Meet Your Local Legislators
The Missouri General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Missouri and is composed of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The General Assembly is responsible for creating laws for governing the State of Missouri.
For a pictorial directory of your 2017 local MIssouri Senators and Representatives of southwest Missouri, view the file here.
To find out who your local representative is, visit the following website:
www.house.mo.gov/legislatorlookup.aspx
To learn more about the status of Bills in session, visit the following website:
www.house.mo.gov/billcentral.aspx?pid=26
Silver-Haired Legislature
The Silver Haired Legislature, or SHL as it is often called, is a formally elected body of citizens 60 years of age and older that promote conscientious legislative advocacy for Missouri's older adults. All members are volunteers who serve without p…