Skelton came from a family steeped in the military, although a bout of polio when he was a teenager made him ineligible for military service. He attended a military academy, earned a law degree at ...

Since taking control of the committee in January, Skelton, who declined an interview to discuss his committee work, has remained fiercely pro-military while taking President Bush to task for the ...

Over the course of a 34-year career in the House, Rep. Ike Skelton(D., Mo.) won a reputation as a staunch supporter of the military. But the military lost a powerful ally in the midterm elections ...

He remains concerned, too, that the grinding war will erode the spirit of soldiers and their families. "If morale's not good at home," says Skelton, "that's going to affect you staying in the ...

Cancel anytime. An AP News Analysis JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton has launched a military campaign for Congress. The west-central Missouri Democrat, currently in his 34th year in ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Though he never served in the U.S. military, Ike Skelton became one of its strongest assets. The former Missouri congressman was being remembered Tuesday for a 34-year ...