The Missouri Senate is the upper house of the Missouri General Assembly.
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It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 174,000. Its members serve four-year terms, with half the seats being up for election every two years.
Missouri State Senate | |
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Missouri General Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 2 terms (8 years) |
History | |
New session started | January 6, 2016 |
Leadership | |
Peter Kinder (R) since January 10, 2005 | |
Ron Richard (R) since January 7, 2013 | |
Majority Leader | Mike Kehoe (R) since January 7, 2013 |
Minority Leader | Joe Keaveny (D) since January 5, 2015 |
Structure | |
Seats | 34 |
Political groups | Governing party
Opposition party
Vacant
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Length of term | 4 years |
Authority | Article IV, Missouri Constitution |
Salary | $35,915/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 4, 2014 (17 seats) |
Next election | November 1, 2016 (17 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
State Senate Chamber Missouri State Capitol Jefferson City, Missouri | |
Website | |
Missouri State Senate |
After the 2014 elections, the party representation in the Senate was:
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 23 | 9 | 34 | 2 |
Begin | 25 | 9 | 34 | 0 |
August 7, 2015 | 24 | 33 | 1 | |
August 23, 2015 | 8 | 32 | 2 | |
Latest voting share | 75% | 25% |
Committee | Chair | vice-chair | ||
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Administration | Tom Dempsey | Ron Richard | ||
Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources | Brian Munzlinger | Doug Libla | ||
Appropriations | Kurt Schaefer | Ryan Silvey | ||
Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment | Mike Kehoe | Ed Emery | ||
Education | David Pearce | Gary Romine | ||
Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections | Jay Wasson | Mike Cunningham | ||
General Laws | Rob Schaaf | Paul Wieland | ||
Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight | Mike Cunningham | Ryan Silvey | ||
Gubernatorial Appointments | Tom Dempsey | Ron Richard | ||
Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government | Eric Schmitt | Dan Hegeman | ||
Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence | Bob Dixon | Bob Onder | ||
Progress and Development | Joseph Keavney | Gina Walsh | ||
Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics | Ron Richard | Tom Dempsey | ||
Seniors, Families and Pensions | David Sater | Jeanie Riddle | ||
Small Business, Insurance and Industry | Mike Parson | |||
Transportation | Doug Libla | Dave Schatz | ||
Veterans' Affairs, Pensions and Urban Affairs | Dan Brown | Rob Schaaf | ||
Ways and Means | Will Kraus | Wayne Wallingford |
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