Capitol Lens | Show Me State of play – Roll Call

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Capitol Lens | Show Me State of play

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By Tom Williams

Posted June 3, 2026 at 2:05pm

From left: Rex Sinquefield, president and chairman of the board of the Saint Louis Chess Club, and his daughter, Katie, play chess with Missouri lawmakers, Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt and Democratic Rep. Wesley Bell, during the Congressional Chess Tournament in the Russell Senate Office Building on Wednesday.

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