Legislation to Modernize Property Tax Collection Process Receives Committee Approval

Representative Chrissy Sommer said her bill will update Missouri law to allow for the use of email to make the process more efficient.

Republican Sommer Wins Election to State Rep. District 106

Republican Chrissy Sommer won 60.19 percent of the vote to Democrat Morton Todd's 39.65 percent.

Republican Chrissy Sommer beat Democrat Morton Todd in the race for the newly created 106th State House District on Tuesday, winning more than 60 percent of the votes.  Sommer said she's looking forward to being able to stop campaigning.  Sommer has represented the 15th District since last November after she beat both Democrat Paul Woody and Libertarian Bill Slantz in a special election. She also had an opponent in the August primary. "It's been a lot of work to make sure people know my name," she said.  Sommer said she has a number of different bills she'd like to introduce during the spring session, including one that looks at nursing home advocacy and rights.  Democrat Morton Todd was reelected as the First Capitol Township Committeeman…

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Democrat Tom Fann Drops Out of Race for House Seat 106

Democratic Committee Chairman seeks people interested in running against Republican incumbent Chrissy Sommer.

Democrat Tom Fann, a St. Peters insurance broker, announced Tuesday that he's dropping out of the race for State Representative in the 106th District. Fann would have faced incumbent Republican Chrissy Sommer, who just won the August primary against challenger Kyle Albert. Fann said watching the rhetoric in recent politics made him decide to leave the race. He said he filed the paperwork with the Secretary of State's office. "I don't want to be involved with it," he said. "I look at the way the county leans way right. (County Executive) Mr. Ehlmann is always against TIFs but all the Republican legislators have never done anything to make a level playing field in state law. Do people want rhetoric or do they want real solutions?" Fann, who …

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St. Charles 106 House Seat Race: Sommer Raises More than Albert

State Rep. Chrissy Sommer is running for reelection in the District 106 House Seat against Republican Kyle Albert.

Updated: This article has been updated to reflect the most recent campaign reports submitted to the Missouri Ethics Commission. Republican State Rep. Chrissy Sommer has raised seven times as much as her primary opponent in the race to win the new 106th State House of Representatives seat.  Sommer, 46, won a special election in 2011 for the 15th House of Representatives seat, which was vacated by St. Charles Mayor Sally Faith. She said she's running for reelection because this is what she's always wanted to do, to serve people in the political arena.  "Even though I've only been a legislator for a year, I feel like I've made a whole lot of difference," she said.  Her opponent is Kyle Albert, 26, who works for Herndon Products as a technical…

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8:38 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012

Chrissy Sommer is unfortunately a career politician. I live in her district. In this political climate we cannot afford someone who is all talk and no action.   more ›

Chrissy Sommer, Republican Candidate for House District 106

Sommer served one year as State Rep. for District 15. She is also running for reelection to St. Charles Republican Central Committee, Muegge Township Committeewoman.

Name : Chrissy Sommer Age : 46 Place of residence : St. Charles, MO Attended college : Yes College : University of Missouri - St Louis, St Louis Community College - Meramec Degree : BSBA - Business, Associates Degree-Business. Year of graduation : 1989, 1987 Job titles held : N/A Employers : (Previous) Sunset Maintenance Company Inc, Sommer & Associates CPAs, Black Dog Properties LLC Party affiliation: Republican Running for a: State office Running for position: Missouri House of Representatives - District 106 Chamber/district: 106 Incumbent: Yes First elected: 08 November 2011 Previous elective offices : St Charles County Republican Central Committee Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: N/A Address 901 Boone's Lick Road St Charles, MO…

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St. Charles House, Senate Candidates File Despite Uncertainty About Redistricting

St. Charles state representative and senate candidates begin filing despite court rulings that may change boundary lines of their districts.

Even as prospective St. Charles County state representatives and senators have filed for office, the boundary lines for the districts they would represent remain up in the air. Uncertainty still reigns because Missouri’s redistricting process remains a work in progress. Redistricting happens every 10 years, based on population shifts and increase noted in the latest U.S. Census. This year, however, lawsuits have thrown a blanket over the redistricting process for Missouri House and Senate seats, even as filing opened on Feb. 28. The party primary is Aug. 7 and the deadline for filing is March 27. A Missouri Supreme Court ruling in January struck down out previous senate districts, requiring the maps to be redrawn. A 15-day public comment …

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Daily Dose: State Rep. Chrissy Sommer Recognizes Jack Borgmeyer

Also, the Annual Home and Garden Show in St. Peters is looking for exhibitors.

Good morning! The day is supposed to be mostly sunny with a high near 44. Tonight will have a low of 32. Now onto news from the neighborhood:

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SOS Candidate Seeks STL Support

Plus: Sommer wins recount, Clay-Carnahan examined and politicians get in Christmas spirit.

House Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller—a Willard Republican running for secretary of state—will be holding a fundraising event next Thursday in Town and Country. The event at the Cedar Springs Clubhouse will be hosted by Rep. Sue Allen (R-Town and Country). In addition to a slew of Republican state representatives, the event will also feature House Majority Leader Tim Jones (R-Eureka) and Sen. Jim Lembke (R-St. Louis County). Jones is expected to become the next House Speaker if Republicans retain control on that chamber next year. Schoeller is in a crowded race to replace Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan. Sen. Bill Stouffer (R-Napton) and Sen. Scott Rupp (R-Wentzville) are running for the GOP nomination, while Rep. Jason Kander…

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Vote Recount in Special Election Affirms Win for Sommer

Missouri Secretary of State's Office certified recount results. Republican Chrissy Sommer won 50.5 percent of the vote.

A recount of the ballots cast in the Nov. 8 special election for House District 15 affirmed that Republican Chrissy Sommer was the winner. In fact, she had two more votes than the original countand 40 more than Democrat Paul Woody. Secretary of State Robin Carnahan announced the certified results on Tuesday. Sommer had 1,875 votes while Woody had 1,835 votes. St. Charles County Director of Election Authority Rich Chrismer said the recount was conducted Dec. 14. The cost of the recount–which includes pay for staff and election judges–would be paid by St. Chalres County. Chrismer said he would have an estimated cost by next week. Sommer said on her Facebook page that she's glad to get started as a State Representative in two weeks. "I am …

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