- Joan Bray
Joan Bray (born
September 16 ,1945 ), is a former teacher, journalist, and union leader, and a sitting Democratic member of theMissouri State Senate . She resides with her husband, Carl Hoagland, inSt. Louis, Missouri . She has two children, Noel and Kolby.She was born in
Lubbock, Texas , and graduated fromSouthwestern University with aB.A. in English, and fromUniversity of Massachusetts with aC.A.G.S. . She has previously been a teacher inColorado andMassachusetts . She has also been a journalist with theSan Antonio Express-News and theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch . She has also served as vice-president of Local 49 of theNewspaper Guild .She was first elected to the
Missouri House of Representatives in 1992, and served in that body through 2002, when she was elected to theMissouri State Senate .She serves on the following committees:
*Appropriations
*Commerce, Energy and the Environment
*Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics
*Transportation
*Ways and Means.References
*"Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006." Jefferson City, MO: Secretary of State.
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