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Roy Blunt
Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician who is the senior United States Senator for Missouri, serving since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as Missouri Secretary of State. Born in Niangua, Missouri, Blunt is a graduate of Southwest Baptist University and Missouri State University. After serving as Missouri Secretary of State from 1985 to 1993, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Missouri's 7th Congressional District in 1996. There he served as Republican Whip from 2003 to 2009. Blunt successfully ran for United States Senate in 2010. The following year, he was elected vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. Blunt is the dean of Missouri's Congressional delegation, and was elected to serve as Policy Committee chairman in November 2018.
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Born
1950-01-10
Birth Place
Niangua, Missouri, U.S.
Education
Southwest_Baptist_University
Political Ideology
Republican_Party_(United_States)
Spouse(s)
Roseann Ray
Children
4
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Senator Roy Blunt sends letter to TikTok demanding answers on China’s reported backdoor access to Americans’ data

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) and seven of their colleagues in sending a letter to the CEO of TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, following reports about the company giving Beijing backdoor access to private user data.
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Roy Blunt backs bipartisan Senate deal designed to curb gun violence, mass shootings

Missouri's U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is one of 10 Republicans putting their support behind a bipartisan legislative package aimed at preventing mass shootings. An outline released by a group of 20 senators — 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans — proposes a number of policy changes and new regulations, primarily aimed at mental health investments and...
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Rep. Tony Lovasco and 48 Members of The General Assembly request U.S. Senator Roy Blunt withdraw support from Red Flag Legislation

O’FALLON, MO – State Representative Tony Lovasco (District 64) announced Wednesday an official letter sent to U.S. Senator Roy Blunt requesting that he immediately and publicly withdraw support from proposed legislation encouraging the passage of Red Flag laws or other forms of gun control. The letter, sent with...
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Activists push Sen. Roy Blunt to support tougher gun safety legislation

COLUMBIA — A group of Missouri gun safety activists wanted Senator Roy Blunt Wednesday to support new gun safety legislation. Missouri Moms Demand Action volunteers gathered at the senator’s Columbia office to make their demands. Activists said Congress needs to pass tougher gun laws following the mass shootings...
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Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt looks ahead to final months in Washington

REPUBLIC, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says he has plenty to do before leaving Washington. The senator attended the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Foundation’s Spring Fling. The foundation honored Senator Blunt for his work in providing the National Park Service resources. Senator Blunt announced last...
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Senator Roy Blunt To Visit Lake Region This Saturday

Senator Roy Blunt will be in the Lake Region this weekend. He’s making a few stops after delivering a commencement speech today and Saturday at Missouri S&T in Rolla. Blunt plans to visit the cities of Vienna and Freeburg on Saturday to Discuss Rural Broadband progress for the communities.
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Missouri’s Roy Blunt on Ukraine “survival package”

Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri provided an update on Congress’s negotiations for an additional aid package to Ukraine. Blunt stressed the importance of providing non-military aid to help alleviate disruptions in agriculture production caused by Putin’s invasion. Blunt also stressed the importance that speed plays into this matter saying that, “The number one element is speed… The Ukrainians need what they need as quickly as we can get them what they need.”
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