FORA.tv Speaker - Russ Carnahan

John Russell "Russ" Carnahan is currently serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. A Democrat, he represents Missouri's 3rd congressional district, which includes the southern third of the city of St. Louis (known as South City) and most of the southern St. Louis suburbs including most of Jefferson County and all of Ste. Genevieve County.

Some cities located in the district include: Webster Groves, Mehlville, Affton, and Oakville (as part of South St. Louis City), and the southern suburbs of Arnold, Herculaneum, Pevely, Crystal City, Barnhart, Imperial, and Festus, as well as Ste. Genevieve in the neighboring Ste. Genevieve County.