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]
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:
Senate officers
Members of the Missouri Senate
Source:[8]
Committees
Under Rule 25 of the Senate Rules, all committees are appointed by the President Pro Tem, who is currently Caleb Rowden.[9]
Standing committees
Districts
See also
References
- ^ "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)
- ^ Democrat Greg Razer resigned on April 25, 2024 after being confirmed to the State Tax Commission. [1]
- ^ Democrat John Rizzo resigned on June 30, 2024 to take a position with the Jackson County Sports Authority. [2]
- ^ Democrat Lauren Arthur resigned on July 21, 2024 to after being appointed to the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. [3]
- ^ Republican Karla Eslinger resigned on June 1, 2024 to lead the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. [4]
- ^ "Senators - Missouri Senate". Missouri Senate. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Standing Committees | Missouri Senate". Missouri Senate. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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.
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