(son of Senator Jean Carnahan, grandson of Representative Albert Carnahan), a Representative from Missouri; born in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., July 10, 1958; B.A., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 1979; J.D., University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia, Mo., 1983; unsuccessful candidate for election the United States House of Representatives in 1990; member, Missouri state house of representatives, 2000-2004; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present).