Chris Sander (candidate)

{{BLP sources|date=May 2010}}
{{Infobox person
|name=Chris Sander
|image=
|imagesize=
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1968|3|12}}
|birth_place=[[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]
|education = [[Lindbergh High School (St. Louis, Missouri)|Lindbergh Senior High School]]
|known_for=Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in [[Missouri]]
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|occupation=[[Small business|Small business owner]]
|home_town=[[Ellisville, Missouri|Ellisville]], [[Missouri]]
| spouse = Kelly Jones Sander
| children = 1 son and 1 daughter
| religion = [[Christian]]
|website=http://www.ChrisSander.com/
}}
'''Chris Sander''' (born March 12, 1968) is an American [[Small business|small business owner]], [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] [[political pundit|political commentator]], and [[blog]]ger. In 2008 Chris Sander ran for congress in the Missouri's 3rd congressional district against [[Russ Carnahan]]. He lost by a large margin, but he claims that the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] didn't fund him well enough.
==Personal life==
Chris Sander was born in [[St. Louis]]. He graduated from [[Lindbergh High School (St. Louis, Missouri)|Lindbergh Senior High School]] in 1986 and went on to found his own business at the age of 30. In 2000, Chris married his wife Kelly, and they had two children. Through his business, he has enabled many middle and lower income families to achieve homeownership. Because of this, he was appointed to the Executive Board of Mortgage Brokers, where he has held several offices including president.

==Election history==
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|+ [[Missouri's 3rd congressional district]] results: 2008<ref name="clerkresults">{{cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |title=Election Statistics |accessdate=2008-03-17 |publisher=Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives }}</ref>
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|[[United States House of Representatives elections, 2008|2008]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|'''[[Russ Carnahan]]'''}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |202,470
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |66,37%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Chris Sander}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |92,759
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |30,41%
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |{{nowrap|[[Kevin C. Babcock]]}}
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |5,518
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |1.81%
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|{{Party shading/Independent}} |{{nowrap|Cynthia L. Redburn}}
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |[[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |4,324
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |1.42%
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<div class="references-small"><nowiki>*</nowiki>Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 2004, Joseph L. Badaracco received 11 votes.
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| DATE OF BIRTH = March 12, 1968
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]
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