Politically Speaking

State Rep.-elect Betsy Fogle talks about her 76-vote win in the 135th District, where the Springfield Democrat was the only person to flip a state House seat this past election.

Democratic state Rep. Kip Kendrick, D-Columbia, explains why he's leaving the Missouri House to become state Sen.-elect Greg Razer's chief of staff.

State Rep.-elect Adam Schwadron talks about his recent election to the General Assembly's lower chamber.

The Affton Democrat talks about his party's dismal performance in Missouri's Nov. 3 elections, as well as what can be done to turn things around.

Missouri Republicans had a big Tuesday. Here's how they won and why Missouri Democrats have a lot of work to do in picking up the pieces.

Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst explains why he thinks voters should approve a major overhaul of state legislative redistricting procedures.

Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan is the latest guest on Politically Speaking. She spoke with St. Louis Public Radio’s Eric Schmid and Jaclyn Driscoll about her race against U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis in Illinois’ 13th Congressional District, which includes a portion of the Metro East. Dirksen Londrigan ran against Davis in 2018, narrowly losing to the incumbent Republican by 2,058 votes. The race is again expected to be close on Nov. 3. Davis won reelection in 2014 and 2016 by nearly 20 percentage points each time.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson sits down with St. Louis Public Radio's Jaclyn Driscoll and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about the big issues ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft talks with St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum about why he deserves another four years in office.

Eric Schmitt joined St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about the work he’s done to combat violent crime and expand testing of sexual assault kits, his lawsuits against China and the Affordable Care Act, and how Donald Trump’s margin of victory might affect his race.