Victor Callahan
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Victor Callahan is a Democratic
member of the Missouri Senate
, representing the 11th District since 2003.
In 1988, Victor Callahan was elected to the city council of Independence, Missouri, and continued to serve in that capacity until 1992. He then went on to serve as a legislative assistant to State Senator Ronnie DePasco. In November, 1994, Callahan was elected to represent the 1st District At-Large in the Jackson County, Missouri
Legislature. At the end of September, 1996, he was elected by fellow legislators as Chairman of the Legislature, a position he held until January, 2003. Upon the death of Senator DePasco in late May 2003 Callahan ran for the then-vacant seat and was elected in a special election in November 2003, winning re-election in a regular election in November, 2004.
In 2006 and 2007, Callahan spearheaded a move to annex seven schools from the Kansas City, Missouri School District into the Independence School District. Voters in both districts approved the measure in a special election on November 6, 2007, the schools in question were formally annexed on July 1, 2008 and re-opened as Independence schools on August 18, 2008.
The success of the measure boosted Senator Callahan's popularity in Jackson County, Missouri
, also raising his profile in the statewide political arena, and he was unanimously elected as Floor Leader
of Missouri State Senate Democrats, in a vote on November 6, 2008, two days after he was re-elected in general elections
.
Senator Callahan currently serves on the following committees:
Democratic Party (United States)
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member of the Missouri Senate
Missouri Senate
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, representing the 11th District since 2003.
In 1988, Victor Callahan was elected to the city council of Independence, Missouri, and continued to serve in that capacity until 1992. He then went on to serve as a legislative assistant to State Senator Ronnie DePasco. In November, 1994, Callahan was elected to represent the 1st District At-Large in the Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. With a population of 674,158 in the 2010 census, Jackson County is the second most populous of Missouri's counties, after St. Louis County. Kansas City, the state's most populous city and focus city of the Kansas City Metropolitan...
Legislature. At the end of September, 1996, he was elected by fellow legislators as Chairman of the Legislature, a position he held until January, 2003. Upon the death of Senator DePasco in late May 2003 Callahan ran for the then-vacant seat and was elected in a special election in November 2003, winning re-election in a regular election in November, 2004.
In 2006 and 2007, Callahan spearheaded a move to annex seven schools from the Kansas City, Missouri School District into the Independence School District. Voters in both districts approved the measure in a special election on November 6, 2007, the schools in question were formally annexed on July 1, 2008 and re-opened as Independence schools on August 18, 2008.
The success of the measure boosted Senator Callahan's popularity in Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. With a population of 674,158 in the 2010 census, Jackson County is the second most populous of Missouri's counties, after St. Louis County. Kansas City, the state's most populous city and focus city of the Kansas City Metropolitan...
, also raising his profile in the statewide political arena, and he was unanimously elected as Floor Leader
Floor Leader
Floor Leaders are leaders of their political parties in each of the houses of the legislature.- Senate :In the United States Senate, they are elected by their respective party conferences to serve as the chief Senate spokesmen for their parties and to manage and schedule the legislative and...
of Missouri State Senate Democrats, in a vote on November 6, 2008, two days after he was re-elected in general elections
United States general elections, 2008
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Senator Callahan currently serves on the following committees:
- Administration
- Gubernatorial Appointments
- Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government
- Progress and Development, Chairman
- Small Business, Insurance and Industry
- Select Committee on Oversight of Federal Stimulus
- Joint Committee on Gaming and Wagering
- Joint Committee on Government Accountability
External links
- Manual, State of Missouri, 2007-2008. Jefferson City, MO:Secretary of State.
- Missouri Senate - Victor Callahan official government website