Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The Oakville Democrat says he "will not quietly disappear into the fog," after loss to Ann Wagner.
The following statement was distributed via email Wednesday morning from the Glenn Koenen campaign for Congress: I want to thank all of you for the help you gave me and support you gave my campaign. You were inspirational and helped keep me committed to the fight. The election result in the 2nd Congressional District did not come out the way that I – and you – wanted. The mostly official tally shows Ann Wagner with 235,607 votes to my 145,257, giving her a 23% margin of victory. The good news is that my cost per vote was about 36¢ to her $12.00. (Alas, the winner in the cost effective category doesn’t get a job in Washington.) Today we need to congratulate Governor Nixon, Senator McCaskill, our new Secretary of State, our returning …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The GOP candidate said District 2 needs some "tough love" and she's ready to deliver.
Republican candidate Ann Wagner of Ballwin became Missouri's Congressional District 2 post Tuesday evening, declaring victory just after 10 p.m. at the Hilton Frontenac. Wagner defeated opponents Glenn Koenen (D-Oakville), Bill Slantz (Libertarian-St. Charles) and Anatol Zorikova (Constitution Party-St. Charles) for the seat held by GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin. As of 11:40 p.m., unofficial results on the Missouri Secretary of State website report Wagner had a 60.1 percent lead over Koenen's 37.1 percent with 75 percent of precincts reporting. More than a hundred of Wagner's supporters, family and friends made their way to the Ambassadeur Ballroom at the Hilton-Frontenac, trickling in as polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday and staying strong…
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The Oakville resident faces an uphill challenge in his bid to succeed Wildwood resident Rep. Todd Akin in Washington.
On Nov. 6, voters in Missouri's new 2nd Congressional district—which spans parts of St. Louis and St. Charles Counties—will determine the next holder of the Representative seat. While the frontrunner, Republican Ann Wagner is already in the "closing argument" phase of her campaign, Democrat Glenn Koenen is still trying to make first impressions. Koenen, the longtime executive director of the Circle of Concern Food Pantry, admits he doesn't have the name recognition and financial backing that Wagner, a former Ambassador and RNC Co-Chair, does. He also hasn't been helped by the Democratic Party's decision to stay on the sidelines, or the recount following his narrow win in the August primary against Harold Whitfied, which not only cost him …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Public is invited to attend on Oct. 29.
League of Women Voters members are moderating a candidates' forum for those running for U.S. Representative in the 2nd District at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29 at the St. Louis County Library's Daniel Boone Library Auditorium, 300 Clarkson in Ellisville. All candidates on the ballot for the 2nd District U.S. Representative race have been invited to participate in the forum: Membership in the League of Women Voters is open to all men and women citizens of voting age.
Monday, October 1, 2012
The Oakville resident is trying to succeed current U.S. Representative Todd Akin
Name : Mr. Glenn Micheal Koenen Age : 55 Place of residence : Oakville Missouri Attended college : Yes College : St Louis University Degree : BA Communications & Poli Sci Year of graduation : May-78 University : UMSL Degree : MA - English Year of graduation : Jan-86 Job titles held : Executive Director Employers : Circle Of Concern Party affiliation : Democrat Running for a: Federal office Running for position: U S House of Representatives Chamber/district: 2nd District MO Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : None Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : None Address P O Box 403 Valley Park MO 63088 Name : Dave Pequignot Title : Treasurer Website : www.koenenforcongress.com I am a life long St. Louisan.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
After a recount resolved for the 2nd Congressional District's Democratic ticketholder, Republican candidate Ann Wagner says her goal is the same.
After the Aug. 7 primary race left Glenn Koenen the Democratic choice for the 2nd Congressional District with a slim winning margin of votes, challenger Harold Whitfield requested a recount. The recount was settled Sept. 12 and reaffirmed Koenen's win by 48 votes. Ann Wagner, Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District and a Ballwin resident, had won the primary for the Republican ballot spot without any questions. "We started this campaign nearly 17 months ago with a goal of returning strong, effective and conservative leadership to Congress," Wagner said in an email. "Regardless of who our political opponents are, that goal still remains." Wagner and Koenen are running for the 2nd Congressional seat for the Nov. 6 election…
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The Secretary of State Office is still waiting for two St. Louis County precincts to report the results. With 468 of 470 precincts reporting, Glenn Koenen is in the lead by only 43 votes. Eureka candidate was George Weber.
With 468 out of 470 precincts reporting, Glenn Koenen, of Oakville, is winning the race for the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District with 7872 votes, according to the Seceretary of State election results website. Koenen is in the lead by only 43 votes over Harold Whitfield, of Kirkwood, who has 7,829 votes as of 9 a.m. George (Boots) Weber, of Eureka, is currently in third place with 7,533 votes. Marshall Works, of Ballwin, has only 4,523 votes. A spokeswoman with the Secretary of State Office said they are waiting final votes from two precincts in St. Louis County. Interestingly enough, the St. Louis County election website's unofficial results shows Whitfield in the lead with 6,702 votes and Koenen with 6,506 votes. …
Scott Simon
9:39 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
Susan - by your standards, Robin Hamlin should be complaining too about lack of news coverage. There's a reason why many things are not news. BTW, you would not make a good news editor. You have an agenda. "Destroy the lives of Missourians" is a pretty good indication. more ›