Senate Shake-Up: Chappelle-Nadal Says She'll Represent Clayton, Richmond Heights
Sen. John Lamping (R-St. Louis County) has been representing the cities.
Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City), a Clayton High School graduate, confirmed Wednesday that she will be the new representative for Clayton and Richmond Heights in the Missouri Senate. She will continue to represent University City. Her district has just expanded to include Clayton and Richmond Heights. Sen. John Lamping (R-St. Louis County) has been the representative for the cities since his election last year. The shift is the result of redistricting that happens every 10 years in conjunction with the U.S. Census, a news release from Missouri's Appellate Apportionment Commission states. New maps for both the state Senate and House of Representatives have been submitted to the secretary of state by the commission. "We have …
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Benjamin Israel
2:06 pm on Friday, December 2, 2011
Note: Chappelle-Nadal's 14th district did not previously cover all of U.City. Lamping, and before him U.City-resident Joan Bray, represented the 24th district which included U. City south of Delmar and a couple of blocks north of Delmar, under the previous district map. Does the Patch have access to a detailed map of the new boundaries? more ›