Posts Tagged ‘Robin Carnahan’

For a mere $100,400 a couple, you and your spouse/partner could have rubbed shoulders with former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who was tubthumping for his former Republican colleague U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt’s run for the U.S. Senate in 2010. The event was quietly held last week at Kimmy and Steve Brauer‘s Hunter Farms manse, included a private reception. And, then for a pithy $10,000 a couple, you could have attended a photo reception in the estate’s horse stables (phew!). Blunt’s rivals are Rep. Chuck Purgason, a Republican Blunt seems determined to ignore; and Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, a Democrat Blunt seems to determine to engage. (For her part, the savvy Carnahan seems happy to ignore both of them.) . . . St. Louis County’s 5th Floor is poised to celebrate the return of staffer Tom Curran, as County Executive Charlie Dooley‘s director of intergovernmental relations. Curran will fill the slot vacated by Darin Cline, now a consultant to Dooley’s reelection committee. Curran, who once toiled for Buzz Westfall and the county Planning Department, currently works at Piper Jaffray, an investment firm . . . Pollsters were ringing phones in St. Louis County last week, asking a very long list of questions about Metro and an local public transportation (sample question: If voters approved a sales tax increase should it be spent on expanding MetroLink or on improving bus service?) . . . St. Louis City License Collector Michael McMillan will be back at City Hall next week after a month or so fellowship abroad. Rarely has a homecoming been so anticipated by all floors of City Hall.