Claire McCaskill

A Senator from Missouri. Born in Rolla, Mo. , July 24, 1953. Attended Hickman High School in Columbia, Mo. Graduated University of Missouri, Columbia 1975. J. D. , University of Missouri, Columbia 1978. Missouri State house of representatives 1982-1988. Jackson County prosecutor 1992-1998. Unsuccessful candidate for governor 2004. Missouri State auditor 1998-2006. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2006. Reelected in 2012, and served from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2019. Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2018.