Missouri’s GOP secretary of state and gubernatorial candidate Jay Ashcroft says Missourians don’t elect legislators for social media speeches but elect them to enact good policy. He’s disappointed with Friday’s chaos in the Missouri Senate, which featured GOP infighting. Ashcroft blames people putting politics ahead of policy. Secretary Ashcroft delivered a clear rebuke to the GOP-controlled Legislature on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”. He says despite GOP supermajorities in both chambers, the Legislature did not deliver a parents bill of rights, a big tax cut and initiative petition reform. He says Republicans must stand up to the Democrats, who are outnumbered 111-51 in the House and 24-10 in the Senate:
(AUDIO): Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) previews Missouri’s 2023 legislative session on 939 the Eagle
While Republicans have had a 24-10 supermajority for the past several years in the Missouri Senate, infighting among GOP state senators has caused some gridlock and frustration in Jefferson City. Republicans will control the chamber 24-10 again in January, and Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) says eight new state senators mean fresh ideas and an interest in finding ways to get things done. Leader Rowden is expected to be Senate President Pro Tem in January. He tells 939 the Eagle’s “Gary Nolan show” that he’s interested in numerous issues, including CRT, a parents bill of rights, initiative petition reform and foreign ownership of Missouri farmland. State Sen.-Elect Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) filled in for Gary this morning: