Another letter to the editor [subscription required], in today’s Sedalia Democrat:

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What’s wrong with this press release dated February 28, 2013, posted on her official website and sent out to newspapers across the 4th Congressional District of Missouri?

From US Representative Vicky Hartzler, “View from the Capitol – Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler’s Newsletter for the Week of February 25 – March 1, 2013.” – “Hartzler Votes to Protect Women from Acts of Violence – Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) has voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)… “I am pleased to support efforts to protect all women in this country from domestic abuse and other forms of violence,” said Hartzler. “I supported legislation this week…..”

What’s wrong?  She voted AGAINST it, not FOR it (see official Congressional voting record at http://www.govtrack.us). And if you are a female, or love one, she voted against you and your loved ones.

“I am pleased to support efforts to protect all women in this country from domestic abuse and other forms of violence,” said Hartzler.  Uhmmm, apparently not.

From the editor of Warrensburg’s Daily Star-Journal (printed this week):  “The Daily Star-Journal did not realize that what Hartzler’s release called “the Violence Against Women Act” in fact is not what is destined to become law.  In the release, she makes no mention that she did not vote for what would become law and, coupled with the deadline timing, what conclusion could be drawn other than that she voted for what would become law?……I trusted…..I regret that error.”

Exactly.

Why would Hartzler, or anyone for that matter, vote NO on renewing the Violence Against Women Act?  Shouldn’t all women of America be protected? And, why would her press release try to make you think that she voted to protect women when in fact she didn’t?

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[with permission of the author]

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): maybe if corporations were women… (February 28, 2013)

Rep. Ann Wagner (r): maybe if corporations were women… (February 28, 2013)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): through the looking glass (March 2, 2013)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Доверяй, но проверяй? (March 4, 2013)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): not too many people are buying it (March 5, 2013)

Piling on Vicky Hartzler (March 7, 2013)

Hartzler’s Deception (March 7, 2013)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): a VAWA letter to the editor (March 8, 2013)

For the candidates with primary opponents this is the last weekend before the election on Tuesday to get some campaigning in.

Gary Grigsby, a Democratic party candidate in the 51st Legislative District, sets out for some last weekend before the primary campaigning.

Unlike many of the statewide campaigns and some state senate races with their very large media budgets – you’ve seen the television commercials – most House candidates work the phones, go door to door, put up signs, run a few newspaper ads and drop a few home grown mail pieces. The mail and other contacts are directed at frequent voters – those people who actually bother to show up and vote in off year, primary, and local issue elections. On Tuesday evening the candidates will find out if it all worked.

It’s retail politics the way it should be.

RELEASE: McCaskill Opens Kansas City Campaign Office at Event with Volunteers and Supporters

Office Will Serve As Hub of McCaskill’s Grassroots Campaign in Support of Missouri’s Middle Class Families

Kansas City, Mo. — Today, Senator Claire McCaskill joined supporters and volunteers at the opening of the Missouri Democratic Party’s Coordinated Campaign office in Kansas City. At the event, Claire thanked the crowd in attendance and delivered brief remarks about the clear choice in this campaign between a Senator who’s on the side of Missouri’s middle class families and three extreme candidates who are beholden to the Washington special interests.

“I know that TV ads won’t elect me and the millions of dollars in outside spending certainly won’t be what decides this race,” said McCaskill. “It’s all of you, here in this room today, when you’re knocking on doors and making phone calls, that will make the difference between now and November. It’s incredible to see so many of people here in Kansas City who are committed to working every day to ensure we win this thing in November.”

Today’s event was Claire’s first 2012 campaign stop in the Kansas City area, and the first local stop for the new McCaskill for Missouri RV, which will criss-cross Missouri over the next six months as Claire takes her message directly to voters.

Video by Jerry Schmidt

For your convenience, here’s a handy-dandy list of contact information for every branch office of every federal representative in Missouri. Representatives are listed first, divided by party then listed alphabetically. The senators are at the bottom.

All information was provided by Congress.org. If you’re unsure as to who your representative is, you can find out by entering in your home address there. For a quick reference, here’s a district map of Missouri.

Representatives:

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Democratic Party

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Carnahan, Russ (D-St. Louis)

Washington, DC Office

1710 Longworth House Office Building

Washington DC, 20515

Phone: (202) 225-2671

Fax: (202) 225-7452

Directions

Office Hours: Open Monday through Friday | 9 am to 5 pm ET | Closed on federal holidays

St. Louis District Office

8764 Manchester Road, Suite 203

St. Louis, MO 63144

Phone: (314) 962-1523

Fax: (314) 962-7169

Directions

Office Hours: Open Monday through Friday | 9 am to 5 pm CT | Closed on federal holidays

Jefferson County District Office

517 Bailey Road

Crystal City, MO 63019

Phone: (636) 937-8039

Fax: (636) 937-7138

Directions

Office Hours: Open Monday through Friday | 9 am to 5 pm CT | Closed on federal holidays

Clay, William Lacy, Jr. (D-St. Louis)

Washington, DC Office:

2418 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington D.C., 20515

Phone: (202) 225-2406

Fax: (202) 226-3717

St. Louis County Office:

8021 West Florissant, Suite F

St. Louis, MO 63136

Phone: (314) 383-5240

Fax: (314) 383-8020

St. Louis City Office:

625 North Euclid Street, Suite #326

St. Louis, MO 63108

Phone: (314) 367-1970

Fax: (314) 367-1341

Cleaver, Emmanuel (D-Kansas City)

Kansas City, Missouri

101 W. 31 Street

Kansas City, MO 64108

phone: 816-842-4545

fax: 816-471-5215

Independence, Missouri

211 West Maple Avenue

Independence, MO 64050

phone: 816-833-4545

fax: 816-833-2991

Washington, D.C.

1433 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20515

phone: 202-225-4535

fax: 202-225-4403

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Republican Party

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Akin, Todd (R-St. Charles)

St. Louis

Phone: (314) 590-0029

Fax: (314) 590-0037

Address:

301 Sovereign Ct., Ste. 201

St. Louis, MO 63011

St. Charles

Phone: (636) 949-6826

Fax: (636) 949-3832

Address:

820 South Main St., Ste. 206

St. Charles, MO 63301

Emerson, Jo Ann (R-Cape Girardeau)

Cape Girardeau

Phone: (573) 335-0101

Fax: (573) 335-1931

Address:

339 Broadway

Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

Rolla

Phone: (573) 364-2455

Fax: (573) 364-1053

Address:

612 Pine St.

Rolla, MO 65401

Farmington

Phone: (573) 756-9755

Fax: (573) 756-9762

Address:

22 East Columbia

Farmington, MO 63640

Graves, Sam (R-Liberty)

Liberty

Phone: (816) 792-3976

Fax: (816) 792-0694

Address:

113 Blue Jay Dr., Ste. 100

Liberty, MO 64068

St. Joseph

Phone: (816) 233-9818

Fax: (816) 233-9848

Address:

201 South 8th St., Rm. 330

St. Joseph, MO 64501

Long, Billy (R)

Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R)

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Senators:

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Blunt, Roy (R)

McCaskill, Claire (D)

Cape Girardeau

555 Independence St., Room 1600

Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703

Phone 573-651-0964

Fax 573-334-4278

Columbia

915 E. Ash St.

Columbia, Missouri 65201

Phone 573-442-7130

Fax 573-442-7140

Kansas City

4141 Pennsylvania Ave., Ste. 101

Kansas City, Missouri 64111

Phone 816-421-1639

Fax 816-421-2562

Springfield

324 Park Central West, Ste. 101

Springfield, Missouri 65806

Phone 417-868-8745

Fax 417-831-1349

St. Louis

5850 Delmar Blvd, Ste. A

St. Louis, Missouri 63112

Phone 314-367-1364

Fax 314-361-8649

Washington D.C. Office

Washington, D.C.

Office of U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill

United States Senate

Hart Senate Office Building, Ste. 717

Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone 202-224-6154

Fax 202-228-6326

We’re starting a new series here at Show Me Progress called “Who the Hell’s Going to Run Against..?” focusing on races where an officeholder who deserves to be turned out of office faces (as yet) no opposition. We’ll keep this feature up until the filing deadlines next year.

Our inaugural edition of WHGRA…? will focus on one of our favorite Republicans, Todd Akin from Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District (the Fightin’ 2nd!) Congressman Akin was elected in 2000 and has treated us to such gems as Davy Crockett’s Blackberry and a spurious defense of Bush’s Gulf Coast Wage Cut Inititiative. He’s been a rubber stamp for Bush in Congress, voting with Bush over 90% of the time. Unfortunately, Democrats haven’t fielded a good candidate in Akin’s district for years. (George “Boots” Weber, if you’re reading this, I’m sorry. You’re a sweet man, but you’ve tried and tried, and you’re just not going to beat Todd Akin.) Rumor was that Sam Page came close to challenging Akin in 2006, but opted not to at the last minute.

So in 2008, who the hell is going to run against Todd Akin? Tips, suggestions and rumors are welcome.