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BLUNT, Roy, a Representative from Missouri; born in Niangua, Webster County, Mo., January 10, 1950; B.A., Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Mo., 1970; M.A., Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo., 1972; clerk and chief election officer, Greene County, Mo., 1973-1984; Missouri state secretary of state, 1984-1993; president, Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Mo., 1993-1996; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-present); majority whip (One Hundred Eighth through One Hundred Ninth Congresses); acting majority leader, One Hundred Ninth Congress, September 28, 2005-February 2, 2006; minority whip (One Hundred Tenth Congress).