1. Teresa L Hensley was born on 1959 and is an American lawyer who is the former prosecuting attorney for Cass County, Missouri.
11 Facts About Teresa Hensley
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Teresa Hensley was the Democratic Party's nominee for Missouri's 4th congressional district in 2012 and for Missouri Attorney General in 2016, losing both times by large margins.
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In December 2004, Governor Bob Holden appointed Teresa Hensley to be Cass County prosecutor following the resignation of incumbent Chris Koster, who had just won a seat in the state senate.
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Teresa Hensley took office on January 6,2005, and won a full term in 2006, defeating Republican Jeffrey Cox.
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Teresa Hensley lost her 2014 reelection bid to Republican Ben Butler by a margin of 6 points.
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Teresa Hensley first ran for office in 2002 for the Missouri House of Representatives in the 123rd District.
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Teresa Hensley ran on a campaign of increasing teacher pay, shrinking classroom sizes, and hiring more teachers.
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Teresa Hensley narrowly lost the election to Republican Brian Baker.
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In 2012, Teresa Hensley ran to represent Missouri's 4th congressional district in the US House of Representatives.
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Teresa Hensley lost by a margin of 25 points to incumbent Republican Vicky Hartzler.
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Teresa Hensley ended up losing the election to Republican Josh Hawley.