Sarah Steelman

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Sarah Steelman (born May 3, 1958) is an American politician from Missouri. She was born in Jefferson City and educated in the Jefferson City public schools.^[1] In 2004 she was elected State Treasurer. She is a member of the Republican Party.

Steelman's political career began with her election to the Missouri State Senate in 1998, representing Rolla, Missouri and surrounding counties. Prior to her election, Steelman served as deputy Director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. She also worked as an economist for the Department of Revenue and as an adjunct professor of Economics at Lincoln University in Jefferson City.

Steelman endorsed John McCain for President in 2000, and briefly considered running for the US Senate in 2002 against Jean Carnahan. Steelman instead opted to run for re-election to her seat in the state Senate, and Jim Talent defeated Carnahan in November 2002. In 2004, Steelman was elected State Treasurer. She became the second woman elected to that post, succeeding Nancy Farmer. Although several leaders in the Missouri Republican Party (including Governor Matt Blunt, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, and House Speaker Rod Jetton, and former US Senator Jim Talent) have indicated their support for Mitt Romney in 2008, Steelman reportedly is "leaning toward McCain again in 2008."[1]

Steelman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Missouri at Columbia. She and her husband David Steelman live in Rolla with their three sons. David, a former Republican state legislator, was the Republican candidate for attorney general in 1992.

[edit] References

1. ^ Official Manual State of Missouri 2001-2002. Matt Blunt, Secretary of State. 

[edit] External links

• Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman official state site
• Follow the Money - Sarah Steelman 2004 campaign contributions
• Project Vote Smart - Sarah Steelman (MO) profile

Preceded by Nancy Farmer

Missouri State Treasurer 2005–

Succeeded by Incumbent

State Treasurers of the United States
AK: Bill Corbus (R)* AL: Kay Ivey (R) AR: Martha Shoffner (D) AZ: Dean Martin (R) CA: Bill Lockyer (D) CO: Cary Kennedy (D) CT: Denise L. Nappier (D) DE: Jack Markell (D) FL: Alex Sink (D)* GA: Daniel Ebersole (R)	HI: Georgina K. Kawamura (R) IA: Michael Fitzgerald (D) ID: Ron Crane (R) IL: Alexi Giannoulias (D) IN: Richard Mourdock (R) KS: Lynn Jenkins (R) KY: Jonathan Miller (D) LA: John N. Kennedy (D) MA: Timothy P. Cahill (D) MD: Nancy K. Kopp (R)	ME: David Lemoine (D) MI: Robert J. Kleine (D) MN: Peggy Ingison (R)* MO: Sarah Steelman (R) MS: Tate Reeves (R) MT: Dan Bucks (D) NC: Richard H. Moore (D) ND: Kelly Schmidt (R) NE: Shane Osborn (R) NH: Michael A. Ablowich (D)	NJ: Bradley Abelow (D) NM: James Lewis (D) NV: Kate Marshall (D) NY: Thomas DiNapoli (D)* OH: Richard Cordray (D) OK: Scott Meacham (D) OR: Randall Edwards (D) PA: Tony Wagner (D) RI: Frank Caprio (D) SC: Grady Patterson (D)	SD: Vern Larson (R) TN: Dale Sims (D) TX: Susan Combs (R)* UT: Edward Alter (R) VA: Braxton Powell (D) VT: Jeb Spaulding (D) WA: Michael J. Murphy (D) WI: Dawn Sass (D) WV: John Perdue (D) WY: Joe Meyer (R)
*No treasurer in this state; closest equivalent listed