Lincoln Day Celebration to be at Doubletree

LINCOLN DAYS AND WAITING GAMES

St. Louis County Republicans will be holding its annual Lincoln Day celebration at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Doubletree Hotel in Chesterfield.

Lincoln Days are usually the preeminent gathering of the year for local Republicans. Last year’s festivities in St. Louis County included a keynote speech from Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, as well as ample time for party activists to mingle with elected officials and candidates.

Some candidates for state Senate from St. Louis County may not have a definite idea of where they will be running. That’s because a tentative state Senate map won’t become finalized until after a bipartisan commission votes again on the plan in March.

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan had urged candidates to hold off on filing for state Senate races until the map was officially approved. And while some have taken her advice, others have decided to file anyway.

BLUE BOOK RELEASED IN DIGITAL FORM

On a topic that has little to do with elections, Carnahan's office in late February put out the state's Blue Book in digital form.

The comprehensive guide contains a cavalcade of information about the state's executive, legislative and judicial branches. Included are short biographies of all of the state's officials.

A press release from Carnahan's office noted that this edition of the Blue Book will only be available online in an electronic format, as directed by the Missouri General Assembly. You can take a gander at the book by clicking here.

About this column: A look around the region at the week that was in electoral politics and a glimpse of the week to come.