Missouri General Assembly

Missouri General Assembly
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Type
Type
HousesSenate
House of Representatives
Term limits
Senate: 2 terms (8 years)
House: 4 terms (8 years)
Leadership
Mike Kehoe (R)
since June 18, 2018
Speaker Pro Tempore
Caleb Rowden (R)
since January 9, 2019
Dean Plocher (R)
since January 6, 2023
Structure
Seats197
  • 34 senators
  • 163 representatives
Senate political groups
  •   Republican (24)
  •   Democratic (10)
House of Representatives political groups
Length of term
Senate: 4 years
House: 2 years
Salary$35,915/year + per diem
Elections
Last Senate election
November 8, 2022
November 8, 2022
Next Senate election
November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024
RedistrictingLegislative Commission
Meeting place
Missouri State Capitol
Jefferson City
Website
Missouri General Assembly
Constitution
Constitution of Missouri

The Missouri General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bicameral General Assembly is composed of a 34-member Senate and a 163-member House of Representatives. Elections are conducted using first-past-the-post voting in single-member districts of roughly equal population. Members of both houses of the General Assembly are subject to term limits. Senators are limited to two four-year terms and representatives to four two-year terms, a total of 8 years for members of both houses. The General Assembly meets at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.

Polling from Saint Louis University showed that the General Assembly enjoyed a 45% approval rating in 2024, which was considered "relatively high" compared to other government institutions.[1]

  1. ^ "SLU/YouGov Poll Shows Missourians Give Fairly Positive Ratings to Missouri Politicians, Legislature, but Not to President, the U.S. Congress, or the U.S. Supreme Court". www.slu.edu. Retrieved August 29, 2024.