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Missouri's 9th congressional district
Former U.S. House district in northeastern Missouri / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Missouri's 9th congressional district was a US congressional district, dissolved in 2013, that last encompassed rural Northeast Missouri, the area known as "Little Dixie," along with the larger towns of Columbia, Fulton, Kirksville and Union.cBoone, Franklin, and a portion of St. Charles County comprise the highest voting centers of the mostly rural district. It was last represented by Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer.
Missouri's 9th congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1860 1935 |
Eliminated | 1930 2010 |
Years active | 1863–1933 1935–2013 |
Some of the most well-known representatives for the district were Speaker of the House Champ Clark; James Broadhead, the first president of the American Bar Association; Clarence Cannon, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee; Isaac C. Parker, a judge depicted in True Grit; James Sidney Rollins, known as the "Father of the University of Missouri"; and Kenny Hulshof, unsuccessful candidate to become Governor of Missouri.
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