Victor Callahan
In 1988, Victor Callahan was elected to the city council of Independence, Missouri, and continued to serve in that capacity until 1992.In November, 1994, Callahan was elected to represent the 1st District At-Large in the Jackson County, Missouri Legislature.At the end of September, 1996, he was elected by fellow legislators as Chairman of the Legislature, a position he held until January, 2003.Voters in both districts approved the measure in a special election on November 6, 2007.The success of the measure boosted Senator Callahan's popularity in Jackson County, Missouri,[2] also raising his profile in the statewide political arena, and he was unanimously elected as Floor Leader of Missouri State Senate Democrats, in a vote on November 6, 2008, two days after he was re-elected in the general election.