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American politician (born 1970)
Karla May (born June 12, 1970) is an American politician who has served in the
Missouri Senate since January 2019. She previously served in the
Missouri House of Representatives from 2011.
[1] A member of the
Democratic Party , she was first elected in 2010.
[2] Having served the maximum allowable term in the state house, in 2018 she announced her intention to run for election to the
Missouri State Senate .
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Prior to entering politics, May worked for
AT&T , also serving as a
shop steward of Local 6300 of the
Communications Workers of America .
[4] She received her bachelor's degree from
Saint Louis University in
business administration , and a master's degree in education from
Lindenwood University .
[4]
May challenged and defeated incumbent State Senator
Jacob Hummel (4th district) in the 2018 Democratic primary.
Electoral history
State representative
State Senate
References
^ Churchill, Lexi (23 April 2018).
"Leaders, lawmakers frustrated by chronic underfunding of Missouri's historically black colleges" .
Columbia Missourian . Retrieved 1 May 2018 .
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"Representative Karla May" . 99th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session - 2018 .
Missouri House of Representatives . Retrieved 1 May 2018 .
^ McDermott, Kevin (28 March 2018).
"Missouri's primary ballot grows as 21 file for U.S. Senate election" .
St. Louis Post Dispatch . Retrieved 1 May 2018 .
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"Karla May: the new consensus pick" . St Louis American . 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018 .
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"All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF) . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
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"All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF) . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
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"All Results; Election Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
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"All Results; Election Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
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"All Results; Election Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
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"All Results; Election Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
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"All Results; Election Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
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"All Results; Election Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
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"Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF) .
Missouri Secretary of State . December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023 .