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The Missouri Humanities Council, also known as Missouri Humanities (MH), is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization that was created in 1971 under authorizing legislation from the U.S. Congress to serve as one of the 56 state and territorial humanities councils that are affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Speakers of the Missouri House of Representatives are (listed by year they assumed office): [1] 1820 James Caldwell Democratic-Republican - St. Genevieve; 1821 Henry S. Geyer Democratic-Republican - St. Louis; 1826 Alexander Stuart Democratic-Republican - St. Louis; 1828 John Thornton D - Clay [2] 1832 Thomas Reynolds D - Howard; 1834 John ...
Mike Madigan is cumulatively the longest-serving state legislative speaker in U.S. history (serving from 1983-1995 and again from 1997 to 2021). Tom Murphy served the longest consecutive tenure as state legislative speaker from 1973 to 2002. Tina Kotek is the longest-serving female state legislative speaker in U.S history (serving from 2013-2022).
Ahead of the 2022 elections, Missouri redrew its congressional districts as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle. This process was marked by controversy in the Missouri Legislature . On January 19, 2022, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a map with 6 Republican-leaning and 2 Democratic-leaning districts. [ 3 ]
Hein served as chair for the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, Treasurer International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education and Capital Campaign Assistant for the Ronald McDonald House, In 2022, Hein became a faculty emeritus at Missouri State University in the department of hospitality in order to focus on her run for the Missouri House. [4]
Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, is pictured here during the 2023 veto session on Sept. 13, 2023 in Jefferson City, Mo.
The Speaker of the House is the most powerful individual in the chamber, elected by all members of the House. The Speaker makes an additional $2,500 per year in accordance with state law. Representatives are term-limited to a maximum of four terms, or eight years, in the chamber.
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher led the session with a speech identifying key areas of focus for the upcoming year. He acknowledged the concerns, voiced by many ahead of the session, about ...