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TheMissouri Roster2021–2022Secretary of StateJohn R. AshcroftState Capitol Room 208Jefferson City, MO 65101www.sos.mo.govJohn R. AshcroftSecretary of State
TheMissouri Roster2021–2022A directory of state, district,county and federal officialsJohn R. AshcroftSecretary of State
Office of the Secretary of StateState of MissouriJefferson City 65101STATE CAPITOLROOM 208(573) 751-2379John R. AshcroftSECRETARY OF STATEDear Fellow Missourians,As your secretary of state, it is my honor to provide this year’sMissouri Roster as a way for you to access Missouri’s electedofficials at the county, state and federal levels.This publication provides contact information for officials throughoutthe state and includes information about personnel within executivebranch departments, the General Assembly and the judiciary.Additionally, you will find the most recent municipal classificationsand results of the 2020 general election.The strength of our great state depends on open communicationand honest, civil debate; we have been given an incredibleopportunity to model this for the next generation. I encourageyou to participate in your government, contact your electedrepresentatives and make your voice heard.Sincerely,John R. AshcroftSecretary of Statewww.sos.mo.gov
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Table of ContentsExecutive BranchGovernor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lieutenant Governor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Secretary of State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .State Auditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .State Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Attorney General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123567Executive Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Organization chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Office of Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Department of Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Department of Commerce and Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Department of Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Department of Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Department of Economic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Department of Elementary and Secondary Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Department of Health and Senior Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development . . . . . . . . 31Department of Labor and Industrial Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Department of Mental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Department of Natural Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Department of Public Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Department of Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Department of Social Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Department of Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Boards Assigned to the GovernorElection Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Police Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Legislative BranchMissouri Legislative Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Members of the Missouri Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alphabetical List of State Senators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Map, Missouri Senate Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Members of the Missouri House of Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alphabetical List of State Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Map, Missouri House Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Committees of the Senate and House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Missouri’s Delegation to the 117th U.S. Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Map, United States House Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58596060616364656868Judicial BranchSupreme Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Court of Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Circuit and Associate Circuit Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Alphabetical List of Missouri Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84State Public Defender Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87County Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Classification of Municipalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Missouri Voting and Elections2020 General Election Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Missouri Voting and Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Registered Voters in Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Executive Branch1Office ofGovernorThe chief executive officer of the stateof Missouri must be at least 30 years old,a U.S. citizen for 15 years or longer anda resident of Missouri for at least 10 yearsbefore being elected governor.The governor is elected to a four-yearterm during the same year as a presidentialelection and may seek re-election to asecond four-year term. No person may holdthe office for more than two terms.The governor appoints the members ofall boards and commissions, the heads ofall departments in state government and allvacancies in public offices unless otherwiseprovided by law. The board members ofMissouri’s state universities and colleges areappointed by the governor. The governoralso selects the members of the Supreme andAppellate Courts of Missouri from namessubmitted by the State Judicial Commissions.He appoints members to the state’s sixBoards of Election Commissioners, Boardof Police Commissioners, and the Board ofProbation and Parole. Most appointmentsrequire the advice and consent of theSenate. The governor addresses the GeneralAssembly on the state of government andGovernor and staffGovernor Michael L. Parsonrecommends changes. He submits a budgetto the General Assembly within 30 daysafter the assembly convenes.216 State Capitol, Jefferson City 65102www.mo.gov (state homepage); www.governor.mo.gov (governor’s website)Governor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael L. Parson . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3222Executive Assistant / Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tammy Allee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3222Chief of Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron M. Willard . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3222Deputy Chief of Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert J. Knodell . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3222Chief Operating Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Erdmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3222Director of Board and Commissions . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle R. Aubuchon . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3222Director of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelli Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3222Policy Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kayla Hahn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3222General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3222Director of Legislative Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3222Chief of Staff to the First Lady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Vincent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-0526
2Missouri RosterOffice ofLieutenantGovernorThe lieutenant governor of the state ofMissouri must be at least 30 years old, acitizen of the United States for at least 15years, and a resident of Missouri for at least10 years before being elected to this office.The lieutenant governor is elected for afour year term and is subject to re-election.The Missouri Constitution states that thelieutenant governor shall serve as the exofficio president of the Missouri Senate.In addition, upon the death, conviction,impeachment, resignation, absence fromthe state or other disabilities of the governor,the lieutenant governor shall act as governor.By law, the lieutenant governor is a memberof the Board of Public Buildings, the Boardof Fund Commissioners, the MissouriDevelopment Finance Board, the MissouriHousing Development Commission, theMissouri Tourism Commission, the MissouriState Capitol Commission, and the MissouriCommunity Service Commission. Thelieutenant governor serves as the formaladvocate of Missouri’s senior citizensand informal governmental advocate forLieutenant Governor and staffLieutenant Governor Mike Kehoeveterans. The lieutenant governor leadsthe state’s Buy Missouri efforts in supportof Missouri manufacturers, businesses andemployees. The office of the lieutenantgovernor is a clearinghouse for citizenquestions regarding state government.224 State Capitol, Jefferson City 65101; www.ltgov.mo.govLieutenant Governor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Kehoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4727Director of Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Mayfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4727Chief of Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Gresham . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4727Director of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Berendzen . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4727Buy Missouri and Tourism Director . . . . . . . . . . . . Casey Adrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4727
Executive Branch3Office ofSecretary ofStateThe Office of Secretary of State provides awide variety of services and information toMissouri citizens.The office administers statewideelections, handles initiative petitions, assistslocal election authorities, and promulgateselection-related rules.Additionally, the office is responsible foreducating investors and enforcing the lawsto protect people from fraudulent investmentofferings, administering the Safe at Homeprogram, registering all entities doingbusiness in the state, administering filingsunder the Uniform Commercial Code andauthenticating official acts of the governor.The office also preserves and promotesthe state’s current and historic officialrecords and makes them available to allMissouri citizens through the Missouri StateArchives, the Missouri State Library and theWolfner Talking Book and Braille Library.Secretary of State John R. AshcroftThe office publishes rules and regulationsfor all state agencies available in the MissouriRegister and Code of State Regulations.Secretary of State and staff208 State Capitol, PO Box 1767, Jefferson City 65102; James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center600 W. Main St., Jefferson City 65101; www.sos.mo.govSecretary of State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John R. Ashcroft . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-2418Executive Deputy Secretary of State /Chief of Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trish Vincent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-8731Deputy Chief of Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 522-1603Executive Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-2418General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Jung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4875Acting Director, Communications/Publications . . . JoDonn Chaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 526-0949Editor-in-Chief, Administrative Rules . . . . . . . . . . Curtis Treat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-1869Director, Business Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3200Deputy Director, Business Services . . . . . . . . . . Paula Jacobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3200Commissions Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Shelton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-2336St. Louis branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tonda Maclin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (314) 340-7490U.S. Customs & Post Office Bldg., 815 Olive St., Ste. 150, St. Louis 63101Kansas City branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Vacancy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (816) 889-2925State Office Bldg., 615 E. 13th St., Rm. 513, Kansas City 64106Springfield branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (417) 895-6330State Office Bldg., 149 Park Central Sq., Rm. 624, Springfield 65806
4Missouri RosterDirector of Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chrissy Peters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-2301Director, Fiscal, Human Resourcesand Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-1831Director, Information Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stacy Mahaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 526-2125Legislative Liasions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Roberts / Nik Shores . . . . . (573) 751-2379Records Services Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Dougan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4236Director, Local Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Korasick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-9047Director, Records Management . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Nield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4502Commissioner of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Minnick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4136State Librarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Westphal . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3615Director, Library Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debbie Musselman . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-2679Director, Reference Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Kromer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-2862Director, Wolfner Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Bowman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 522-2767Elections Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (866) 868-3245Investor Protection Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 721-7996Vulnerable Citizens Services Unit Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (855) 653-7300
Executive Branch5Office of StateAuditorThe Missouri State Auditor’s Office isMissouri’s independent watchdog agency,charged with protecting taxpayer dollarsfrom waste, fraud and abuse, and determining whether they are spent efficiently,effectively and in accordance with the law.Audits are conducted in an impartial, nonpartisan manner in accordance with government auditing standards issued by theComptroller General of the United States.The State Auditor has authority to auditstate entities, including departments, boards,commissions, statewide offices and the General Assembly. The office is charged withauditing the state’s expenditure of state andfederal dollars, and may also audit courts,school districts, certain counties, municipalities and other taxing or political subdivisions.The office reviews property tax rates set bylocal political subdivisions and drafts fiscalnotes and fiscal note summaries for initiativepetitions. The office registers general obligation bonds issued by political subdivisions ofthe state to ensure compliance with state law.The office maintains a Whistleblower Hotline for citizens to report suspected waste,fraud or abuse at the local level.State Auditor and staffState Auditor Nicole GallowayThe powers of the State Auditor are derived from Article IV, Section 13 of the Missouri Constitution. Statutory authority andduties are primarily detailed in Chapter 29of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.121 State Capitol, PO Box 869, Jefferson City 65102; 880 Truman State Office Bldg.,PO Box 869, Jefferson City 65102; www.auditor.mo.govState Auditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Galloway, CPA . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4824Chief of Staff and Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Moorefield . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4824Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel . . . . . . . Barbara Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4213General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Harper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4213Press Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steph Deidrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4213Legislative Director and Senior Counsel . . . . . . . . David Kirby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4213Chief Litigation Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joel Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4213Director of Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brent Bayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4213Director of Quality Control and Planning . . . . . . . Jon Halwes, CPA . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4213Senior Director, Local Government Audits . . . . . . Randy Gordon, CPA . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4213Director of State Audits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Showers, CPA . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4213Information Technology Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cindy Renick, CPA . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4213Fiscal and Administrative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelia Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4213Whistleblower Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 347-8597
6Missouri RosterOffice of StateTreasurerAs the state’s chief financial officer, theMissouri State Treasurer’s Office is chargedwith managing Missouri’s annual staterevenues, directing the state’s bankingservices, and overseeing the state’sinvestment portfolio. Treasurer Fitzpatricksafeguards 1 billion of unclaimed propertythat has been turned over to the state bybanks, businesses, insurance companiesand government agencies, and tries tolocate the owners. He also administers theMOST 529 Education Plan and MO ABLEdisability savings program.Treasurer Fitzpatrick also serves on thegoverning boards of several public entities:the Missouri Housing DevelopmentCommission, which uses resources toprovide quality affordable housing forMissourians; the Missouri State Employees’Retirement System, which managesretirement funds for more than 111,000plan members; and the Board of FundCommissioners, which issues, redeemsand cancels state general obligation bondsand other debt. The treasurer is one of sixState Treasurer and staffState Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrickstatewide elected officials, and serves a termof four years. A person may only serve asState Treasurer for two terms.229 State Capitol, PO Box 210, Jefferson City 65102; 780 Harry S. Truman State Office Bldg.,301 W. High, Jefferson City 65101; Telephone (573) 751-8533; FAX (573) 751-7882www.treasurer.mo.govState Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Fitzpatrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-2411Deputy State Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4974Chief of Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Alexander . . . . . . . . . . (573) 526-6024General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Korte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4910Director of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Compton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-5390Director of Banking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Hackmann . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-9002Director of Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-8530Director of Unclaimed Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Harper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-0123Director of General Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monica Boone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4149Policy Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Choinka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-4943
Executive Branch7Office ofAttorneyGeneralThe attorney general’s office representsthe state’s legal position at every level of trialand appellate courts. The attorney generalprosecutes and defends cases to which thestate is a party, including every felony criminal case appealed to the Missouri or UnitedStates Supreme Courts and state and federalcourts of appeal.The attorney general is at the forefrontof legal and policy decisions in the state ofMissouri directing all litigation to which thestate or any state agency or official is a party.He also serves as legal advocate for the public interest.The attorney general’s office is organizedinto two departments: Civil Litigation andCriminal Litigation. Within those two departments, the office has eight sections:Consumer Protection, Public Safety, Litigation, Labor, Criminal Appeals, FinancialServices, Governmental Affairs and theMedicaid Fraud Control Unit.In addition to representing the state’s legalposition, the attorney general’s office playsa role in protecting Missouri consumers,Attorney General and staffAttorney General Eric Schmittfighting violent crime, combating humantrafficking, rooting out fraud by Medicaidproviders and more.The attorney general’s office has offices inJefferson City, St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Cape Girardeau.Supreme Court Bldg., PO Box 899, Jefferson City 65102; www.ago.mo.govAttorney General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Schmitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3321First Assistant Attorney General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cristian Stevens . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3321Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation . . . . . Jeremiah Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3321Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Division . . Cristian Stevens . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3321Solicitor General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Sauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3321Chief of Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3321Communications Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marianna Deal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 751-3321
8Missouri RosterExecutive DepartmentsGovernment exists to serve, and a broad network of government organizations hasbeen created to accomplish that purpose. The Missouri Constitution (Article II, Section 1)states: “The powers of government shall be divided into three distinct departments—thelegislative, executive and judicial.” This section also prohibits persons within each branchfrom exercising powers of the other branches. From these three branches spring the varietyof organizations which deliver services of state government.The many different names used by these groups—departments, divisions, agencies,boards, commissions, bureaus, units, sections, programs and others—can make it difficultto determine which area of government is responsible for certain services, and difficult tosort out responsibilities or relationships within the governmental framework.It is through the executive branch that the greatest proportion of state services aredelivered. The constitution (Article IV, Section 12*) and the Reorganization Act of 1974have established a number of “executive departments” to deal with specific areas ofresponsibility. A chart showing the present state departments is shown on the followingpage.Within each executive department exists a variety of offices of varying size and scopewhich deal with specific services. Traditionally, “divisions” are the next-largest organizationswithin departments and function to bring together smaller-sized groups, such as “bureaus,”“sections” or “units.” Divisions may be governed by a “board” or “commission” composedof members who are either appointed by the governor, statewide office holder or the leadersof the General Assembly as designated by State Statute. State agencies may administercertain sections of state law as defined by the Revised Statutes of Missouri, may developtheir own rules and regulations as promulgated in the Missouri Register and Code of StateRegulations or may institute programs and policies which address the needs of their areasof service.*Article IV, Section 12. Executive department, composition of—elective officials—departments andoffices enumerated.—The executive department shall consist of all state elective and appointive officialsand employees except officials and employees of the legislative and judicial departments. In addition tothe governor and lieutenant governor there shall be a state auditor, secretary of state, attorney general, astate treasurer, an office of administration, a department of agriculture, a department of conservation, adepartment of natural resources, a department of elementary and secondary education, a department ofhigher education, a department of highways and transportation, a department of insurance, a departmentof labor and industrial relations, a department of economic development, a department of public safety,a department of revenue, a department of social services, and a department of mental health. In additionto the elected officers, there shall not be more than fifteen departments and the office of administration.The general assembly may create by law two departments, in addition to those named, provided thatthe departments shall be headed by a director or commission appointed by the governor on the adviceand consent of the senate. The director or commission shall have administrative responsibility andauthority for the department created by law. Unless discontinued all present or future boards, bureaus,commissions and other agencies of the state exercising administrative or executive authority shall beassigned by law or by the governor as provided by law to the office of administration or to one of thefifteen administrative departments to which their respective powers and duties are germane.(Amended August 8, 1972) (Amended November 6, 1979) (Amended August 7, 1984) (Amended August 7, 1990)
House ofRepresentatives** Indicates elected officesDepartment ofCorrectionsDepartment ofHigher Educationand WorkforceDevelopmentDepartment ofMental HealthDepartment ofSocial ServicesJudicialBranchPublic DefenderCommissionDepartment ofTransportationAttorneyGeneral*Some circuit court judges are elected. Others areappointed under the Missouri Nonpartisan Plan. Allare subject to public vote for retentionDepartment ofPublic SafetyDepartment ofRevenueStateTreasurer*Department ofNaturalResourcesStateAuditor*Indicates appointed offices subject to public vote for retentionDepartment ofElementary andSecondaryEducationDepartment ofLabor andIndustrialRelationsGovernor*Executive BranchDepartment ofHealth andSenior ServicesSecretaryof State*Department ofEconomicDevelopmentLieutenantGovernor*Department ofConservationDepartment ofCommerce andInsuranceDepartment ofAgricultureOffice rtsCourtof AppealsSupremeCourtCircuitVOTERSExecutive Departments9Name, Political Party, County, Office Address and Telephone Number
10Missouri RosterOffice of AdministrationPO Box 809, Jefferson City 65102www.oa.mo.govThe Office of Administration is the state’s service and administrative control agency,which combines and coordinates the central management functions of state government.The chief administrative officer is the commissioner of administration who is appointedby the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The commissioner appointsthe deputy commi
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