Warren E. Hearnes

Warren Eastman Hearnes ( born July 24, 1923 in Moline, Illinois; † August 16, 2009 in Charleston, Missouri ) was an American politician. He was from 1965 to 1973 the 46th Governor of the U.S. state of Missouri.

Early years and political rise

After primary school Hearne graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and then the University of Missouri. During the Second World War he was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Until 1949 he remained a member of the army. Between 1950 and 1960 he was a deputy in the House of Representatives from Missouri; after he had held the office of Secretary of State until 1965. In November 1964 he was elected as a candidate of the Democratic Party as the new governor of his state, where he prevailed with 62.1 percent of the vote to Republican Ethan Shepley.

Governor of Missouri

Hearnes took up his new post on January 11, 1965. After a first possible through a constitutional amendment re-election in 1968, he could remain in office until 8 January 1973. This change was decided during his first term. As Governor Hearnes be continued for the expansion of roads and their safety a. He stood up for the civil rights laws and to protect the environment. The school policy has been improved. From 1970 to 1971 he was chairman of the National Governors Association.

Further CV

After the end of his governorship to Hearnes applied each unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate and for the post of Auditor (State Auditor ) with the state government of Missouri. In 1980 he became a judge in a district court. He held the first person in Missouri positions in all three areas of democracy: the legislature ( Parliament ), the executive ( as governor ) and the jurisdiction ( as a judge ). For 16 years he was then on the board of South Missouri Legal Services, an organization dedicated to the legal care of low-income citizens to accept. Warren Hearnes was married to Betty C. Hearnes, who had been nominated in 1988 as a member of the Senate of Missouri by the Democrats for the election for governor and Republican John Ashcroft was defeated.