The Carnahan family is a prominent political family from

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

. Members of the family have served in the

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, in the

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and in various state offices in Missouri. Notable members of the family include: * A. S. J. Carnahan (1897–1968), U.S. Representative for

Missouri's 8th congressional district Missouri's 8th congressional district is one of 435 congressional districts in the United States and one of eight congressional districts in the state of Missouri. The district encompasses rural Southeast Missouri and South Central Missouri as w ...

(1945–1947, 1949–1961), m. Kathel (née Schupp) **

Mel Carnahan Melvin Eugene Carnahan (February 11, 1934 – October 16, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 51st governor of Missouri from 1993 until his death in 2000. Carnahan was a Democrat and held various positions in governm ...

(1934–2000), Governor of Missouri (1993–2000), m. (1954) Jean (née Carpenter) (1933–2024), U.S. Senator for Missouri (2001–2002) ***

Russ Carnahan John Russell Carnahan (born July 10, 1958) is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative for from 2005 to 2013. At the time, the district included the southern thir ...

(born 1958), U.S. Representative for Missouri's 3rd congressional district (2005–2013), Chair of the

Missouri Democratic Party The Missouri Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Missouri. Its chair is Russ Carnahan, the vice chair is Yvonne Reeves-Chong, the treasurer is Glenda Bainbridge, and the secretary is Joshua Dunne. ...

(2023–present) ***

Robin Carnahan Robin Colleen Carnahan (born August 4, 1961) is an American businesswoman, lawyer, and politician, who previously served as the Missouri Secretary of State and served as the General Services Administration, Administrator of General Services in ...

(born 1961), Missouri Secretary of State (2005–2013), Administrator of General Services (2021–2025)

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