Missouri 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. Its members serve four-year terms, with half the seats being up for election every two years.

## Composition

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

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### Standing Committees

|Committee|Chair|vice-chair|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|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|

## Related pages

- Missouri House of Representatives

## Other websites

- Missouri State Senate
- State Senate of Missouri at Project Vote Smart]

## Infobox (legislature)

- **name**: Missouri State Senate
- **legislature**: Missouri General Assembly
- **coa pic**: Seal of the Senate of Missouri.svg
- **house type**: Upper house
- **term limits**: 2 terms (8 years)
- **new session**: January 6, 2016
- **leader1 type**: Lieutenant governor, Lt. Governor
- **leader1**: Peter Kinder
- **party1**: (Republican Party (United States), R)
- **election1**: January 10, 2005
- **leader2 type**: President Pro Tempore of the Senate
- **leader2**: Ron Richard
- **party2**: (R)
- **election2**: January 7, 2013
- **leader3 type**: Majority Leader
- **leader3**: Mike Kehoe
- **party3**: (R)
- **election3**: January 7, 2013
- **leader4 type**: Minority Leader
- **leader4**: Joseph Keaveny, Joe Keaveny
- **party4**: (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **election4**: January 5, 2015
- **term length**: 4 years
- **authority**: Article IV, Missouri Constitution
- **salary**: $35,915/year + per diem
- **members**: 34
- **structure1**: Senate_diagram_2014_State_of_Missouri.svg
- **structure1 res**: 250px
- **political groups1**: Governing party
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Opposition party
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Vacant
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- **last election1**: November 4, 2014
(17 seats)
- **next election1**: November 1, 2016
(17 seats)
- **redistricting**: Legislative Control
- **meeting place**: State Senate Chamber
Missouri State Capitol
Jefferson City, Missouri
- **website**: [http://www.senate.mo.gov/ Missouri State Senate]