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Also known as Claire Conner McCaskill

American politician (born 1953)

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Top works

  • Department of Social Services, medicaid eligibility
  • Audit report
  • Plenty ladylike

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Key facts

Preceded by
Tom Carper
Succeeded by
Gary Peters
Governor
Mel Carnahan , Roger Wilson , Bob Holden , Matt Blunt
Born
Claire Conner McCaskill , ( 1953-07-24 ) July 24, 1953 (age 72) , Rolla, Missouri , U.S.
Party
Democratic
Spouses
David Exposito ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1995 ) ​ Joseph Shepard ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 ) ​
Education
University of Missouri ( BA , JD )

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Encyclopedic overview

Claire Conner McCaskill (/məˈkæskəl/; born July 24, 1953) is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as state auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007. As of 2025, McCaskill is the last Democrat to have represented Missouri in the U.S. Senate.

McCaskill is a native of Rolla, Missouri. She graduated from the University of Missouri and the University of Missouri School of Law. McCaskill served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1983 to 1989, as Jackson County Prosecutor from 1993 to 1998, and as the 34th State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007. She ran for governor of Missouri in the 2004 election, defeating Democratic incumbent Bob Holden in the Democratic primary and losing to Republican Matt Blunt in a close general election.

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