Thursday, November 8, 2012
Connor Valenti couldn't get a job at Dierbergs, but ended up a hard worker on newly elected Missouri Representative Bob Burns' successful campaign.
When South County Democrat Bob Burns ran successfully for State Representative in the new 93rd District, he had help from a DeSmet senior with his own hopes for a future in politics. Connor Valenti is a straight-A student, but couldn’t get hired by Dierbergs, Burns said, but he and Burns said he found the right job, in politics. Valenti worked for Burns's campaign since before the primary elections. "I went door to door with him when I had time, straight through the summer," Valenti said. "I was knocking on doors, talking to people." Valenti said he worked the polls all day in the primary election, but couldn't in the final because he had school. Valenti’s mother worked for Burns six years ago when Burns ran against Republican Jim Lembke …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Bob Burns, a Democratic candidate for Missouri state representative, had to ask for the correct ballot when he noticed his name wasn't on it.
As his eyes scanned the electronic ballot before him, Bob Burns, Democratic candidate for Missouri state representative, noticed something strange. His name wasn’t on it. “They gave me the wrong ballot, and I caught that,” Burns said. “But what if I hadn’t caught it?” Follow Patch on Facebook for instant elections updates. All those hours campaigning, walking door-to-door, in the heat, in the cold, trying to defeat Tony Leech for the 93rd District seat in the state house of representatives—it would all be for nothing if Burns and the voters of his district were accidentally given the ballots for the 92nd District, as Burns was. The 92nd District covers Lemay and parts of Affton. “If I would lose a race over something like that, it would …
Bob Burns wins over Tony Leech with 63.5 percent of the vote.
Democrat Bob Burns defeated Republican Tony Leech in the polls for the Missouri House of Representatives' 93rd district seat, which represents Lemay and parts of Affton. Burns won over Leech with 63.5 percent of the vote. Burns was a major player in the effort to dissolve the tiny south St. Louis County municipality of St. George. He has served on the Affton School Board, worked as a staffer for Claire McCaskill and previously ran for the state House in the 2000s, losing narrowly to then-state Rep. Jim Lembke (R-Lemay). Tony Leech is a retired telecommunications businessman and a decorated United States Navy veteran.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Cindy Taylor supports the candidate for the 93rd State Representative seat.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Here's an unofficial result tally of the August Primary in Mehlville, Oakville, Affton and Lemay.
The August primary decided each party's nomination for the November election. Read our coverage of all races. The newly-drawn Senate District 1 includes all of South County plus Webster Groves and Maplewood. The 94th district represents Mehlville along with parts of Green Park and Concord. The 95th district covers Oakville and the 93rd district spreads over Lemay and Affton. Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes State Senator - District 1 (111 of 111 Precincts Reported) Sue Schoemehl DEM 5,512 45.06% Scott Sifton DEM 6,720 54.94% Jim Lembke REP 13,947 100% Read comments from the candidates about the Senate race Office / Candidate Name Votes % of Votes State Representative - District 93 (18 of 18 Precincts Reported) Joe …
The 93rd District represents parts of Lemay and Affton; Bob Burns received 61 percent of the vote.
This story was updated at 12:30 on Wednesday with comments from Bob Burns. When Joe Montecillo called Bob Burns to congratulate him on the Democratic nomination in Tuesday's primary, the conversation lasted less than 30 seconds. Burns won by 404 ballots and had 61.45 percent of the vote and will face Republican Tony Leech in November, who ran unopposed in the primary. "I just called Bob Burns and congratulated him on a win and wished him good luck, and he said 'Ok Joe, thanks,'" Montecillo said. "It's been a really ugly campaign." "The only things that were negative were perpetrated by him," Burns said. "I didn't want to give him any name recognition in the area, so didn't mention my opponent by name once during the race." Burns signed…
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Pauline Siebel is supporting Bob Burns over Joe Monticello for the Democratic nomination in the 93rd District covering parts of Mehlville, Lemay and Affton.
I would like to say a few words about Bob Burns; he is running for State Representative in the 93rd District. I had the pleasure of meeting Bob Burns when I worked for the Affton School District that was about 22 years ago. Bob was on the School Board at the time and getting to know him he always had the children’s best interest first and the community he grew up in. Bob was always involved in community events and he was always working to improve Affton because he loves the people here and in anything he is involved in I know him to put 100 percent into what he believes in. Bob loves this country when he gets involved in something he works hard to get the job done. He takes time to listen to what you have to say and if he can help he …
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Bob and Karen Baumgartner explain why they're supporting Bob Burns as a candidate for the Missouri House of Representatives.
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Saturday, July 7, 2012
Bob Burns is without a doubt, the best possible choice for the Missouri House of Representatives 93rd District representative. His work ethic, honesty, and genuine concern for getting to the core of issues make him the perfect candidate! Bob and his wife Dianne have been role model citizens as they have been involved with the Affton school board, provided day care services for countless children over the last 40 years, and generally being the ones to count on when support is needed. Bob Burns is the person to turn to when you need a voice to speak for you. He listens to people, and responds with compassion by speaking for those he represents. We want to take this opportunity to thank Bob Burns for all of the services he has provided to…
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Burns faces off against Joan McGivney in Tuesday's St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees election.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
The last of the disincorporated municipality’s business is set to close March 13.
Almost a year after the surprise write-in winners of St. George’s municipal election launched a campaign to dissolve the city, the tiny government’s final business will soon be put to rest. Most notably this final transition will resolve the fates of the city’s two major properties: the house that has served as city hall and a small park with a playground. According to St. George resident Bob Burns, the executive in charge of the disincorporation process, the city’s park will be taken into and maintained by the St. Louis County park system. City hall, meanwhile, will be converted into a 24 hour St. Louis County police substation for the neighborhood, commanded under the Affton/Southwest 3rd Precinct. The fate of the park in particular was …
Joe Montecillo
12:58 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012
Mr. Messmer's comments are as ignorant as they are offensive. I do not recall seeing him at any Lemay meetings (or Oakville, or Tesson Ferry meetings for that matter) in recent years. He has no idea what he's talking about regarding the attendance and atmosphere of our meetings, or the age of our members. The Lemay organization meetings are open to all Democrats. We meet every first Thursday at 7… more ›