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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.
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Heavier Weighted Key Votes in 2016
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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.
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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 | |||
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