Missouri House of Representatives

Though still in the super-minority, House Democrats picked up three seats during the 2022 midterm elections. Possible reasons for the gains include a new district map, marijuana legalization and the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

While Republicans will still hold a supermajority in the chamber, House Democrats were able to gain three seats, giving them their largest numbers in years.

Missouri House Democrats had their best election night in years Tuesday, adding three seats to increase their caucus to its highest total in a decade.

Lisa McCarthy wants to improve state trooper pay and teacher salaries to raise Missouri from the bottom of states in the U.S. She says passing an income tax cut while these needs exist was not the right thing to do.

Tara Peters wants to improve teacher pay to raise Missouri from the bottom of states in the U.S. She also wants to increase school security by bringing armed retired veterans into schools.

The legislation decreases the top rate to just under 5% and sets the stage for further reductions. The cut was one of the goals of the special session Parson called.

New members added to a crucial committee at the last minute staved off an early death for part of Gov. Mike Parson’s special session agenda.

With the Senate adjourning the day before, after passing a congressional redistricting map, the House spent the last day of the 2022 session approving 20 pieces of legislation.

The House also approved an omnibus education bill that bolsters reading assistance in schools, and a bill giving more protections to sexual assault survivors.

The new map passed by the House likely would keep Missouri’s current congressional delegation of six Republicans and two Democrats. It now goes to the Missouri Senate with only four days left in the legislative session.