In The News
Communities Team Up To Help Feed The Hungry
Webster - Kirkwood Times, December 2, 2011Rep. Jeanne Kirkton and the local communities of Glendale, Rock Hill, Shrewsbury and Webster Groves are gathering non-perishable food and personal hygiene items to benefit local food pantries and neighbors in need.
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Empowering The Deaf
Webster - Kirkwood Times, November 25, 2011"Webster Groves is such a great place for us, because the people are so accepting here," said Gjerdingen. "You can't say that about every place in Missouri. Local elected officials like Jeanne Kirkton of Webster have been especially supportive."
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Guest commentary: Financial security is national security
St Louis Post Dispatch, July 8, 2011Boosting our economy, protecting consumers, getting credit flowing to entrepreneurs and putting people back to work are on the minds of elected officials all across the nation.
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Glendale's Anita Sullivan Captures Senior Service Award
Webster - Kirkwood Times, May 20, 2011State Rep. Jeanne Kirkton and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder present Anita Sullivan with a Senior Service Award.
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Long-Awaited High School Addition Breaks Ground
KirkwoodPatch, May 18, 2011Webster Groves Mayor Gerry Welch, state Rep. Jeanne Kirkton, D-Webster Groves, and Shrewsbury Mayor Felicity Buckley attended the event along with past board of education members.
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Miriam Gym Opens Developmental Doors in Webster Groves
KirkwoodPatch, May 15, 2011The Miriam Foundation recently celebrated the grand opening of its new multipurpose gym facility, which features acoustically treated walls and floors to reduce sound.
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Assault On Student In Old Orchard Prompts Police, School Officials To Review District Early Dismissa
Webster - Kirkwood Times, March 18, 2011"This is an issue like the three-legged stool. The city and the school district are two legs, and the parents are absolutely the third leg holding this stool up," said Kirkton.
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Legislators Support American Heart Month by Wearing Red!
Missouri Advocacy Beat, February 10, 2011What a great day at the Capitol on Wednesday! Legislators wore RED to show their support of American Heart Month and presented a Go Red Month Resolution to Jace Smith, Government Relations Director with the American Heart Association - A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated! Check out the pictures...
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Webster School District Braces for Budget Cuts
KirkwoodPatch, January 9, 2011"Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-District 15) and Rep. Jeanne Kirkton (D-District 091) have done a fantastic job of listening to our needs and taking (our input) back to Jefferson city with them."
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A Year in Review
Webster - Kirkwood Times, December 31, 2010"When we are cutting Medicaid and mental health, we are really down to the bone - so many people are on waiting lists for this help now," said Jeanne Kirkton, D-Webster Groves. "We have nothing but bad news for everybody: schools, health care, social services, corrections..."
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A Webster Groves 4th: Politics, parades and potluck
St. Louis Beacon, July 4, 2010The Webster parade is among a handful around the state that generally are magnets for candidates and their contingents of supporters.
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House bucks Nixon, offers tax lures for Ford -- and electronic data centers
St. Louis Beacon, June 29, 2010Rep. Jeanne Kirkton, D-Webster Groves, successfully amended the bill to keep the five-year requirement for a worker to be vested. The proposed bill would have required 10 years of employment for benefit eligibility.
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REPRESENTATIVE JEANNE KIRKTON SELECTED FOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
State Legislative Leaders Foundation, June 25, 2010Representative Kirkton has been selected to participate in the 2010 Program for Emerging Political Leaders, sponsored by the State Legislative Leaders Foundation and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
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County Assessor To Go Before Voters - Twice
Webster - Kirkwood Times, June 6, 2010Kirkton worked on her own bill addressing a reassessment issue this past session. The measure passed and it will tweak state law to provide much-needed revenue for St. Louis County schools without a tax hike, while easing volatility for taxpayers.
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Area Legislators Debate Merits Of "Obamacare" Referendum
Webster - Kirkwood Times, May 28, 2010"Everything I have studied about this points to a conclusion that the health care reform bill and its mandates are Constitutional," said Kirkton. "That is why I voted against having a useless referendum on the ballot. Its purpose is to rouse political passions and the Republican base.
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State Budget Cuts Put Programs In Peril
Webster – Kirkwood Times, March 19, 2010"When we are cutting Medicaid and mental health, we are really down to the bone - so many people are on waiting lists for this help now," said Jeanne Kirkton, D-Webster Groves. "We have nothing but bad news for everybody: schools, health care, social services, corrections...
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Just Like AZ, Missouri Looking To Mandate Ignition Interlocks
The Phoenix DUI Blog, February 25, 2010Missouri House Bill 1804, which was proposed by Rep. Jeanne Kirkton (D-Webster Groves) is just now starting to get off the ground. It has the support of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). The bill would prevent DWI offenders from driving while under the influence. It would be mandatory for those with even one DWI conviction to have the ignition interlock system installed in the vehicle.
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House Tax Reform Committee Hears Scratch-Off Match-Off Bill
The Legislative Link, February 22, 2010Rep. Jeanne Kirkton, D-Webster Groves, voiced her concerns with the bill. "I received an email last night on an article that calls Missouri the laughingstock of the United States as a result of your bill. I think Missouri definitely has a revenue problem, and this bill is cute and clever, but it’s not going to solve our problem here," said Kirkton. "I would really prefer that we all sit down together and have a new vision for Missouri."
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H.B. 1804 to toughen drunk driving law
Joplin Independent, February 3, 2010"Ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers protect public safety while allowing them the ability to drive without further endangering the public. These devices reinforce sober driving and make our roads safer. And that's what this legislation is about - saving lives," Kirkton said.
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Missouri Selected to Participate in Safe Routes to School State Network Project
PedNet, February 1, 2010The Missouri Foundation for Bicycling and Walking is pleased to announce that the Safe Routes to School National Partnership selected Missouri to participate in the 2010 and 2011 phase of the State Network Project. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia were chosen to participate in this project, which is being funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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EPWORTH
Webster - Kirkwood Times, October 16, 2009"Our local legislators, Jeanne Kirkton and Eric Schmitt, have been very supportive," said Drollinger.
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Missouri Gets Tough On Young People Text-Messaging From Behind The Wheel
Webster - Kirkwood Times, September 4, 2009At the state level, Rep. Jeanne Kirkton, D-Webster Groves, said she thinks the legislature will revisit the texting-while-driving law in the 2010 Missouri General Assembly session. Kirkton, who sits on the House Transportation Committee, said she totally understands why people have questions about the 2009 law.
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Archived News
Blueburbs - Why Republicans are losing their hold on suburban America.
Governing, August 10, 2008Jeanne Kirkton was out canvassing a few weeks ago along Lilac Avenue in Webster Groves, an old rail-line suburb 5 miles west of St. Louis. Lilac is a street of modest ranch houses and fine old trees, where lots of longtime residents — some well into their 80s — live next door to homes where yappy dogs pose a threat to the slumber of newborns.
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Term Limits Leave Open Seat; 4 Candidates In Aug. 5 Primary
Webster Kirkwood Times, July 18, 2008Jeanne Kirkton, current Webster Groves City Council member, is running for the Democratic nomination for State Representative, District 91. Kirkton is a Missouri native. She and her husband, Larry King M.D., have lived in Webster Groves for 28 years. Kirkton holds a degree in nursing from Maryville University, a diploma from Barnes Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia, and a bachelor's degree in history and political science from Webster University.
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Trio Of Million Mom Marchers
Webster Kirkwood Times, July 18, 2008"I suspect the majority of my community agrees with me on having sensible gun laws."
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Pro-Vote observes third anniversary of Blunt's Medicaid cuts in Missouri
St. Louis Labor Tribune, July 16, 2008Jeanne Kirkton, a registered nurse and healthcare advocate, summarized the situation: "Historically, Missouri has had a lower number of uninsured, but that's not the case now," Kirkton said. "People are entering our healthcare system late, sicker or not at all. They are not receiving the preventative care that saves lives and money."
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Countdown to Missouri's Aug. 5 primary
St Louis Beacon, July 5, 2008Another open seat where Democrats hope to do well is the 91st district in St. Louis County, where Jeanne Kirkton, long active in partisan and nonpartisan election issues, is running.
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WG Commission To Examine Issues On Environment
Webster-Kirkwood Times, March 7, 2008Over the past five months Council Member Jeanne Kirkton has been working with a six-member task force to determine the need for such a commission and how it would function.
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Gun-control group praises Illinois, criticizes Missouri
St. Louis Post Dispatch, February 1, 2008"What we've seen in the last few years is a loosening of state gun laws that weren't so tight to begin with," said Jeanne Kirkton, former legislative director of Million Mom March in Missouri and a Webster Groves city councilwoman. "Illinois has more authority to regulate, more accountability for gun sales and more protections for children."
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Women Voters And Presidential Politics
Webster - Kirkwood Times, February 1, 2008"This is an historic event," she added. "We've certainly had women run for president before, but this is so close you can taste it. There's some feeling in the area that a woman is ready to do it, and we should be behind her."
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Some Fear Hanley Work Will Lead To I-170 Extension
Webster - Kirkwood Times, January 28, 2008"This kind of overpass is on a scale that's not really appropriate and has to be of concern to Webster residents for what the future plans are," said Jeanne Kirkton with the Webster Groves City Council. "We have invited Garry Earls of St. Louis County to come to Webster and lay out what those future plans are."
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3 On Webster Council To Seek State Offices
Webster - Kirkwood Times, November 30, 2007Council members Randy Jotte and Jeanne Kirkton will both be candidates for the House of Representatives for Missouri's 91st district, a position currently held by State Rep. Kathlyn Fares, R-Webster Groves, who cannot run for reelection due to term limits. Jotte will run as a Republican, and Kirkton as a Democrat.
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Panel mulls universal health care
The Journal, October 25, 2007Webster Groves Councilwoman Jeanne Kirkton and fellow Councilman Randy Gotte helped bring the discussion to Webster. Together, the panel was able to outline several options and explore several issues related to universal health care.
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Fighting the good fight: Nurses who advocate for change
Modern Medicine, February 1, 2006"As a nurse in intensive care and later as a nurse anesthetist, I saw so much gun-related violence," Kirkton says. So when the Million Mom March movement emerged several years ago, she was drawn to it. "Gun control struck me as a commonsense cause that I could get behind, not something radical."
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Missouri Senate Candidate Endorsements
St. Louis Post Dispatch, October 25, 2004Security moms, soccer dads, liberals and moderate Republicans can feel comfortable sending Jeanne Kirkton to the Senate. She would represent the district without letting ambition get in her way.
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