Jean Carnahan, Missouri’s First Female US Senator, Dies at 90
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Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the Senate, has passed away at the age of 90 after a brief illness. Carnahan was appointed to the Senate seat that her husband, Mel Carnahan, a two-term Democratic governor of Missouri, won posthumously in 2000. She served in the Senate for nearly two years and held a post on the Armed Services Committee.
CNN
Jean Carnahan, the first female Missouri Senator, passed away at 90, her family confirmed.
The family statement described her as a trailblazer, praising her brilliance and compassion. Carnahan filled the Senate post of her late husband, Mel Carnahan.
Governor Roger Wilson appointed Carnahan post the tragic death of her husband and son in a plane crash.
After swearing in January 2001, Carnahan described her service as bittersweet and historic in an interview with CNN.
Serving for almost two years, she held an Armed Services Committee post and ultimately lost in another election.
Born to working-class parents in Washington, DC in 1933, Carnahan graduated from George Washington University and had four kids with husband, A.S.J. Carnahan.
CNN’s Brian Rokus contributed to this report.
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