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Senator Roy Blunt Strategy 

Reelection Strategy 

Senator Blunt has been doing some traveling around his state in recent months.  According to the Senator's Twitter account he has made several trips around the state to talk about numerous things.  Including, Fairfax to meet with farmers and discuss regulations, and Maryville to learn the impact of the EPA's regulations and how it has effected Missouri jobs.  These are not the only places the Senator has traveled to as of recently, however, it is clear that he is trying to make himself recognizable amongst the citizens of Missouri.  Also Senator Blunt has recently made public his disagreement of President Obama's policies.  Including a press release that denounced Obama's decision to veto the Keystone XL pipeline.  Also Senator Blunt has been helping lead a fight to cut funding for Obama's lessened restrictions on immigration.

One of the main focuses recently from the Senator is to Stop Government Overreach.  Senator Blunt has introduced or co-sponsored nine bills in support of cutting back regulations that strain on American businesses and jobs. One of the main reasons the Senator has done this is because of the recent regulations from the EPA that has directly effected agriculture and farming in his state. Agriculture is a large part of Missouri and contains a large number of voters and possible voters that Senator Blunt will look for to achieve reelection. 

Money

Money was an important part of Senator Blunt's last campaign.  He raised and spent almost two million dollars more then the opposing candidate, according to opensecrets.org.  So far the senator has actually raised less then the average senator in the last four years.  However, Blunt's name has become very recognizable in the state and he may not have to raise and spend as much in the upcoming election in order to be reelected. 

Roy Blunt Missouri Senator

Basic Information and Education 

http://www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/biography

Roy Blunt is the junior Senator in the state of Missouri and has been since 2011.  He was born in 1950 in Niangua Missouri and is currently 65 years old. 

Roy Blunt received his bachelors degree from Southwest Baptist University, and later his masters from Missouri State University.

Religion 

Baptist

Family 

Roy is married to Abigail Blunt and they have four children together and also six grandchildren.  One of Roy's children, Matt, is a Governor for the state of Missouri.  

Career Before the Senate

After College, Roy became a high school teacher at Marshfield High School in Missouri.  Later, he became President at Southwest Missouri Baptist where he had formerly attended college. Mr. Blunt spent time as a county official and also was the Secretary of State for Missouri in 1984.  In 1997 Roy Blunt began the first of his seven terms served in the House of Representatives.  He had a very successful career as a member of the House.  Blunt was elected as Majority Whip remarkably early in his time spent in the House.

Senate Information

Roy was elected to the United States Senate in 2010 and began serving in January of 2011.  Since becoming a member of the Senate in 2011, Roy has accomplished many things and now holds a leadership role in the U.S. Senate.  He's the Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and also is a part of several other committees, including, the Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, and the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. 

Current Projects and Issues

Some of Roy's current issues listed on http://www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/issues include, Agriculture, Defense and Foreign Policy, Economy, Education, Energy, and Health Care.  Relating to energy, recently on Senator Roy Blunt's twitter, the Senator linked an article about the Roy's letter to the EPA fighting against the limitations of the uses of wood stoves.  According to Roy, these policies affect the rural, low, and middle class members of the Missouri population that use these wood stoves to provide heat.  

 Fun Facts about Missouri and Blunt 

Missouri has the second most farms in the United states.  Missouri was admitted to the United States in August of 1821.  The capital is Jefferson City, and it is nick named the Show Me State.  The population is ranked number 18 of 50. 

http://www.50states.com/missouri.htm#.VN2G5ClDTzI