Attorney General

Governor

Debate No. 1

During Sept. 11's gubernatorial debate, Kenny Hulshof and Jay Nixon became rather heated on a smattering of topics despite both sides' earlier call for a genteel conversation in recognition of Sept. 11.

Debate No. 2

JEFFERSON CITY — When the Columbia Pachyderm Club gets together, it feels more like a family reunion than a political meeting. Members settle in for a home-style meal and meeting once each week. It's the kind of atmosphere where everyone knows each other, and they're more likely to greet each other with a hug than a handshake. Newcomers are quickly welcomed.

JEFFERSON CITY — Chris Koster likes his iced tea with one packet of Sweet 'N Low, even if he has to use his finger to stir it.

At least that's how he solved the dilemma of having no silverware available at the candidate forum hosted by the Congress on Disability Policy in Columbia on Oct. 4.

"The choices that I had were either my finger or my pen, so I chose my finger," the 44-year-old state senator said with a slight chuckle.

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Natural Resources Department faced criticism from both attorney general candidates in their third general election debate, held in St. Louis.

Democratic candidate Chris Koster said the Natural Resources Department has not done its job of adequately regulating the environment, while Republican candidate Mike Gibbons said the relationship between the department and the attorney general's office needs to be repaired.

COLUMBIA - More than 150 disabled held a forum with statewide candidates today to discuss some issues that affect them.

COLUMBIA - The Missouri School of Journalism hosted a debate Thursday between Attorney General Candidates Michael Gibbons and Chris Koster.

COLUMBIA — Missouri attorney general candidates Mike Gibbons and Chris Koster declared their opposition to a campaign tactic that they both admitted using: automated telephone calls.

The denunciations — and admissions — were made at the candidates' first debate, held Thursday at the Missouri School of Journalism.

Gibbons, the Republican candidate and senate president pro tem, advocated an extension of outgoing Attorney General Jay Nixon's "No-Call" list to apply to political automated phone calls.

COLUMBIA — Although audience members at Thursday's gubernatorial and attorney general debates at MU's School of Journalism followed the instructions to hold all applause to the end of the debate, they still had a lot to say about each candidate.

Governor debate

Sherwood Smith, a member of the Missouri State Council of Firefighters, said he attended the debate to support Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon because of the candidate's past support of emergency and law enforcement officers.

The two major candidates for Missouri Attorney General held a debate today on the University of Missouri - Columbia campus.

JEFFERSON CITY — Although he already has prevailed on several fundraising complaints, attorney general candidate Chris Koster still has complaints pending against him at the Missouri Ethics Commission.

The day after Koster proclaimed victory in a close Democratic primary, the Ethics Commission said Aug. 6 that it had dismissed nine complaints related to fundraising by Koster and a political action committee that supported him.

Koster said at the time that the Ethics Commission action put the matter to rest.

JEFFERSON CITY — Chris Koster's margin narrowed but only slightly, and official election results from the Democratic attorney general primary have him winning by 780 votes.

Runner-up Margaret Donnelly already has said she will ask for a re-count.

Results from the Aug. 5 primary were certified Thursday, and Donnelly now has seven days to ask that every ballot cast in the primary be re-counted.

A lawyer for Donnelly did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

JEFFERSON CITY - A Democratic attorney general candidate who lost by fewer than 800 votes said Friday that she plans to ask for a re-count.

Margaret Donnelly's campaign announced that it would ask for the re-count after last week's primary election returns are certified. Chris Koster beat Donnelly by 0.2 percent with more than 346,000 votes cast.

JEFFERSON CITY - A Democratic attorney general candidate who lost by fewer than 800 votes plans to ask for a recount.

Margaret Donnelly's campaign said Friday that it would ask for the recount after last week's primary election returns are certified. State law allows candidates to ask for a recount if they lose by less than 1 percent.

The secretary of state's office has until Aug. 26 to certify the results.

Unofficial but complete election results show that Chris Koster beat Donnelly by 0.2 percent with more than 346,000 votes cast.

In the Democratic race for Missouri Attorney General, state senator Chris Koster squeaked by state representative Margaret Donnelly with a margin of less than a thousand votes. Donnelly's campaign is considering calling for a recount. Missouri Public Radio's Sylvia Maria Gross was at Koster victory party in the Teamsters Hall in east Kansas City.

 KANSAS CITY —  The former wife of Chris Koster, a Democratic attorney general candidate, is financing a television ad questioning his fundraising and ethics.

Rebecca Bowman Nassikas donated $200,000 to a political committee last week that plans to use the money for TV ads. The committee, Missourians for Honest Leadership, has already posted the piece on its Web site, TheFactsOnKoster.com.