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Missouri House of Representatives Missouri General Assembly Type Type Lower house Term limits 4 terms (8 years) New session started January 5, 2011 Leadership Speaker of the House Steven Tilley, (R)
since January 5, 2011Speaker pro Tempore Shane Schoeller, (R)
since January 5, 2011Majority Leader Tim Jones, (R)
since January 5, 2011Minority Leader Mike Talboy, (D)
since January 5, 2011Structure Members 163 Political groups Republican Party (106)
Democratic Party (56)Length of term 2 years Authority Article III, Missouri Constitution Salary $35,915/year + per diem Elections Last election November 2, 2010
(163 seats)Next election November 6, 2012
(163 seats)Redistricting Legislative Control Meeting place House of Representatives Chamber
Missouri State Capitol
Jefferson City, MissouriWebsite Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.
In 1992 Missouri approved a constitutional amendment providing term limits (previously there were no limits).[1] No Representative may serve more than eight years in the House. Each candidate for the office must be at least twenty-four years old, a registered qualified voter in the state for at least two years, and a resident of his or her district for at least one year.[2]
Missouri's house is the fourth largest in the United States although the state ranks 18th in population. Legislation was introduced in 2011 to cut its size to 103 in 2020. Bigger legislatures in the United States are New Hampshire (400), Pennsylvania (203) and Georgia (180).[3][4]
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Composition
As of the first session of the 96th General Assembly in 2011, the party representation in the House of Representatives is:
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total Republican Democratic Ind Vacant End of previous legislature 89 74 0 163 0 Begin 106 57 0 163 0 February 22, 2011[5] 56 162 1 April 2011[6] 105 55 160 3 May 6, 2011[7] 54 159 4 November 8, 2011[8] 106 56 1 163 0 Latest voting share 65.0% 35.0% Leadership
Position Name Party District Speaker of the House Steven Tilley Rep 106 Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller Rep 139 Majority Leader Tim Jones Rep 89 Assistant Majority Floor Leader Jeanie Riddle Rep 20 Majority Whip Jason Smith Rep 150 Minority Leader Mike Talboy Dem 37 Assistant Minority Floor Leader Tishaura Jones Dem 63 Minority Whip Mike Colona Dem 67 Members of the Missouri House of Representatives, 2011-2013
District Representative Party Residence 1 Craig Redmon Rep Canton 2 Zachary Wyatt Rep Greencastle 3 Casey Guernsey Rep Bethany 4 Mike Thomson Rep Maryville 5 Glen Klippenstein Rep Maysville 6 Lindell Shumake Rep Hannibal 7 Mike Lair Rep Chillicothe 8 Tom Shively Dem Shelbyville 9 Paul Quinn Dem Monroe City 10 Jay Houghton Rep Martinsburg 11 Ed Schieffer Dem Troy 12 Doug Funderburk Rep St. Peters 13 Chuck Gatschenberger Rep Lake St. Louis 14 Kathie Conway Rep St. Charles 15 Chrissy Sommer Rep 16 Mark A. Parkinson Rep St. Charles 17 Vicki Schneider Rep St. Charles 18 Anne Zerr Rep St. Charles 19 Kurt Bahr Rep O'Fallon 20 Jeanie Riddle Rep Mokane 21 John W. Cauthorn Rep Mexico 22 Randy Asbury Rep Higbee 23 Stephen Webber Dem Columbia 24 Chris Kelly Dem Columbia 25 Mary Still Dem Columbia 26 Joe Aull Dem Marshall 27 Pat Conway Dem St. Joseph 28 Delus Johnson Rep St. Joseph 29 Galen Higdon Rep St. Joseph 30 Nick Marshall Rep Parkville 31 Jay Swearingin Dem North Kansas City 32 Ronald Schieber Rep Kansas City 33 Jerry Nolte Rep Gladstone 34 Myron Neth Rep Liberty 35 T.J. Berry Rep Kearney 36 Bob Nance Rep Excelsior Springs 37 Mike Talboy Dem Kansas City 38 Ryan Silvey Rep Kansas City 39 Judy Morgan Dem 40 John Rizzo Dem Kansas City 41 Brandon Ellington Dem 42 Leonard Hughes Dem Kansas City 43 Gail McCann Beatty Dem Kansas City 44 Jason Kander Dem Kansas City 45 Jason R. Holsman Dem Kansas City 46 Kevin McManus Dem Kansas City 47 Jeff Grisamore Rep Lee’s Summit 48 Gary Cross Rep Lee's Summit 49 Tom McDonald Dem Kansas City 50 Michael R. Brown Dem Kansas City 51 Ray Salva Dem Sugar Creek 52 Noel Torpey Rep Independence 53 Brent Lasater Rep Independence 54 Jeanie Lauer Rep Blue Springs 55 Sheila Solon Rep Blue Springs 56 Mike Cierpiot Rep Lee's Summit 57 Karla May Dem St. Louis 58 Penny Hubbard Dem St. Louis 59 Jeanette Mott Oxford Dem St. Louis 60 Jamilah Nasheed Dem St. Louis 61 Chris Carter Dem St. Louis 62 Don Phillips Rep Kimberling City 63 Tishaura Jones Dem St. Louis 64 Susan Carlson Dem St. Louis 65 Michele Kratky Dem St. Louis 66 Genise Montecillo Dem St. Louis 67 Mike Colona Dem St. Louis 68 David Sater Rep Cassville 69 Tommie Pierson Dem St. Louis 70 Sharon Pace Dem Northwoods 71 Clem Smith Dem St. Louis 72 Rory Ellinger Dem University City 73 Stacey Newman Dem St. Louis 74 Steve Webb Dem Florissant 75 Bert Atkins Dem Florissant 76 Churie Spreng Dem Florissant 77 Eileen McGeoghegan Dem St. Ann 78 Margo McNeil Dem Florissant 79 Mary Nichols Dem Maryland Heights 80 Sylvester Taylor Dem Berkeley 81 Rochelle Walton Gray Dem Black Jack 82 Jill Schupp Dem Creve Coeur 83 Tracy McCreery Ind 84 Don Gosen Rep Chesterfield 85 Cloria Brown Rep St. Louis 86 Cole McNary Rep Chesterfield 87 John Diehl Rep Town and Country 88 Andrew Koenig Rep Winchester 89 Tim Jones Rep Eureka 90 John McCaherty Rep High Ridge 91 Jeanne Kirkton Dem Webster Groves 92 Sue Allen Rep Ballwin 93 Dwight Scharnhorst Rep Manchester 94 Rick Stream Rep Kirkwood 95 Mike Leara Rep St. Louis 96 Scott Sifton Dem St. Louis 97 Gary Furh Rep St. Louis 98 Dave Hinson Rep St. Clair 99 Bart Korman Rep High Hill 100 Masha Haefner Rep St. Louis 101 Tim Meadows Dem Imperial 102 Paul Wieland Rep Imperial 103 Ron Casey Dem Crystal City 104 Joe Fallert Dem Ste. Genevieve 105 Paul Curtman Rep Pacific 106 Steven Tilley Rep Perryville 107 Linda Black Dem Bonne Terre 108 Jacob Hummel Dem St. Louis 109 Scott Dieckhaus Rep Washington 110 Ben Harris Dem Hillsboro 111 Dave Schatz Rep Sullivan 112 Tom Loehner Rep Koeltztown 113 Mike Bernskoetter Rep Jefferson City 114 Jay Barnes Rep Jefferson City 115 Rodney Schad Rep Versailles 116 Wanda Brown Rep Lincoln 117 Caleb Jones Rep California 118 Stanley Cox Rep Sedalia 119 Sandy Crawford Rep Buffalo 120 Scott Largent Rep Clinton 121 Denny Hoskins Rep Warrensburg 122 Michael McGhee Rep Odessa 123 Chris Molendrop Rep Belton 124 Rick Brattin Rep Harrisonville 125 Barney Joe Fisher Rep Richards 126 Mike Kelley Rep Lamar 127 Tom Flanigan Rep Carthage 128 Charlie Davis Rep Webb City 129 Bill White Rep Joplin 130 Bill Reiboldt Rep Neosho 131 Bill Lant Rep Joplin 132 Don Ruzicka Rep Mount Vernon 133 Sue Entlicher Rep Bolivar 134 Thomas Long Rep Battlefield 135 Charles Denison Rep Springfield 136 Eric Burlison Rep Springfield 137 Melissa Leach Rep Springfield 138 Sara Lampe Dem Springfield 139 Shane Schoeller Rep Willard 140 Lincoln Hough Rep Springfield 141 Kevin Elmer Rep Nixa 142 Raymond “Ray” Weter Rep Nixa 143 Lyle Rowland Rep Cedar Creek 144 Tony Dugger Rep Hartville 145 Lyndall Fraker Rep Marshfield 146 Darrel Pollock Rep Lebanon 147 Don Wells Rep Cabool 148 David Day Rep Dixon 149 Keith Frederick Rep Rolla 150 Jason Smith Rep Salem 151 Ward Franz Rep West Plains 152 Paul Fitzwater Rep Potosi 153 Steve Cookson Rep Fairdealing 154 Todd Richardson Rep Poplar Bluff 155 Diane Franklin Rep Camdenton 156 Shelley Keeney Rep Marble Hill 157 Donna Lichtenegger Rep Jackson 158 Wayne Wallingford Rep Cape Girardeau 159 Billy Pat Wright Rep Dexter 160 Ellen Brandom Rep Sikeston 161 Steve Hodges Dem East Prairie 162 Terry Swinger Dem Caruthersville 163 Kent Hampton Rep Malden Standing Committees
These are the yearly recurring committees that hold hearings on legislation filed by Representatives. Once filed, legislation is assigned to one of the following committees by the Missouri Speaker of the House. Legislation is typically assigned to the committee whose province envelopes the subject matter of the bill. However, there are frequently multiple relevant committees to which a bill can be assigned, and it is at the Speaker's discretion to choose which committee receives the bill. Politics can also play a part, as the Speaker may assign a bill he or she wants to fail to a committee with an unfriendly chair or membership, or may select a more friendly committee if he or she wishes the bill to pass.
The partisan makeup of each committee is intended to reflect as closely as possible the partisan makeup of the entire House. Each Party caucus selects which of its members will serve on the Standing Committees, and the Chair of each committee is chosen by the Speaker of the House.
Standing Committee List
Committee Chair Vice-Chair Administration and Accounts Mike McGhee Cole McNary Agri-Business Casey Guernsey Kent Hampton Agriculture Policy Tom Loehner Bill Reiboldt Corrections Linda Black Paul Fitzwater Crime Prevention and Public Safety Rodney Schad Nick Marshall Downsizing State Government Cole McNary Paul Curtman Economic Development Anne Zerr Caleb Jones Elections Tony Dugger Sue Entlicher Elementary and Secondary Education Scott Dieckhaus Steve Cookson Ethics Timothy Jones Jeanette Mott Oxford Financial Institutions Don Wells Scott Largent Fiscal Review Rick Stream Tom Flanigan Health Care Policy David Sater Keith Frederick Higher Education Mike Thomson Wayne Wallingford Insurance Policy Bob Nance Don Gosen International Trade and Job Creation Jerry Nolte John McCaherty Judiciary Stanley Cox Kevin Elmer Local Government Chuck Gatschenberger Vicki Schneider Retirement Mike Leara Cloria Brown Rules John Diehl Doug Funderburk Rural Community Development Ray Weter Zachary Wyatt Small Business Dwight Scharnhorst Noel Torpey Special Standing Committee on Disability Services Jeff Grisamore Jay Houghton Special Standing Committee on Election Contests Timothy Jones Tony Dugger Special Standing Committee on Redistricting John Diehl Stanley Cox Special Standing Committee on Renewable Energy Jason Holsman Rodney Schad Tax Reform Doug Funderburk Gary Cross Tourism and Natural Resources Don Ruzicka Don Phillips Transportation Charlie Denison Sally Faith Utilities Darrell Pollock Dave Schatz Veterans David Day Charlie Davis Ways and Means Andrew Koenig Galen Higdon Special Committees
Special committees are new to the Missouri House. In 2007, Speaker of the House Rod Jetton disbanded several Standing Committees, which had previously been the norm in the Missouri House, and instead established the following Special Committees. The subject matter of these committees is more specialized than the Standing Committees, so most of these committees have been assigned less bills on average than the Standing Committees.
Another distinction between Special and Standing Committees is that the Minority Party selects which members of its caucus will sit on Standing Committees. The membership of Special Committees, however, is decided exclusively by the Speaker of the House. The partisan breakdown of both Standing and Special Committees, however, is established by standing House Rule and is intended to closely reflect the partisan breakdown of the entire Missouri House.
Special Committee List
Committee Chair Vice-Chair Special Committee on Children and Families Scott Largent Kurt Bahr Special Committee on Emerging Issues in Animal Agriculture Billy Pat Wright Randy Asbury Special Committee on General Laws Ward Franz Todd Richardson Special Committee on Health Insurance Chris Molendorp Eric Burlison Special Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing Ellen Brandom Eric Burlison Special Committee on Transportation Funding and Public Institutions Sally Faith Mike Cierpiot Special Committee on Urban Issues Jamilah Nasheed Michael Brown Special Committee on Workforce Development and Workplace Safety Barney Fisher Wanda Brown Budget Committee and Subcommittees
Tradition in the Missouri General Assembly is that all appropriations bills initiate in the Missouri House rather than the Senate. So each year, the Chair of the House Budget Committee files legislation establishing the spending plan for the state of Missouri. This plan, which in 2007 exceeded $20 billion, may differ greatly from the Governor's budget recommendations, issued at the State of the State address given in late January.
The budget legislation is assigned to the House Budget Committee, which then assigns each bill to its respective subcommittee. After the subcommittee makes its recommendations, the full Budget Committee runs through the entire appropriations package, makes its desired changes, and sends the bill to the full House for consideration.
Budget Committee List
Committee Chair Vice-Chair Budget Ryan Silvey Rick Stream Appropriations Subcommittee - Agriculture and Natural Resources John Cauthorn Lincoln Hough Appropriations Subcommittee - Education Mike Lair Lyle Rowland Appropriations Subcommittee - General Administration Mark Parkinson Jay Barnes Appropriations Subcommittee - Health, Mental Health, and Social Services Tom Flanigan Donna Lichtenegger Appropriations Subcommittee - Public Safety and Corrections Chris Kelly Gary Fuhr Appropriations Subcommittee - Transportation and Economic Development Denny Hoskins Thomas Long Joint Committees
Joint Committees contain members from both the Missouri House and Senate. These committees may be permanent and study ongoing issues, or may be temporary and intended to come up with suggested legislation to address a one-time issue. The Chair of these committees typically alternates annually between a Representative and a Senator to prevent unfairness to one chamber.
Joint Committee List
- Joint Committee on Restructuring Fees of The Clean Water and Storm Water Programs
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
- Joint Committee on Capital Improvements and Leases Oversight
- Joint Committee on Corrections
- Joint Committee on Court Automation
- Joint Committee on Economic Development, Policy, and Planning
- Joint Committee on Education
- Joint Committee on Gaming and Wagering
- Joint Committee on Government Accountability
- Joint Committee on Legislative Research
- Joint Committee on Legislative Research, Oversight Subcommittee
- Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement
- Joint Committee on Tax Policy
- Joint Committee on Terrorism, Bioterrorism, and Homeland Security
- Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight
- Joint Committee on Wetlands
- Missouri Job Training Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
Term Limits
In 1992 Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment placing term limits on the Missouri House of Representatives. A Representative can serve no more than four two-year terms in the house. The first time term limits prevented someone from running again was in 2002.
Salary
As of March 2008, members of the Missouri House of Representatives receive an annual salary of $35,915.44.[9]
References
- ^ "termlim". House.mo.gov. http://www.house.mo.gov/researchdocs/?file=termlim.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/info/1821.pdf
- ^ BY CHRIS BLANK/The Associated Press. "Missouri Senate OKs shrinking number of House members". Columbia Missourian. http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/04/04/missouri-senate-oks-advances-move-shrink-house/. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ brenda erickson (2007-10-11). "Population and Size of Legislature". Ncsl.org. http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=13527. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ Shalonn Curls (District 45) elected to the Missouri Senate.
- ^ Republican Sally Faith (District 15) and Democrat Jake Zimmerman (District 83) resigned after being elected Mayor of St. Charles and St. Louis County Assessor, respectively.
- ^ Democrat Jean Peters-Baker (District 39) resigned after being appointed Jackson County Prosecutor.
- ^ Republican Chrissy Sommer, Democrats Judy Morgan and Brandon Ellington and Independent Tracy McCreery elected to succeed Faith, Peters-Baker, Curls and Zimmerman, respectively.
- ^ "Missouri House of Representatives". House.mo.gov. http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=/info/memfaq.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
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Members of the Missouri House of Representatives 96th General Assembly (2011–2012)
Speaker of the House: Steven Tilley (R) • Speaker pro Tempore: Shane Schoeller (R) • Majority Leader: Tim Jones (R) • Minority Leader: Mike Talboy (D)- Craig Redmon (R)
- Zachary Wyatt (R)
- Casey Guernsey (R)
- Mike Thomson (R)
- Glen Klippenstein (R)
- Lindell Shumake (R)
- Mike Lair (R)
- Tom Shively (D)
- Paul Quinn (D)
- Jay Houghton (R)
- Ed Schieffer (D)
- Doug Funderburk (R)
- Chuck Gatschenberger (R)
- Kathie Conway (R)
- Vacant
- Mark A. Parkinson (R)
- Vicki A. Schneider (R)
- Anne Zerr (R)
- Kurt Bahr (R)
- Jeanie Riddle (R)
- John W. Cauthorn (R)
- Randy Asbury (R)
- Stephen Webber (D)
- Chris Kelly (D)
- Mary Stil (D)
- Joe Aull (D)
- Pat Conway (D)
- Delus Johnson (R)
- Galen Higdon (R)
- Nick Marshall (R)
- Jay Swearingen (D)
- Ronald Schieber (R)
- Jerry Nolte (R)
- Myron Neth (R)
- T.J. Berry (R)
- Bob Nance (R)
- Mike Talboy (D)
- Ryan Silvey (R)
- Vacant
- John J. Rizzo (D)
- Vacant
- Leonard Hughes IV (D)
- Gail McCann Betty (D)
- Jason Kander (D)
- Jason R. Holsman (D)
- Kevin McManus (D)
- Jeff Grisamore (R)
- Gary L. Cross (R)
- Tom McDonald (D)
- Michael R. Brown (D)
- Ira Anders (D)
- Noel Torpey (R)
- Brent Lasater (R)
- Jeannie Lauer (R)
- Sheila Solon (R)
- Mike Cierpot (R)
- Karla May (D)
- Penny Hubbard (D)
- Jeanette Mott Oxford (D)
- Jamilah Nasheed (D)
- Chris Carter (D)
- Don Phillips (R)
- Tishaura Jones (D)
- Susan Carlson (D)
- Michele Kratky (D)
- Genise Monticello (D)
- Mike Colona (D)
- David Sater (R)
- Tommy Pierson (D)
- Sharon Pace (D)
- Clem Smith (D)
- Rory Ellinger (D)
- Stacey Newman (D)
- Steve Webb (D)
- Bert Atkins (D)
- Churie Spreng (D)
- Eileen McGeoghegan (D)
- Margo McNeil (D)
- Mary Nichols (D)
- Sylvester Taylor (D)
- Rochelle Walton Gray (D)
- Jill Schupp (D)
- Jake Zimmerman (D)
- Don Gosen (R)
- Cloria Brown (R)
- Cole McNary (R)
- John Diehl (R)
- Andrew Koenig (R)
- Tim Jones (R)
- John McCaherty (R)
- Jeanne Kirkton (D)
- Sue Allen (R)
- Dwight Scharnhorst (R)
- Rick Stream (R)
- Mike Leara (R)
- Scott Sifton (D)
- Gary Fuhr (R)
- Dave Hinson (R)
- Bart Kormon (R)
- Marsha Haefner (R)
- Tim Meadows (D)
- Paul Wieland (R)
- Ron Casey (D)
- Joe Fallert (D)
- Paul Curtman (R)
- Steven Tilley (R)
- Linda Black (D)
- Jacob Hummel (D)
- Scott Dieckhaus (R)
- Ben Harris (D)
- Charles Schlottach (R)
- Tom Loehner (R)
- Mike Bernskoetter (R)
- Jay Barnes (R)
- Rodney Schad (R)
- Wanda Brown (R)
- Caleb Jones (R)
- Stanley Cox (R)
- Sandy Crawford (R)
- Scott Largent (R)
- Denny Hoskins (R)
- Michael McGhee (R)
- Chris Molendorp (R)
- Rick Brattin (R)
- Barney Fisher (R)
- Mike Kelley (R)
- Tom Flanigan (R)
- Charlie Davis (R)
- Bill White (R)
- Bill Reiboldt (R)
- Bill Lant (R)
- Don Ruzicka (R)
- Sue Entlicher (R)
- Thomas Long (R)
- Charlie Denison (R)
- Eric Burlison (R)
- Melissa Leach (R)
- Sarah Lampe (D)
- Shane Schoeller (R)
- Lincoln Hough (R)
- Kevin Elmer (R)
- Raymond Weter (R)
- Lyle Rowland (R)
- Tony Dugger (R)
- Lyndall Fraker (R)
- Darrel Pollock (R)
- Don Wells (R)
- David A. Day (R)
- Keith Frederick (R)
- Jason Smith (R)
- Ward Franz (R)
- Paul Fitzwater (R)
- Steve Cookson (R)
- Todd Richardson (R)
- Diane Franklin (R)
- Shelley Keeney (R)
- Donna Lichtenegger (R)
- Wayne Wallingford (R)
- Billy Pat Wright (R)
- Ellen Brandom (R)
- Steve Hodges (D)
- Terry Swinger (D)
- Kent Hampton (R)
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