Missouri’s First Female Senator Jean Carnahan Passes Away at 90

Published on January 31, 2024

Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate after being appointed to fill the seat vacant by her husband’s death in 2000, has died at the age of 90. Ms. Carnahan passed away at a hospital in St. Louis after a brief illness, according to a statement released by her family on Tuesday. It is unclear what caused her death. “Mom passed peacefully after a long and rich life. She was a fearless trailblazer. She was brilliant, creative, compassionate, and dedicated to her family and her fellow Missourians,” her family stated. She served as first lady of Missouri when her husband, Mel Carnahan, became governor in 1992. The couple were married on June 12, 1954....

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