Richard, Ron

Senate

Ron
Richard

DISTRICT32
REPUBLICAN
573-751-2173

Senator Richard received a B- rating on our scorecard for the 2016 legislative session.

Sen. Ron Richard serves as the President Pro Tem of the Missouri State Senate.

Sen. Richard is the consumate realist; his pragmatic, sometimes gruff approach to leadership has produced results. In 2015 Sen. Richard set himself apart from his predecessors by giving Senator Bob Onder an unprecendented 39 hours of floor time on a religious freedom amendment and broke the democratic filisbuster by moving the previous question early in session. He went onto steer the Senate towards productive legislative session.

Sen. Richard was elected to the Senate in 2010 to represent Dade, Jasper, and Newton Counties. He previously served in the House of Representatives where he became the Speaker of the House. Ron is the first Missourian to achieve the top leadership post in both legislative chambers, first as the Speaker of the House and now as President Pro Tem of the Senate.

He and his wife live in Joplin where he has worked as a businessman. They are the parents to two adult children and have four grandchildren.

MISSOURI FREEDOM

LEGISLATIVE
SCORECARD

RATING

2016:
82
2015:
79
2014:
75

Heavier Weighted Key Votes in 2016

1.

SJR 39 prohibits the state from imposing a penalty on a religious organization which acts in accordance with a sincere religious belief concerning same sex marriage. MAF supports SJR 39 to protect pastors and private businesses from being forced, by the government, to participate in wedding ceremonies which violate their religious beliefs — MAF Supports.

2.

HB 1891 prohibits the withholding of earnings from public employees for dues. MAF supports giving public sector employees the choice on how and if their union dues are collected — MAF Supports.

From the 2016 Legislative Session

Bill Issue LV MV
HB1562 Child Trafficking Advertisement Y Y
HB1631 Photo ID Y Y
HB1698 Meet in MO Act Y N
SB607 Third Party Verification Y Y
OV: HB1891 Paycheck Protection Y Y
HB1976 Tow Truck Regulations Y N
HB1979 Ethics Reform Revolving Door Y Y
HB1983 Ethics Reform Elected Officials Can't Act as Paid Political Consultants Y Y
HB2203 - SA 1 TO SA 4 C4 Disclosure N N
HJR53 Photo ID Y Y
SB656 Gun Bill Y Y
SB572 Taxation by Citation Y Y
SB591 Tort Reform Expert Witness Y Y
SB623 Gas Tax Increase Y N
SB800 Meet in MO / Brownfield Tax Credits Y N
SB801 Supporting and Strengthening Families Y Y
SJR39 Religious Freedom Amendment Y Y
HB1370 Pro-Life Measure Y
SB703 Ethanol Subsidy N
HB1433 Supporting and Strengthening Families Y
HB1589 Education Savings Account Y
HB1729 Ban Fertilizer Bans Y
HB1892 PDMP N
HB1904 Cell Phone Tax N
HB2166 Lobbyist Gifts Y
HCR57 Convention of States Y
Key: 
LV=Legislator Vote
MV= Missouri Freedom Vote

MISSOURI FREEDOM

LEGISLATIVE
SCORECARD

RATING

2016:
82
2015:
79
2014:
75