Missouri_State_Senate

Missouri Senate

Missouri Senate

Upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly

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]

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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]

Elections were held in 2022.

Composition

After the 2022 general election the party representation in the Senate was:

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Senate officers

PositionNamePartyResidenceDistrict
President Pro Tem of the SenateCaleb RowdenRepublicanColumbia 19
Majority LeaderCindy O'LaughlinRepublicanShelbina 18
Assistant Majority Floor LeaderJason BeanRepublicanPoplar Bluff25
Minority LeaderJohn RizzoDemocraticKansas City 11
Assistant Minority LeaderDoug BeckDemocraticSt. Louis County 1

Members of the Missouri Senate

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Committees

Under Rule 25 of the Senate Rules, all committees are appointed by the President Pro Tem, who is currently Caleb Rowden.[5]

Standing committees

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Districts

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Did You Know - Facts About the Missouri Senate". www.senate.mo.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Home". senate.mo.gov.
  3. [3]
    Article III, Section 8 of the Constitution of Missouri (1945)
  4. [4]
    "Senators - Missouri Senate". Missouri Senate. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Standing Committees | Missouri Senate". Missouri Senate. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

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