Anyone who procrastinated on filing for political office will get another chance to enter the Aug. 6 primary in a handful of contests. Late withdrawals from four congressional races, four.
Under Missouri law, when candidates withdraw within two days of the close of filing, a special filing period opens for four days in the following week.
Through the grueling academic process of the Spring semester, SLU sophomore Gavin Bena has taken on an additional responsibility: a local political campaign. After surveying political issues that face his hometown of Glendale, Missouri, a municipality of about 6,000 people and the home of Grant’s Farm, Bena said his local government needed a new perspective. .