Missouri General Assembly

Missouri General Assembly

Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Tom Dempsey (R) since January 5, 2015
Speaker of the House	John Diehl Jr. (R) since January 5, 2015
Structure
Seats	197
Political groups	Senate Republican (25) Democratic (9) House of Representatives Republican (118) Democratic (45)
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014
Meeting place

Missouri State Capitol, Jefferson City
Website
http://www.moga.mo.gov

The Missouri General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bicameral General Assembly is composed of a 34-member Senate, and a 163-member House of Representatives. Members of both houses of the General Assembly are subject to term limits. Senators are limited to two four-year terms, and representatives to four two-year terms; a total of 8 years for members of both houses.

The General Assembly meets at the State Capitol in Jefferson City.

Qualifications

Members of the House of Representatives must be 24 years of age to be elected. Representatives also must be a qualified Missouri voter for two years, and a resident of the county or district of their constituency for one year. Senators must be 30 years of age, a qualified Missouri voter for three years, and similar to House qualifications, must be a resident of their senatorial constituency for one year prior to their election.

Sessions and quorum

According to Article III, Section 20 of the Missouri Constitution, the General Assembly must convene on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January following the state general election. The General Assembly may provide by law for the introduction of bills during the period between the first day of December and the first Wednesday after the first Monday of January. Regular sessions continue until the legislature's adjournment at midnight on May 30. Neither the House nor Senate, without the consent of the other chamber, adjourn for more than ten days at any one time, nor to any other place than that in which the two houses may be sitting.

As a part-time legislature, compensation is low with the General Assembly, and most senators and representatives hold jobs outside their legislative duties. Law makers are paid $31,351 per legislative year.

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Members of the Missouri State Senate

98th General Assembly (2015–2016)

President of the Senate: Peter Kinder (R)
President pro Tempore: Tom Dempsey (R)
Majority Leader: Ron Richard (R)
Minority Leader: Joseph Keaveny (D)

Scott Sifton (D)
Bob Onder (R)
Gary Romine (R)
Joseph Keaveny (D)
Jamilah Nasheed (D)
Mike Kehoe (R)
Jason Holsman (D)
Will Kraus (R)
Kiki Curls (D)
Jeanie Riddle (R)
Paul LeVota (D)
Dan Hegeman (R)
Gina Walsh (D)
Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D)
Eric Schmitt (R)
Dan W. Brown (R)
Ryan Silvey (R)
Brian Munzlinger (R)
Kurt Schaefer (R)
Jay Wasson (R)
David Pearce (R)
Paul Wieland (R)
Tom Dempsey (R)
Jill Schupp (D)
Doug Libla (R)
Dave Schatz (R)
Wayne Wallingford (R)
Mike Parson (R)
David Sater (R)
Bob Dixon (R)
Ed Emery (R)
Ron Richard (R)
Mike Cunningham (R)
Rob Schaaf (R)

Members of the Missouri House of Representatives

98th General Assembly (2015-2016)

Speaker of the House: John Diehl
Speaker Pro Tempore: Denny Hoskins
Majority Leader: Todd Richardson
Minority Leader: Jacob Hummel

Allen Andrews (R)
J. Eggleston (R)
Nate Walker (R)
Craig Redmon (R)
Lindell Shumake (R)
Tim Remole (R)
Mike Lair (R)
Jim Neely (R)
Delus Johnson (R)
Pat Conway (D)
Galen Higdon (R)
Kenneth Wilson (R)
Nick Marshall (R)
Kevin Corlew (R)
Jon Carpenter (D)
Noel Shull (R)
Nick King (R)
Lauren Arthur (D)
John Rizzo (D)
Bill Kidd (R)
Ira Anders (D)
Brandon Ellington (D)
Randy Dunn (D)
Judy Morgan (D)
Jeremy LaFaver (D)
Gail McCann Beatty (D)
Bonnaye Mims (D)
Tom McDonald (D)
Noel Torpey (R)
Mike Cierpiot (R)
Sheila Solon (R)
Jeanie Lauer (R)
Donna Pfautsch (R)
Rebecca Roeber (R)
Gary L. Cross (R)
Kevin McManus (D)
Joe Runions (D)
T.J. Berry (R)
Joe Don McGaugh (R)
Jim Hansen (R)
Randy Pietzman (R)

Bart Korman (R)
Jay Houghton (R)
Caleb Rowden (R)
Kip Kendrick (D)
Stephen Webber (D)
Chuck Basye (R)
Dave Muntzel (R)
Travis Fitzwater (R)
Caleb Jones (R)
Dean Dohrman (R)
Nathan Beard (R)
Glen Kolkmeyer (R)
Denny Hoskins (R)
Rick Brattin (R)
Jack Bondon (D)
Wanda Brown (R)
David Wood (R)
Mike Bernskoetter (R)
Jay Barnes (R)
Justin Alferman (R)
Tom Hurst (R)
Bryan Spencer (R)
Robert Cornejo (R)
Anne Zerr (R)
Tommie Pierson (D)
Alan Green (D)
Keith English (I)
Margo McNeil (D)
Bill Otto (D)
Sue Meredith (D)
Mary Nichols (D)
Courtney Allen Curtis (D)
Sharon Pace (D)
Rochelle Walton Gray (D)
Josh Peters (D)
Kimberly Gardner (D)
Penny Hubbard (D)
Michael Butler (D)
Mike Colona (D)
Jacob Hummel (D)
Michele Kratky (D)

Gina Mitten (D)
Karla May (D)
Clem Smith (D)
Joe Adams (D)
Stacey Newman (D)
Tracy McCreery (D)
John Diehl (R)
Deb Lavender (R)
Jeanne Kirkton (D)
Genise Monticello (D)
Bob Burns (D)
Cloria Brown (R)
Marsha Haefner (R)
Mike Leara (R)
John McCaherty (R)
Shamed Dogan (R)
Andrew Koenig (R)
Sue Allen (R)
Don Gosen (R)
Kurt Bahr (R)
John Weimann (R)
Kathie Conway (R)
Mark Parkinson (R)
Chrissy Sommer (R)
Ron Hicks (R)
Justin Hill (R)
Paul Curtman (R)
Kirk Mathews (R)
Shane Roden (R)
Rob Vescovo (R)
Dan Shaul (R)
Becky Ruth (R)
Elaine Gannon (R)
Kevin P. Engler (R)
Linda Black (D)
Ben Harris (D)
Dave Hinson (R)
Jason Chipman (R)
Keith Frederick (R)
Steve Lynch (R)
Diane Franklin (R)

Rocky Miller (R)
Warren Love (R)
Patricia Pike (R)
Mike Kelley (R)
Sue Entlicher (R)
Sandy Crawford (R)
Jeffrey Messenger (R)
Sonya Anderson (R)
Charlie Norr (R)
Eric Burlison (R)
Elijah Haahr (R)
Lincoln Hough (R)
Kevin Austin (R)
Lyndall Fraker (R)
Don Phillips (R)
Jered Taylor (R)
Lynn Morris (R)
Tony Dugger (R)
Robert Ross (R)
Jeff Pogue (R)
Paul Fitzwater (R)
Shelley Keeney (R)
Donna Lichtenegger (R)
Kathryn Swan (R)
Holly Rehder (R)
Donald Rone (R)
Andrew McDaniel (R)
Tila Hubrecht (R)
Todd Richardson (R)
Steve Cookson (R)
Shawn Rhoads (R)
Lyle Rowland (R)
Jeffrey Justus (R)
Mike Moon (R)
Scott Fitzpatrick (R)
Bill Lant (R)
Bill Reiboldt (R)
Bill White (R)
Charlie Davis (R)
Tom Flanigan (R)

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Missouri General Assembly

Qualifications

Sessions and quorum

See also

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