Jean Carnahan

Jean Carnahan
United States Senator from Missouri
In office January 3, 2001 – November 23, 2002
Appointed by	Roger Wilson
Preceded by	John Ashcroft
Succeeded by	Jim Talent
First Lady of Missouri
In role January 11, 1993 – October 16, 2000
Governor	Mel Carnahan
Preceded by	Janet Ashcroft
Succeeded by	Patricia Wilson
Personal details
Born	Jean Anne Carpenter (1933-12-20)December 20, 1933 Washington D.C., U.S.
Died	January 30, 2024(2024-01-30) (aged 90) Creve Coeur, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mel Carnahan (1954–2000)
Education	George Washington University (BA)

Jean Anne Carpenter Carnahan (December 20, 1933 – January 30, 2024) was an American politician and writer. She served as First Lady of Missouri from 1993 to 2000, and as her state's junior U.S. senator from 2001 to 2002.

A member of the Democratic Party, she was appointed in 2001 to fill the Senate seat of her husband Mel Carnahan, who had been elected but died before taking office, becoming the first woman to represent Missouri in the Senate.

Carnahan died under hospice care in Creve Coeur, Missouri, on January 30, 2024, at the age of 90.^[1][2]

References

1. McFetridge, Scott (January 31, 2024). "Former Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the US Senate, has died at 90". AP News. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
2. Schlinkman, Mark (January 31, 2024). "Jean Carnahan, former US senator and first lady of Missouri, dies at 90". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

Other websites

• Bio by Fired Up Missouri Archived 2005-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Online News Hour account of the 2000 election Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Online News Hour account of the 2002 election Archived 2014-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Appearances on C-SPAN