Missouri General Assembly Leadership

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Missouri House of Representatives Leadership

	Speaker of the House Rep. DeanPlocher, R-Town & County Rep. Dean Plocher, a Republican, represents part of St. Louis County (District 89). The district includes the municipalities of Chesterfield, Country Life Acres, Crystal Lake Park, Des Peres, Frontenac, Huntleigh, Kirkwood, Ladue and Town & Country. Plocher was elected in a special election in November 2015.
	Speaker Pro Tem Rep. Mike Henderson, R-Bonne Terre Rep. Mike Henderson, a Republican, represents St. Francois County (District 117). He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2016.
	Majority Floor Leader Rep. Jon Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit Rep. Jon Patterson, a Republican, represents District 30, which includes parts of Lee’s Summit, Independence and Blue Springs. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2018.
	Assistant Majority Floor Leader Rep. Jamie Burger, R-Benton Rep. Jamie Burger, a Republican, represents Scott and Mississippi counties (District 148). He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2020.
	Majority Caucus Whip Rep. Hardy Billington, R-Poplar Bluff Rep. Hardy Billington, a Republican, represents parts of Butler and Dunklin counties (District 152). He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2018.
	Majority Caucus Chair Rep. Chris Dinkins, R-Lesterville Rep. Chris Dinkins, a Republican, represents Iron County and parts of Washington, Wayne and Reynolds counties (District 144). She was elected to her first term in a special election in February 2018.
	Majority Caucus Secretary Rep. Ann Kelley, R-Lamar Rep. Ann Kelley, a Republican, represents Barton, Dade and parts of Jasper and Cedar counties (District 127). She was elected to her first two-year term in November 2018.
	Minority Floor Leader Rep. Crystal Quade, D-Springfield Rep. Crystal Quade, a Democrat, represents part of Greene County (District 132). She was elected to her first term in office in November 2016. She was first elected by her caucus to serve as the House minority floor leader for the 100th General Assembly and re-elected for the 101st General Assembly.
	Assistant Minority Floor Leader Rep. Richard Brown, D-Kansas City Rep. Richard Brown, a Democrat from Jackson County, represents south Kansas City and parts of Raytown (District 27). He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2016.
	Minority Caucus Chair Rep. Ingrid Burnett, D-Kansas City Rep. Ingrid Burnett, a Democrat, represents the northeast area of Kansas City and parts of Sugar Creek, Independence and Jackson County (District 19). She was elected to her first two-year term in November 2016.

Missouri Senate Leadership

	President Pro Tem Sen. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia Sen. Caleb Rowden was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2016, representing Boone and Cooper counties. Before his election to the Senate, Rowden served two terms in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Missouri House in 2012, becoming the first representative in the history of Missouri to beat two former state senators in a Missouri House race.
	Majority Floor Leader Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin was sworn into office Jan. 9, 2019, to serve the residents of northeast Missouri’s 18th Senatorial District.
	Assistant Majority Floor Leader Sen. Jason Bean, R-Holcomb Sen. Jason Bean was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2020 and represents Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Shannon and Stoddard counties. He is a fifth generation Missourian raised in the Bootheel, and he currently lives on the same farm where he grew up and learned how to farm.
	Majority Caucus Chair Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville Tony Luetkemeyer is the state senator for the 34th Senatorial District, representing Buchanan and Platte counties. Luetkemeyer was elected to the Missouri Senate in the November 2018 general election, after winning the August 2018 primary.
	Majority Caucus Whip Sen. Karla Eslinger, R-Wasola Sen. Karla Eslinger is a lifelong educator with more than 30 years of experience in a variety of educational settings. She most recently served as a senior analyst for education services with the AEM Corporation and provided technical assistance to the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C.
	Majority Caucus Secretary Sen. Sandy Crawford, R-Buffalo Sen. Sandy Crawford represents District 28, which is comprised of Benton, Cedar, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Pettis, Polk and St. Clair counties. Crawford was elected to the Missouri Senate in August 2017. She served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2010 to 2017.
	Minority Floor Leader Sen. JJ Rizzo, D-Kansas City Sen. John Joseph Rizzo represents Independence, Sugar Creek and northeast Kansas City within Jackson County (District 11). He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives to his first two-year term in November 2010. He was elected by the House Democratic Caucus to the position of minority whip in 2013 and again in 2015. He was elected to the Missouri Senate in November 2016.
	Assistant Minority Floor Leader Sen. Doug Beck, D-St. Louis Sen. Doug Beck was elected in 2020 to represent the residents of the 1st District. Before his election to the Senate, he served two terms in the House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020. During his time in the House, he was the ranking minority member of the Economic Development and Workforce Development Committees and also served on the Veterans and Children and Families Committees.
	Minority Caucus Chair Sen. Angela Mosley, D-St. Louis Sen. Angela Walton Mosley took the oath of office Jan. 6, 2021, to serve the citizens of the 13th District in the Missouri Senate.
	Minority Caucus Whip Sen. Steven Roberts, D-St. Louis City Sen. Steven Roberts was sworn into office on Jan. 6, 2021, to serve the people of the 5th District and selected as the Democratic whip for the minority caucus. He previously served two terms in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2017 to 2020. While in the House, he was selected by his colleagues to serve as chairman of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus.