Overview

• Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate, has died at the age of 90.
• Carnahan was appointed to the Senate in 2001 after her husband, Gov. Mel Carnahan, was posthumously elected following his death in a plane crash.
• She served in the Senate for nearly two years, championing issues such as education, children, seniors, and working families.
• Carnahan was remembered as a 'fearless trailblazer' and a 'brilliant, creative, compassionate' individual dedicated to her family and fellow Missourians.
• A public memorial service for Carnahan will be held on February 10 at the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis.