Missouri General Assembly

Missouri General Assembly
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Term limits	Senate: 2 terms (8 years) House: 4 terms (8 years)
Leadership
Senate President	David Wasinger (R) since January 13, 2025
Senate President pro tempore	Cindy O'Laughlin (R) since January 8, 2025
House Speaker	Jon Patterson (R) since January 8, 2025
Structure
Seats	197 34 senators 163 representatives
Senate political groups	Republican (24)   Democratic (10)
House of Representatives political groups	Republican (111)   Democratic (51)   Vacant (1)
Length of term	Senate: 4 years House: 2 years
Salary	$35,915/year + per diem
Elections
Last Senate election	November 8, 2022
Last House of Representatives election	November 8, 2022
Next Senate election	November 5, 2024
Next House of Representatives election	November 5, 2024
Redistricting	Legislative 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]