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The RCGA Public Policy Council saluted Missouri and Illinois state
legislators for their leadership and sustained support for issues
important to the St. Louis region, at an evening reception and cruise
on the Tom Sawyer Riverboat in September. The Lewis & Clark Statesman
Award awarded annually by The RCGA’s Public Policy Council, recognizes
the St. Louis region’s elected leaders for their efforts to advance
the region’s legislative agenda.
The recipients of the second annual RCGA Lewis & Clark Statesman
Award are: Representative Richard Byrd (MO); Representative
Russ Carnahan (MO); Senator James Clayborne, Jr. (IL);
Senator Maida Coleman (MO); Representative Steve Davis
(IL); Representative Tom Dempsey (MO); Representative James
Michael Foley (MO); Senator Mike Gibbons (MO); Representative
Tim Green (MO); Representative Catherine Hanaway (MO);
Senator Ted House (MO); Senator Betty Sims (MO); Representative
Ron Stephens (IL); Representative Betty Thompson (MO);
and Representative Wes Wagner (MO). In addition, Missouri
Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder (MO) received this
year’s Outstanding Leadership Award, and retiring Madison County
Board Chairman Rudy Papa received a Lifetime Achievement
Award.
First
Row (left to right): RUDY PAPA Chairman,
Madison County, IL, Senator TED HOUSE (MO),
Representative BETTY THOMPSON (MO), Senator
MAIDA COLEMAN (MO), Senator BETTY SIMS
(MO), former Representative JAMES MICHAEL FOLEY
(MO), Representative TOM DEMPSEY (MO), JIM
FARRELL (St. Louis RCGA). Second Row (left to
right): JOHN VALENTI (St. Louis RCGA), Senator
PETER KINDER (MO), Representative STEVE
DAVIS (IL), Senator JAMES CLAYBORNE, JR.
(IL), DICK FLEMING (St. Louis RCGA), Representative
RUSSELL CARNAHAN (MO), Representative RICHARD
BYRD (MO), Senator MICHAEL GIBBONS (MO).
Not shown: Representative CATHERINE HANAWAY
(MO), Representative TIM GREEN (MO), Representative
WES WAGNER (MO), Representative RON STEPHENS
(IL) |
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(Left
to right): JIM FARRELL (senior vice president,
St. Louis RCGA) and former Representative JAMES
MICHAEL FOLEY (MO) |
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(Left
to right): JOHN VALENTI (director – IL
government affairs, St. Louis RCGA) Senator JAMES
CLAYBORNE JR. (IL) and DICK FLEMING (president
& chief executive officer, St. Louis RCGA)
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