Was First Woman to Represent Missouri in U.S. Senate
Former U.S. Senator from Missouri, Jean Carnahan, 90, also former first lady during her husband, the late Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan’s two-term tenure, died after a brief illness on Tuesday in St. Louis County, Mo.
Sen. Carnahan in 2001, made history as the first woman to represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate after being appointed to fill her husband’s seat following his posthumous election in …