For the past seven years we have been cracking down on crime in Missouri, passing tougher laws for drug crimes and sex offenses and requiring prisoners to serve more time.

It was a heated and intense campaign in which Carnahan traveled all over the state to garner support in what was a very close race. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia Missouri in 1959. In 1984 he risked his political career by taking a public stand against Missouri ballot issues Amendments 5 and 7 which would legalize parimutuel betting and create a state lottery.

Senate. S. A Democrat he served as the 51st Governor of Missouri (1993-2000) and was elected posthumously to the U.