Missouri House Republicans pick leadership team for 102nd General Assembly
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
Missouri House Republicans met in the Capitol on Wednesday to select their leadership team for the upcoming legislative session.
The state Republican Party said in a news release that 111 Republican House members joined Speaker-Designee Dean Plocher, who was previously selected by the House Republican Caucus to serve as the next Speaker of the House.
The leadership team selected by House Republicans includes:
Speaker Pro Tem: Mike Henderson
Majority Floor Leader: Jon Patterson
Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Jamie Burger
Majority Whip: Hardy Billington
Majority Caucus Chair: Chris Dinkins
Majority Caucus Secretary:Â Ann Kelley
The 111 seats Republicans hold in the House make up a supermajority of the 163-seat chamber, making it easier to override vetoes. The party won 24 of 34 seats in the Senate.
