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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jim Salter

GOP's Schmitt hoping to claim open Missouri Senate seat

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is hoping to claim what's considered a safe GOP seat as his party fights for control of the U.S. Senate.

Schmitt, 47, and Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine, 65, are vying for the Senate seat occupied for the past 12 years by Republican Roy Blunt, who announced in March 2021 he would not seek a third term — ending a half-century career in politics.

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