Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 6, 2016
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Todd Richardson (R) since May 15, 2015
Speaker pro Tempore	Denny Hoskins[1] (R) since January 7, 2015
Majority Leader	Mike Cierpiot (R) since May 15, 2015
Minority Leader	Jacob Hummel (D) since January 7, 2015
Structure
Seats	163
Political groups	Governing party   Republican (116) Opposition party   Democratic (45)   Independent (1)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, Missouri Constitution
Salary	$35,915/year + per diem[2]
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (163 seats)
Next election	November 1, 2016 (163 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
Missouri State Capitol Jefferson City, Missouri
Website
Missouri House of Representatives

The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. Members of the House are elected for a two-year term during general elections held in even-numbered years.

In 1992 Missouri approved a constitutional amendment providing term limits (before this there were no limits).^[3] No Representative may serve more than eight years in the House. Each candidate for the office must be at least twenty-four years old, a qualified registered voter in the state for at least two years, and a resident of his or her district for at least one year.^[4]

Missouri's house is the fourth largest in the United States although the state ranks 18th in population. Legislation was introduced in 2011 to cut its size to 103 members in 2020. States with larger legislatures in the United States are New Hampshire (400), Pennsylvania (203) and Georgia (180).^[5][6]

1. ↑ "Hoskins wins Speaker Pro Tem role in caucus election". The Missouri Times. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
2. ↑ FAQs Archived 2018-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Missouri House of Representatives
3. ↑ "termlim". House.mo.gov. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
4. ↑ http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/info/1821.pdf
5. ↑ CHRIS BLANK/The Associated Press. "Missouri Senate OKs shrinking number of House members". Columbia Missourian. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
6. ↑ brenda erickson (October 11, 2007). "Population and Size of Legislature". Ncsl.org. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2011.