Missouri governor fills long-vacant teacher seat on state education board

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 30, 2026

Words: 593

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago

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Gov. Mike Kehoe appointed a former mayor of St. Louis and a Kansas City math teacher to the State Board of Education Thursday, filling a voting seat representing the 1st Congressional District and an advisory position reserved for a classroom teacher that has been vacant since lawmakers created it eight years ago.

Vince Schoemehl, who served three terms as mayor from 1981 to 1993, will succeed Pamela Westbrooks-Hodge until the expiration of her term in …

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