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Administration Committee, Missouri State Senate
The Administration Committee is a standing committee of the Missouri State Senate.
Per Rule 25 of the Senate Rules, committees in the Missouri State Senate are appointed by the President Pro Tem.[1] Committees are appointed after the adoption of the Senate Rules at the beginning of the two-year General Assembly. Committee membership is to be as equal to the partisan balance of the chamber as possible.[2] The chair of a committee may appoint subcommittees with the committee's approval.[1] The President Pro Tem, the Majority Floor Leader and the Minority Floor Leader are considered members of all standing and statutory committees ex officio, but do not having voting power in any unless appointed to it proper.[2] Although not explicitly stated in the Senate Rules, the President Pro Tem has previously demonstrated a responsibility for filling vacancies in committees.[3]
See rules: List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Committee on Administration shall superintend and have sole and complete control of all financial obligations and business affairs of the senate, the assignment of offices and seats, and the supervision of certain designated employees. The committee shall be authorized to employ an administrator, who shall be provided with office space as designated by the committee. The administrator or the secretary of the Senate may be authorized to act for the committee, but only in the manner and to the extent as may have previously been authorized by the committee with such authorization entered in the minutes of the committee.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Administration Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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John Rizzo (D) left this committee on June 30, 2024. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Administration Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Administration Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Shalonn Curls (D) left this committee on January 16, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Administration Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Shalonn Curls | • Ronald Richard, Chair | |||
| • Gina Walsh | • Mike Kehoe, Vice chair | |||
| • Jeanie Riddle | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Administration Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Joe Keaveny | • Tom Dempsey, Chair | |||
| • Gina Walsh | • Ron Richard, Vice Chair | |||
| • Mike Kehoe | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Administration Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Jolie Justus | • Tom Dempsey, Chair | |||
| • Ryan McKenna | • Ron Richard, Vice chair | |||
| • Mike Kehoe | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Administration Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Robin Wright-Jones | • Jack Goodman | |||
| • Victor Callahan | • Robert Mayer | |||
| • Tom Dempsey | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Administration Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Victor Callahan | • Charlie Shields | |||
| • Robin Wright-Jones | • Kevin Engler | |||
| • Delbert Scott | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed Februrary 19, 2021 (Rule 25)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26)
- ↑ Missouri Senate, "Capitol Briefing: Week of Jan. 13, 2014," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Missouri State Senate, "Administration Committee," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.