New session started January 9, 2017 | Term limits 2 terms (8 years) | |
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Lt. Governor Mike Parson (R)Since January 9, 2017 President pro tem of the Senate Ron Richard (R)Since January 7, 2013 Majority Leader Mike Kehoe (R)Since January 7, 2013 |
The Missouri Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. 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.The Missouri State Congressional Term Limits Amendment, also known as Amendment 12, was on the November 3, 1992 ballot in Missouri as an initiated constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure amended the Constitution to prohibit a person from serving more than eight years in either the state house of representatives or state senate, or a total of sixteen years in both houses.
Contents
Map of Missouri, USA
Composition
After the 2016 elections, the party representation in the Senate was:
References
Missouri Senate Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA