PHOTO GALLERY: Kurt Schaefer seeks re-election to state Senate

Missouri State Sen. Kurt Schaefer listens to a constituent question at the League of Women Voters forum Oct. 4 at the Columbia Public Library. He is running for re-election in the 19th District, and if he wins he will be the first Republican senator in the district to serve two consecutive four-year terms.   |  Benjamin Hoste

Sen. Kurt Schaefer speaks to the Mizzou College Republicans on Oct. 9 in the Arts and Science Building at MU. He spoke for about 20 minutes, outlining his general duties as a Missouri state senator and chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He also detailed the major differences between himself and his opponent, Democratic candidate and state Rep. Mary Still.   |  Benjamin Hoste

Sen. Kurt Schaefer meets with Dan Haug, director of Senate Appropriations, and Angie Giddings, a Senate Appropriations budget analyst, to discuss a potential bonding bill Oct. 10 at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Previous to his experience as a state senator, Schaefer worked as general counsel and deputy director at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. He is a partner at the law firm Lathrop & Gage LLP.   |  Benjamin Hoste

Incumbent state Sen. Kurt Schaefer and Democratic challenger Rep. Mary Still answer questions during a debate sponsored by the MU Political Science Honors Club on Oct. 2 in Allen Auditorium at MU. The mood of the debate was often politely combative as the two state Senate candidates for the 19th District repeatedly disagreed on each other's record and campaign contributors.   |  Benjamin Hoste

After meeting with the Senate Appropriations office, Kurt Schaefer stops by State Budget Director Linda Luebbering’s office to have a quick, impromptu chat about a potential bonding bill Oct. 10 at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Schaefer sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee and serves as its chairman.   |  Benjamin Hoste

Kurt Schaefer and his wife, Stacia Schaefer, exchange car keys on the evening of Oct. 9 outside the Columbia Academy of Music. Even with his election campaign in full swing, Schaefer finds the time to take his sons to Boy Scouts; both Max, 14, and Wolfgang, 11, are in Troop 707, which meets at Calvary Episcopal Church in downtown Columbia. Schaefer and his wife met as undergraduates at MU and held their wedding reception at The Blue Note, where Schaefer worked as a bartender while in college.   |  Benjamin Hoste

Kurt Schaefer completes campaign correspondence and telephone calls Oct. 9 at home at what was once his late father’s desk.   |  Benjamin Hoste