Geraldine Hobson

Geraldine Hobson (born July 4th, 1962) is the junior Republican senator from Missouri. She currently serves as the Senate Majority Whip, being chosen by her Republican colleagues on January 2007. She served as the 42nd Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri from 1992 to 2006 after three successful re-election bids. In 2006, she resigned to seek the republican nomination of the vacant Missouri senate seat that was to be taken by Sarah Carnahan.