State Representative - District 23

COLUMBIA — Today is an unusual election day for Stephen Webber.

It's 11 a.m., but instead of launching a final canvassing volley to secure voters in his 23^rd District, Webber is headed south on Providence Road to help out fellow candidate Mary Still. Webber plans to beat the street for Still this afternoon after first doing some door knocking for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate,  Attorney General Jay Nixon.

COLUMBIA - By large margins, Stephen Webber and Mary Still won the Democratic nominations for the 23rd and 25th district seats in the Missouri House of Representatives, respectively, on Tuesday.

For Webber, who faces no Republican opponent in November, it means he'll almost certainly assume the post in January.

In state assembly races, decisions will come down today on races for the 23rd and 25th district representatives.

COLUMBIA - Except for the stacks of "Vote Webber" signs, the exterior of the house in central-west Columbia doesn't stand out from the others in the cul-de-sac.

The house's basement, however, is headquarters: the Batcave, the command center, or, as the sign at the top of the stairs says, "The Serene Abode." Whatever name they use for their campaign office, the three young men typing away at computers in the basement are part of what Stephen Webber, candidate for Missouri's 23rd House District, refers to as "one of the best campaign staffs working in the state."

Cande Iveson was tired of seeing partisanship trump stewardship in the Missouri House of Representatives. And on top of that, she was worried because Jeff Harris was not seeking re-election to the 23rd District seat. So at the end of the 2007 legislative session, Iveson went looking for a new representative.

"It was more a concern that we were going to lose leadership and experience," she said. "Not just this district, but Boone County has always had capable representation, so I went looking for who we could put in there."

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