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Jean Carnahan (D) [2008 file photo].
Jean Carnahan, Missouri’s first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, dies at 90
St. Louis Public Radio | By Jo Mannies
Published January 30, 2024 at 5:57 PM CSTFormer Missouri U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who was the state’s first woman to serve in the Senate and the widow of Gov. Mel Carnahan, died Tuesday. She was 90.
“Mom passed peacefully after a long and rich life. She was a fearless trailblazer. She was brilliant, creative, compassionate and dedicated to her family and her fellow Missourians,” her family said in a statement.
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