07/24/1953
Birthplace: Rolla, MO
Home City: Jefferson City MO
Religion: Catholic

Education

JD, University of Missouri Law School, 1977 BS, Political Science, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1975

Profession

Jackson County Prosecutor, 1993-1998 Assistant Prosecutor, Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office Clerk, Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City

Committees

Armed Services
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Special Committee on Aging
Subcommittee on Airland
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security
Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism
Subcommittee on Personnel
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation

Recent Votes

HR 2072 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2343 Prohibits Increase in Interest Rates for Student Loans
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Yea

S 1925 Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1789 United States Postal Service Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2230 Establishing a Minimum Tax Rate for High-Income Taxpayers
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Yea

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