Chris Sander
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Chris Sander is an American small business owner
Small business
A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships...

, conservative political commentator, and blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...

ger. In 2008 Chris Sander ran for congress in the Missouri's 3rd congressional district against Russ Carnahan
Russ Carnahan
John Russell "Russ" Carnahan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the southern third of the city of St. Louis and most of the southern St. Louis suburbs including most of Jefferson County and all of Ste. Genevieve County...

. He lost by a large margin, but he claims that the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 didn't fund him well enough.

Personal life

Chris Sander was born in St. Louis. He graduated from Lindbergh Senior High School
Lindbergh High School (St. Louis, Missouri)
Lindbergh High School is the high school of the Lindbergh School District and is located at 4900 South Lindbergh Boulevard in St. Louis County, Missouri. Each year the high school graduates over 420 students. The school district encompasses Crestwood, Sunset Hills, Concord, and parts of Fenton,...

 in 1986 and went on to found his own business at the age of 30. In 2000, Chris married his wife Kelly, and they had two children. Through his business, he has enabled many middle and lower income families to achieve homeownership. Because of this, he was appointed to the Executive Board of Mortgage Brokers, where he has held several offices including president.

Election history

Chris Sander (born March 12, 1968) is an American small business owner
Small business
A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships...

, conservative political commentator, and blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...

ger. In 2008 Chris Sander ran for congress in the Missouri's 3rd congressional district against Russ Carnahan
Russ Carnahan
John Russell "Russ" Carnahan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the southern third of the city of St. Louis and most of the southern St. Louis suburbs including most of Jefferson County and all of Ste. Genevieve County...

. He lost by a large margin, but he claims that the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 didn't fund him well enough.

Personal life

Chris Sander was born in St. Louis. He graduated from Lindbergh Senior High School
Lindbergh High School (St. Louis, Missouri)
Lindbergh High School is the high school of the Lindbergh School District and is located at 4900 South Lindbergh Boulevard in St. Louis County, Missouri. Each year the high school graduates over 420 students. The school district encompasses Crestwood, Sunset Hills, Concord, and parts of Fenton,...

 in 1986 and went on to found his own business at the age of 30. In 2000, Chris married his wife Kelly, and they had two children. Through his business, he has enabled many middle and lower income families to achieve homeownership. Because of this, he was appointed to the Executive Board of Mortgage Brokers, where he has held several offices including president.

Election history


{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ Missouri's 3rd congressional district
Missouri's 3rd congressional district
Missouri's third congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state. It includes much of southern St Louis City, much of southern St Louis County, and all of Jefferson County and St Genevieve County....

 results: 2008
!|Year
!
!|Democrat
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|Republican
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|3rd Party
!|Party
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|3rd Party
!|Party
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
|-
|2008
|
| |
| align="right" |202,470
| |66,37%
|
| |
| align="right" |92,759
| |30,41%
|
| |
| |Libertarian
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...


| align="right" |5,518
| align="right" |1.81%
|
| |
| |Constitution Party
Constitution Party (United States)
The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...


| align="right" |4,324
| align="right" |1.42%

Chris Sander (born March 12, 1968) is an American small business owner
Small business
A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships...

, conservative political commentator, and blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...

ger. In 2008 Chris Sander ran for congress in the Missouri's 3rd congressional district against Russ Carnahan
Russ Carnahan
John Russell "Russ" Carnahan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the southern third of the city of St. Louis and most of the southern St. Louis suburbs including most of Jefferson County and all of Ste. Genevieve County...

. He lost by a large margin, but he claims that the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 didn't fund him well enough.

Personal life

Chris Sander was born in St. Louis. He graduated from Lindbergh Senior High School
Lindbergh High School (St. Louis, Missouri)
Lindbergh High School is the high school of the Lindbergh School District and is located at 4900 South Lindbergh Boulevard in St. Louis County, Missouri. Each year the high school graduates over 420 students. The school district encompasses Crestwood, Sunset Hills, Concord, and parts of Fenton,...

 in 1986 and went on to found his own business at the age of 30. In 2000, Chris married his wife Kelly, and they had two children. Through his business, he has enabled many middle and lower income families to achieve homeownership. Because of this, he was appointed to the Executive Board of Mortgage Brokers, where he has held several offices including president.

Election history


{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ Missouri's 3rd congressional district
Missouri's 3rd congressional district
Missouri's third congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state. It includes much of southern St Louis City, much of southern St Louis County, and all of Jefferson County and St Genevieve County....

 results: 2008
!|Year
!
!|Democrat
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|Republican
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|3rd Party
!|Party
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|3rd Party
!|Party
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
|-
|2008
|
| |
| align="right" |202,470
| |66,37%
|
| |
| align="right" |92,759
| |30,41%
|
| |
| |Libertarian
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...


| align="right" |5,518
| align="right" |1.81%
|
| |
| |Constitution Party
Constitution Party (United States)
The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...


| align="right" |4,324
| align="right" |1.42%

*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 2004, Joseph L. Badaracco received 11 votes.
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