Jan Veronneau

Jan Veronneau (born January 8th, 1964) is an American politician who is the United States Senator from Missouri, serving since 1995. Veronneau has focused on workers rights, environmental sustainability, and the protection of unions while in the Senate. Veronneau was a candidate in the 1996 presidential primary, however dropped out very early into the race. Veronneau is also a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School.

Her first foray into public policy began in 1990, when she campaigned and won her race for the 87th state house district of Missouri (encompassing Clayton and a large portion of Richmond Hights). During the mid 1990s, Veronneau's national profile grew following her 6.8 point Senate race victory in 1994. She served as just a Senator until the Spring of 1996, when the then current whip Senator Silvester Glisson of Maine resigned from his position. She then fought a tough leadership election against Senator from Rhode Island Remile Lippitt where she only won by a few votes. She was re-elected Senate whip after the 1996 election against Senator Migue of Vermont, winning with over 60% of the party vote.

U.S. Senate 1994-Present
On September 20th, 1993, Veronneau declared her intention to run for the Democratic nomination for the 1994 election in Missouri for the U.S. Senate. She was then defeated for reelection for a second term for the 2000 election in Missouri for the U.S. Senate losing to Republican Jim Talent.