Jean Carnahan

Jean Carnahan
United States Senator from Missouri
In office January 3, 2001 – November 23, 2002
Appointed by	Roger B. Wilson
Preceded by	Mel Carnahan (elect) John Ashcroft
Succeeded by	Jim Talent
First Lady of Missouri
In role January 11, 1993 – October 16, 2000
Governor	Mel Carnahan
Preceded by	Janet Ashcroft
Succeeded by	Patricia Wilson
Personal details
Born	Jean Anne Carpenter (1933-12-20)December 20, 1933 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	January 30, 2024(2024-01-30) (aged 90) Creve Coeur, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mel Carnahan ​ ​ (m. 1954; died 2000)​
Children	4, including Russ and Robin
Education	George Washington University (BA)

Jean Anne Carnahan (née Carpenter; December 20, 1933 – January 30, 2024) was an American politician and writer who was the First Lady of Missouri from 1993 to 2000, and served as the state's junior United States senator from 2001 to 2002. A Democrat, she was appointed to fill the Senate seat of her husband Mel Carnahan, who had been posthumously elected after his death in October, becoming the first woman to represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate.