Description: (Politician)
Roy Blunt is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Secretary of State and U.S. Representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district. Throughout his career, Blunt held various leadership positions, including Republican Whip in the U.S. House of Representatives and chairman of the Policy Committee in the U.S. Senate. After announcing he would not seek reelection in 2022, he joined Southwest Airlines' board of directors in 2023.