Missouri Senate

Missouri State Senate
Missouri State Senate
Missouri General Assembly
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 6, 2016
Leadership
Lt. Governor	Peter Kinder (R) ; since January 10, 2005
President Pro Tempore of the Senate	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 Republican (24); Opposition party Missouri Democratic Party (8); Vacant Vacant (2);
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

The Missouri Senate is the upper house 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.^[2]

Composition

After the 2014 elections, the party representation in the Senate was:

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	23	9	34	2

Begin	25	9	34	0
August 7, 2015^[a]	24	9	33	1
August 23, 2015^[b]	24	8	32	2
Latest voting share	75%	25%

Committee
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

↑ "Did You Know: Facts about Missouri, the State Capital..." Missouri Senate / Missouri General Assembly. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
↑ "Welcome to the Missouri Senate". Missouri Senate / Missouri General Assembly. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
↑ Kirn, Jacob (31 July 2015). "State Sen. Dempsey of St. Charles resigns". St Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
↑ Kelley McCall, AP (July 24, 2015). "Sen. Paul LeVota of Independence resigns amid sexual harassment accusations". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2 June 2016.