Missouri Senate
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Missouri Senate | |
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| Missouri General Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 2 terms (8 years) |
| History | |
New session started | January 8, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
President pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 34 |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Authority | Article III, Missouri Constitution |
| Salary | $35,915/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 (17 seats) |
Next election | November 3, 2026 (17 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
| State Senate Chamber Missouri State Capitol Jefferson City, Missouri | |
| Website | |
| Missouri Senate | |
| Rules | |
| Senate Rules | |
The Missouri Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 181,000.[1] Its members serve four-year terms, with half the seats being up for election every two years. The Senate chooses a President Pro Tempore to serve in the absence of the lieutenant governor or when he shall have to exercise the office of governor of Missouri if there is a vacancy in that office due to death, resignation, impeachment, or incapacitation.[2]
Members of the Missouri General Assembly are prohibited from serving more than eight years in either the state house of representatives or state senate, or a total of sixteen years, due to statutory term limits.[3]
Composition
[edit]After the 2024 general election the party representation in the Senate was:
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| Current legislature | 24 | 10 | 34 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 71% | 29% | ||
| ↓ | ||
| 24 | 10 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
Officers
[edit]| Position | Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate | David Wasinger | Republican | Missouri | |
| President pro tempore | Cindy O'Laughlin | Republican | 18th – Shelbina | |
| Majority Leader | Tony Luetkemeyer | Republican | 34th – Parkville | |
| Assistant Majority Leader | Curtis Trent | Republican | 20th – Battlefield | |
| Majority Caucus Chair | Ben Brown | Republican | 26th – Washington | |
| Majority Caucus Secretary | Sandy Crawford | Republican | 28th – Buffalo | |
| Majority Caucus Whip | Jill Carter | Republican | 32nd – Granby | |
| Minority Floor Leader | Doug Beck | Democratic | 1st – Affton | |
| Assistant Minority Floor Leader | Steven Roberts | Democratic | 5th – St. Louis | |
| Minority Caucus Chair | Angela Mosley | Democratic | 13th – Florissant | |
| Minority Caucus Whip | Brian Williams | Democratic | 14th – University City | |
Members of the Missouri Senate
[edit]Source:[4]
Committees
[edit]Under Rule 25 of the Senate Rules, all committees are appointed by the President Pro Tem, who is currently Cindy O'Laughlin.[5]
Standing committees
[edit]| Committee | Chair | Vice-chair | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | Cindy O'Laughlin | Tony Luetkemeyer | ||
| Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources | Jason Bean | Jamie Burger | ||
| Appropriations | Lincoln Hough | Rusty Black | ||
| Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment | Mike Cierpiot | Mike Henderson | ||
| Economic and Workforce Development | Ben Brown | Kurtis Gregory | ||
| Education | Rick Brattin | Brad Hudson | ||
| Emerging Issues and Professional Registration | Justin Brown | Jamie Burger | ||
| Families, Seniors and Health | Jill Carter | Joe Nicola | ||
| Fiscal Oversight | Mike Bernskoetter | Rusty Black | ||
| General Laws | Curtis Trent | Kurtis Gregory | ||
| Government Efficiency | Mary Elizabeth Coleman | Brad Hudson | ||
| Gubernatorial Appointments | Cindy O'Laughlin | Tony Luetkemeyer | ||
| Insurance and Banking | Sandy Crawford | David Gregory | ||
| Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence | Nick Schroer | David Gregory | ||
| Local Government, Elections and Pensions | Rusty Black | Mike Henderson | ||
| Progress and Development | Brian Williams | Barbara Washington | ||
| Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics | Tony Luetkemeyer | Cindy O'Laughlin | ||
| Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety | Travis Fitzwater | Adam Schnelting | ||
| Veterans and Military Affairs | Mike Moon | Adam Schnelting | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Did You Know - Facts About the Missouri Senate". www.senate.mo.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Home". senate.mo.gov.
- ^ Article III, Section 8 of the Constitution of Missouri (1945)
- ^ "Senators - Missouri Senate". www.senate.mo.gov. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ "Standing Committees | Missouri Senate". Missouri Senate. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Missouri State Senate
- State Senate of Missouri at Project Vote Smart
- Revised Statutes of Missouri
- Missouri State Government
- Missouri Senate at Ballotpedia
- Missouri State Senate, 99th General Assembly
- Publications by or about the Missouri Senate at Internet Archive.
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