Missouri Senate
Missouri Senate | |
|---|---|
| Missouri General Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 2 terms (8 years) |
| History | |
New session started | January 8, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
President | David Wasinger (R) since January 13, 2025 |
President pro tempore | Cindy O'Laughlin (R) since January 8, 2025 |
Majority Leader | Tony Luetkemeyer (R) since January 8, 2025 |
Minority Leader | Doug Beck (D) since June 30, 2024 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 34 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
|
Length of term | 4 years |
| Authority | Article III, Missouri Constitution |
| Salary | $35,915/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 (17 seats) |
Next election | November 3, 2026 (17 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
| State Senate Chamber Missouri State Capitol Jefferson City, Missouri | |
| Website | |
| Missouri Senate | |
| Rules | |
| Senate Rules | |
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]
- ^ "Did You Know - Facts About the Missouri Senate". www.senate.mo.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Home". senate.mo.gov.
- ^ Article III, Section 8, Constitution of Missouri, 1945