2 veteran state lawmakers in area being challenged
Two veteran state lawmakers for the area are being challenged Tuesday in the GOP primary elections.Senate District 32Sen. Bill White, of Joplin, is...
Two veteran state lawmakers for the area are being challenged Tuesday in the GOP primary elections.Senate District 32Sen. Bill White, of Joplin, is being challenged for his 32nd District seat by Jill Carter, of Granby. The 32nd District represents Jasper, Newton and Dade counties.• White, 69, has lived in Joplin for the last 25 years. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a lawyer, with a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Kansas and a law degree from Washburn University.He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2010 and first elected to the Missouri Senate in 2018.