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
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