Roy Blunt

Roy Blunt is a textbook study in the long American political climb. From Niangua, Missouri, a former teacher who became Secretary of State, then a U.S. Representative, and finally a senator from 2011 to 2023, he built his career one rung at a time. Whatever you make of his politics, that durability across decades reflects genuine institutional skill, the unglamorous craft of legislating and surviving. What I find compelling is the arc from classroom to the Senate floor, a reminder that governing is itself a learned profession. He retired on his own terms, which in modern politics is its own quiet accomplishment.

Name (English)

Roy Blunt

Name (Japanese)

ロイ・ブラント

Reading

ろい・ぶらんと

Born

January 10, 1950 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Tiger

Origin

Niangua, Missouri, United States

Occupation

politician / teacher

University

Southwest Baptist University

Awards & achievements

• 2021 Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia

• Official sitehttp://www.blunt.senate.gov
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/royblunt/
• Xhttps://x.com/RoyBlunt
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Blunt
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1525924

Tags

• Missouri
• politician
• teacher

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.