Missouri Senate
Missouri Senate | |
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Missouri General Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 2 terms (8 years) |
History | |
New session started | January 9, 2019 |
Leadership | |
President pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 34 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
Vacant
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Length of term | 4 years |
Authority | Article III, Missouri Constitution |
Salary | $35,915/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 (17 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2022 (17 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
State Senate Chamber Missouri State Capitol Jefferson City, Missouri | |
Website | |
Missouri State Senate |
The Missouri Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 174,000.[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]
The next election is scheduled for 2022.
Composition
After the 2020 general election the party representation in the Senate was:
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 24 | 10 | 34 | 0 |
Beginning of current legislature | 24 | 10 | 34 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 71% | 29% |
Senate officers
Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
President Pro Tem of the Senate | Dave Schatz | Republican | Sullivan | 26 |
Majority Leader | Caleb Rowden | Republican | Columbia | 19 |
Assistant Majority Floor Leader | Bill White | Republican | Joplin | 32 |
Minority Leader | John Rizzo | Democratic | Kansas City | 11 |
Assistant Minority Leader | Brian Williams | Democratic | St. Louis County | 14 |
Members of the Missouri Senate
Source:[4]
Committees
Under Rule 25 of the Senate Rules, all committees are appointed by the President Pro Tem, who is currently Dave Schatz.[5]
Standing committees
Committee | Chair | Vice-chair | ||
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Administration | Dave Schatz | Caleb Rowden | ||
Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources | Mike Bernskoetter | Jason Bean | ||
Appropriations | Dan Hegeman | Lincoln Hough | ||
Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment | Mike Cierpiot | Jeanie Riddle | ||
Economic Development | Denny Hoskins | Mike Cierpiot | ||
Education | Cindy O'Laughlin | Rick Brattin | ||
Fiscal Oversight | Lincoln Hough | Bill White | ||
General Laws | Bill Eigel | Holly Rehder | ||
Gubernatorial Appointments | Dave Schatz | Caleb Rowden | ||
Health and Pensions | Bob Onder | Andrew Koenig | ||
Insurance and Banking | Paul Wieland | Sandy Crawford | ||
Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence | Tony Luetkemeyer | Bob Onder | ||
Local Government and Elections | Sandy Crawford | Lincoln Hough | ||
Professional Registration | Jeanie Riddle | Eric Burlison | ||
Progress and Development | Jill Schupp | Brian Williams | ||
Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics | Caleb Rowden | Dave Schatz | ||
Seniors, Families and Children | Bill White | Elaine Gannon | ||
Small Business and Industry | Eric Burlison | Mike Moon | ||
Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety | Justin Brown | Jason Bean | ||
Ways and Means | Andrew Koenig | Bill Eigel |
Districts
- Missouri's 25th Senate district
- Missouri's 27th Senate district
- Missouri's 29th Senate district
- Missouri's 33rd Senate district
See also
References
- ^ "Did You Know - Facts About the Missouri Senate". www.senate.mo.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Home". senate.mo.gov.
- ^ Article III, Section 8 of the Constitution of Missouri (1945)
- ^ "Senators - Missouri Senate". Missouri Senate. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Standing Committees | Missouri Senate". Missouri Senate. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
External links
- 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.