The Missouri Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party (GOP) in Missouri. The party Chairman is Ed Martin, an attorney from St. Louis, Missouri and a candidate for Missouri Attorney General in 2012. Martin was elected to the position in January, 2013.
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