By Matt Sepic, KWMU
St. Louis – Missouri State Treasurer Nancy Farmer Thursday brought her U.S. Senate campaign to St. Louis. The Democrat is trying to unseat three-term Republican Kit Bond.
Farmer says throughout her public life, she has not forgotten her poor, working-class roots.
"In the House, I sponsored and passed a bill to prevent youth violence," Farmer said. "As chair of the Ways and Means Committee, I led the fight to repeal the state sales tax on groceries, which to this day is the largest and fairest tax cut in Missouri's history."
Farmer also criticized President Bush's economic plan, saying his tax cuts benefit mainly the wealthy.
Bond has a 7-to-1 financial advantage over Farmer. In January he reported more than $4.3 million in campaign cash.
Farmer also faces opposition in the August primary from Charles Berry, a Democrat from Webster Groves.