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AUSTIN
CHAMBERS

MISSOURI IS THE BACKDROP

FOR ANOTHER NATIONAL
POLITICAL STAR
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TODD RICHARDSON
THE SPEAKER SET TO

DELIVER RIGHT-TO-WORK
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INAUGURATION DAY 2017

What you should know

by Benjamin Peters

benjamin@themissouritimes.com

Inauguration of Missouris next governor and

the preparations have come together as the
day is finally upon us.
Greitens senior adviser, Austin Chambers,
outlined the details and plans for the inauguration during a conference call last Thursday
morning.
The inaugural ceremonies will begin with a
week of service starting on Tuesday, January
3rd, 2017. The incoming governor is scheduled to begin a week-long tour of the state
before the inauguration.
The governor-elect will start the inauguration
day events with a 9 a.m. interfaith prayer service at St. Peters Church, followed by a ceremony to honor Missouris heroes, including
law enforcement officers, veterans, teachers,
and families of fallen heroes. Chambers said
those honorees will join Gov.-elect Greitens
on the stage for the swearing in ceremony.
Hes expected to be sworn in around 12 p.m.
After being sworn in, Chambers said Greitens
will sign some executive orders, but would
not comment on what those orders pertain
to. Chambers did say some of the orders may
rescind orders by previous governors, or
contain new actions within the limits of the
authority and powers of the governor.
Following that, he will review National Guard
troops on the Capitol grounds and receive
the public at the Governors Mansion. Breaking with tradition, Chambers said they have
decided against an inaugural parade.
Gov.-elect Greitens and the First Lady will

greet visitors at the Governors Mansion,

as well as make a stop at Capital Plaza for a
reception.
The Governors Ball is scheduled to kick off at
7 p.m. Chambers said that a surprise special
guest will be appearing at the ball to play music that night, but said that the guests identity
would remain a surprise until that night.
The only hint Chambers gave was that the
person was a national music star from Missouri with Missouri roots.
That has led to speculation on Twitter as
to who the guest may be, with some of the
favored bets being Chingy, Nelly, Sheryl Crow
or David Nail.
Scheduled Itinerary for Inauguration Day
Monday, January 9th, 2017
Interfaith Prayer Service
9:00 a.m. @ St. Peters Catholic Church
Honoring our Missouri Heroes
10:00 a.m. @ Missouri State Capitol Rotunda
Swearing-In Ceremonies
11:30 a.m. @ South Steps of the Capitol
Formation of the Troops
1:00 p.m. @ North Steps of the Capitol
Receiving Line with the Governor and First
Lady
1:30 p.m. @ The Governors Mansion
Public Hospitality Reception
3:00 p.m. @ Capitol Plaza Hotel
Salute to Service Inaugural Ball
7:00 p.m. @ Capitol Rotunda

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TRADITION

If last sessions PQs had

you wondering if anything
was sacred, look no further
than the House Chamber,
where almost 40 freshman
joined veteran lawmakers
in marveling at the use
of partisanship in the
involvement of the Secretary
of State in the opening of
session.

REFORM

Speaker Richardson made

a strong case for regulatory
reform to the House, which
was warmly met, indicating
statewide policy for houseand ride-share may be
incoming. It remains to be
clearly seen what and how
tort, grid modernization, and
more criminal code will be
welcomed.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Rob Vescovo @RobVescovo

100th anniversary laying of the #moleg capstone. @DanaRademan has done a wonderful
job of putting together this celebration/tribute.

Tweets of the Week

Highlights in 140 characters or less.

Bob Onder @BobOnderMO

Our Lt Governor and President of the Senate @PeterKinder will be missed! #moleg

Todd Richardson @Rep_TRichardson

The time for half measures and solutions around the edges is over. This is the time for bold
action.
Scott Faughn @scottfaughn
Seems to me the voters knew how their legislators voted on voter ID and returned the same supermajorities & didnt elect Kander.

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The Speaker Set to

Deliver Right-to-Work
by Travis Zimpfer

Speaker Todd Richardson will gavel

the House to order Wednesday to start
the 2017 legislative session, and economic
development will dominate his agenda for
the coming year and his final term in the
General Assemblys lower chamber.
In his last two months in office, Gov. Jay
Nixon has attempted to shore up his legacy by touting strong economic indicators,
like the states low unemployment rating
(4.7 percent as of Dec. 2016), advances
in advanced manufacturing output and
the emergence of St. Louis, Kansas City,
Springfield and St. Joseph as major destinations for start-up businesses.
However, Richardson stresses that while
the state has improved in the past eight
years, he believes that more can be done
in some areas, especially when it comes to
wage growth and underemployment. In a
survey of Missouris seven largest counties, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found
that while Greene, Boone, Clay and Jackson Counties all performed at or better
than the national average in wage growth
from 2014 to 2015, wages in St. Louis and
St. Charles Counties and St. Louis City all
grew far slower.
We havent made progress at a rate
thats as fast as wed like, Richardson said.
To achieve that progress, Richardson
will earn a coveted accolade in Republican
circles when he becomes the speaker of
the House that made Missouri a right-towork state. Since Republicans captured the
majority in 2003, many legislative leaders have made Right-to-work and labor
reform a major priority. However, there
hasnt been a supportive Right-to-work
governor until next week.
With Gov.-elect Eric Greitens waiting in
the wings, Richardson is set to go down as
the Speaker that made it a reality. With that
change in state policy, Richardson hopes
to see more choice for workers as well as
burgeoning business interests in Missouri.
The Poplar Bluff representative also leads
a caucus of Republicans from southeast
Missouri who have pushed for that legislation after seeing Tennessee and Arkansas
win businesses that could have come to the
area. Sikeston-based Rep. Holly Rehder is
the sponsor and author of this years rightto-work bill and in 2016, she sponsored
the paycheck protection bill.
In an editorial in The Missouri Times
Magazine, Richardson writes Missouri

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is one of the last states in the region not

to give employees the freedom to decide
whether or not they want to join a union.
Voters overwhelming elected a Republican governor largely campaigning on labor and legal reform over a candidate who
supported the status quo on both fronts.
The voters have spoken and it is time
for us to act.
Aside from the biggest priority on his
docket, the Speaker would like to see more
regulatory reform to remove some of the
hurdles that government has created and
increased educational investment for a
better-trained workforce.
With a litany of potential tax cuts and
tax credits in pre-filed legislation, the Republican caucus will continue to keep an
eye on where and how it can continue to
cut taxes for Missouri citizens. Yet with a
Republican-dominated legislature and a
Republican in the Governors Mansion,
some Missourians have feared that the
Show-Me State could become the next
Kansas, which has had to significantly cut
funding for higher education, elementary
and secondary education and other essential services due to steep revenue cuts
from deep tax cuts. Kansas has not seen
the expected revenue growth from the glut
of new businesses that were supposed to
come into the state.
Missouri itself has felt the tug of revenue drought in the past year with Nixon
making withholds late into his final year in
office with more expected from Gov. Eric
Greitens. However, Richardson says that
Missouri will not follow in Kansas footsteps due to how the Missouri legislature
approached its own income tax cuts three
years ago with then-Sen. Eric Schmitts SB
509.
There were some very specific revenue
triggers in that piece of legislation to guard
against that boom and bust economic cycle that you see in [Kansas and] some of
these other states, Richardson said. We
want to make sure we have the revenue to
provide for critical state services.
Part of the problem revenues have
shored up is because Medicaid has gobbled
up a larger percentage of the pie. Medicaid made up nearly $10 billion of general
revenue funding in the 2016 budget. Richardson wants to focus on achieving better
health outcomes with more focus on pre-

vention of illnesses and health problems

rather than treatments.
Nevertheless, the current state of health
care costs in Missouri is a significant problem.
We are experiencing explosive growth
in the amount of money we are spending
on Medicaid and unless were able to bend
that cost curve, were going to continue
facing challenging budget environments
in Missouri, Richardson said.
Yet in five short months when May becomes June, the Speaker will look back at
this legislative cycle and see that all of his
wildest dreams from the past few years
have come true. Nixon no longer stands
between Richardson and the conservative
Republican agenda, and reforms that have
eluded Republican leadership the past few
years only need to be put in ink. That fact
alone could qualify Richardson as one of
the most important speakers in the history
of the statehouse.
With that success comes the opportunity for mobility. Richardson has been floated for Missouris 2018 U.S. Senate race
against incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill. While the leap from state representative to Washingtons upper chamber
is rare, many within political circles have
acknowledged that Richardson has the
name recognition within the state to make
a convincing run.
The Speaker stresses that the office he
currently holds occupies all of his attention, but he did not completely rule out a
run.
Im focused on the job in front of us.
Being Speaker of the House is a big job, an
important job, and a job my caucus elected
me to do and that 35,000 people back at
home have sent me to do, he said. Somewhere down the road, Ill take a look at
2018. But right now, I want to make sure
nothing takes away from my focus on being speaker of the House and representing
my district.

AUSTIN
CHAMBERS
Missouri has been the backdrop for several of the
nations leading political figures, from Jack Oliver to
Joyce Aboussie to Jeff Roe, and in 2016, Missouri became a big part of the story of a new rising star in
national politics: Austin Chambers.
Chambers managed the campaign of Gov.-elect
Eric Greitens, and is now serving as the Gov.-elects
senior advisor during his transition. He is someone
who is being widely talked about in the Capitol, but
the Georgia native is someone few Missourians personally know.
At first blush, it appears odd to associate the title
senior anything to someone who just turned 21, but
one way to distinguish people who know Chambers
from people who only know of him is that no one
we spoke to who has worked with him referenced
his age.
However, his Twitter bio takes his age head-on,
quoting the book of 1st Timothy: Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example
It seems a fitting metaphor for the direct
take-no-prisoners approach Chambers has taken to
his career in politics, and now government.
Those who have worked for him have raved about
his political horse sense and work ethic during the
campaign, even using words like "savant." However,
since the transition began, some of the government
types who have worked with him have been taken
aback by the 7 a.m. to midnight work schedule he
has set during the transition.
As Missourians get to know the man at the top
of the Greitens administration, there is a lot to look
back on his career leading up to entering government next month.

THE PERDUE CREW

Chambers was working in Republican politics
long before graduating high school. A native of
Georgia, you can tell from the Atlanta Braves cap
he regularly sports, who later moved to Virginia as a
child he volunteered for his first campaign at age 12.
He would have his first job on a campaign at 14,
and by 17, he was managing his first campaign where
he met the person who is closest to in politics, Paul
Bennecke. The two have since become so close that
Chambers is sometimes referred to as Benneckes
clone.
Chambers was so immersed in politics by high
school that he had the symbol of the Grand Old Party on the cake to celebrate his graduation. During
that time he was already working to help elect Republicans in Virginia.
It wasnt long before some of the connections he
had made not only brought him home to Georgia,
but set him up for a big promotion. Bennecke - who
would later play a key role in the Greitens campaign
effort as the executive director of the Republican
Governors Association - was a top advisor to former
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue.
In 2013 Bennecke was taking on a leading role the
Governors cousin David Perdues U.S. Senate campaign. He recruited Chambers back to Georgia to
serve as the political director for the campaign.
Sen. Perdue told the Missouri Times Chambers
was a critical part of his campaign.
Austins leadership was critical to our 2014 US
Senate campaign in Georgia," Perdue commented.

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He was tireless in building and executing a grassroots effort that defied national polls and the political establishment, resulting in a decisive margin of
victory on Election Day.
Under Bennecke, Chambers rose to a leading
role in the campaign and earned a place alongside
a group of rising Republican political stars out of

by Rachael Dunn

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and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder.

The crew of Georgians led both Perdue and Greitens to wins both outspending their opponents and
both riding outsider messages to primary victories.
Perdue went onto defeat Kingston in the primary
runoff, while Greitens comfortably won his 4-way
primary with 34% of the vote two years later.
In the general election
Perdue won 52% to 45%
while Greitens won 51% to
45%.
However, looking at their
races the similarities dont
begin with the political situations and end with the
results. The two campaigns
heavily utilized social media
to build momentum, they
both were designed to peak
at the right time and trumpeted polling that showed
their campaigns taking leads
in the final weeks.
Furthermore, both campaigns would revolutionize
fundraising and the use of
Greitens, Chambers, and Sheena Greitens SUBMITTED

Georgia connected to the Perdue family's campaigns. Perdues team included now-top national
GOP strategist Nick Ayers, who managed an outside group that spent money in the Greitens race,
but a relative of the Perdue family closely observed
the contest and recognized Chambers rise.
If you look closely you can see some of the tactics Chambers perfected with the Greitens campaign in 2016 exhibited during the Perdue campaign two years earlier.
The 2014 Georgia U.S. Senate campaign had a
strikingly similar political landscape as the Missouri Governors race in 2016. There was to be a
primary with well-funded and well-known Republicans battling it out to face a well-funded and
well-known Democrat. In 2014 Georgia, the Democrat was Michelle Nunn.
Missouri is a red state trending deeper red while
Georgia is red state that some see as trending purple. Regardless, many felt that Nunn, the daughter
of former moderate Democrat Senator Sam Nunn,
had the ability to carry the red state just as Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster was favored
to win Missouris Governors race as a Democrat
in increasingly red Missouri. And both Perdue and
Greitens started their campaigns as underdogs in
crowded primaries.
While Perdue began the campaign sharing the
last name of the former Governor of Georgia, he
was relatively unknown to Georgia Republicans.
Greitens started off as an even bigger underdog
without the name identification Perdue would
enjoy. Perdue cast himself as the outsider against
his chief opponent, the well-funded Congressman
Jack Kingston, who the Perdue campaign would
cast as a Washington insider.
Two years later, Greitens cast himself as the
outsider in Missouri against the Jefferson City insiders - former House Speaker Catherine Hanaway

data in their states.

Austin Chambers deserves a ton of credit for orchestrating masterful primary and general election
campaigns - tough opposition in both and a volatile political environment. He did a great job, said
House Speaker Todd Richardson.
After the Perdue campaign, Bennecke would go
on to follow in Ayers footsteps as executive director
of the Republican Governors Association (RGA),
Ayers firm, Target Strategies, was the largest vendor
in the Perdue race would rise in size and prestige.
Ayers himself has been proposed by many to head
the Republican National Committee (RNC) last
month, and Chambers would decide he wanted to
follow in his two mentors footsteps by winning governors races, which would eventually bring all three
of them to the Show Me State.
GREITENS FOR MISSOURI
Eric Greitens was a dynamic figure out of the gate
in Missouri politics. People instantly formed passionate opinions about him both pro and con. However, it was clear from his biography to his fundraising ability to his communication skills that Greitens
was a lightning rod.
Ayers connected with Greitens early in the cy-

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cle and signed on as his general consultant. As far
as governors races were concerned his firm would
spend the 2016 cycle primarily focused on Missouri and Indiana working on then-Governor Mike
Pences re-election. This was after winning the Illinois gubernatorial race in 2014 with now-Gov. Bruce

Greitens, Chambers SUBMITTED

Rauner.
Coming out of the Perdue campaign, Chambers
decided that he wanted to work on electing Republicans in races for governor.
Lets just say that Austin is very, very persistent,
Ayers said seemly searching for the proper word to
describe Chambers aggressiveness. On the third
or fourth visit to our office we hired him, and it was
great for us that we did.
Working for Ayers, Chambers began the cycle
writing the grassroots plan for Gov. Pences re-election.
The grassroots plan really got everyones attention, Chambers said. It was outstanding and exactly what the Governor needed.

However, things werent as rosy for Ayers client in

Missouri. It was clear to everyone watching that the
Greitens campaign was struggling with staff issues.
Some observers began speculating that the Greitens campaign had the potential to devolve into a better funded, but poorly organized effort like Missouri
has seen from several previous
first-time candidates.
It was in August of 2015 when
Chambers moved his focus from
Indiana to Missouri in what was
supposed to be a temporary assignment.
I dont think its any secret
that we had some issues early on.
We sent Austin to help stabilize
the race and organize the campaign," Ayers said. Initially, we
sent Austin to the campaign for
three or four weeks. Then that
became three or four months. By
that time he had really clicked
with the Eric and Sheena and
had done such great job turning things around that
it became obvious that he was the guy to lead the
campaign.
People who have worked with Chambers recite a
mantra used in the campaign the two most important things in a campaign are fundraising and messaging.
There was never any question that Greitens would
be able to raise the money, and it became increasingly clear that Chambers was locking down the message. His was the name on most press releases and he
did most of the speaking to the media himself, nearly
always on message.
Ultimately, Ayers and Greitens approached
Chambers about being the campaign manager.
He did a ton of work on the race, but he didnt

ask to be campaign manager. Eric and I sat down

with him and asked him to take on the role," Ayers
said.
While Ayers knew Chambers well, its still surprising to see a 20-year-old asked to run a campaign
the size of the Greitens. When asked Ayers said it
wasnt a factor.
He was always, even in tough stretches, very
calm in the pocket, said Ayers, who was tapped to
run the RGA at 23. Austins age wasn't a factor at all.
The thought never even crossed my mind.
However, after Chambers came on board, there
was immediately a different tone to the campaign.
He changed several staff positions and immediately
implemented data goals. While Greitens was relentlessly on message, the changes in the campaign created opportunities to allow him to better feature his
communication skills. The campaign also settled on
Victory Enterprises - one of the hottest Republican
firms in the state as their in state consultants - and
was off to the races.
David Steelman, who - along with his wife, former
State Treasurer Sarah Steelman - was one of Greitens
early prominent supporters in the state remembers
his first conversation with Chambers.
I was in a field near our house when Austin
called and we talked for a long time about the issues
the campaign was facing, Steelman said. The conversation lasted long enough that by the time I got
off the phone, I was back to the house and I remember immediately looking at Sarah and telling her that
I think this is the guy - Eric needs to win this thing.
As the campaign unfolded, Greitens proved to be
the most successful fundraiser in Missouri history,
and proved he would literally travel anywhere in the
state at any time. Jason Crowell, former state senator,
tells a story that, very early on in the campaign, he
met Greitens at an event in Cape Girardeau where he
was one of only six people in attendance.
Chambers laid out the narrative that Greitens

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was an outsider Navy SEAL and his opponents were
merely Jefferson City insiders every day on social
media and in the press. It was a fine-tuned version
of what Perdue did to Kingston two years earlier in
Georgia.
"When you have a once-in-a-lifetime candidate
like Eric Greitens, it can be tough to build a team
around him that operates at the same level. Austin
was the missing piece," said Jeff Layman, the campaign's finance chairman and one of Greitens earliest supporters. When he joined the team, things
clicked immediately. He is relentless, decisive and
brilliant. He doesn't blink and he's not afraid to turn
the ship at a moment's notice. It was fun to watch
him navigate the campaign against four very tough
opponents."
Many political observers thought despite the
fundraising advantage Greitens had amassed, an
unknown defeating three established names in Missouri politics was impossible. However, none of the
three attacked Greitens before he went up on television in mid-June.
We knew we couldn't be in first because the other three would have attacked us," Ayers said. To win
we had to peak at the right time, and we did. It was
a risky strategy that Austin immediately bought into
and implemented.
When Greitens did go up on television, he proved
that his campaign understood the temperament of
Missourians better than anyone else. The infamous
ad where Greitens was firing large guns to symbolically blow up government was ruthlessly attacked by
the media and even some Republicans, but it proved
to be exactly the mood of Missouri voters. Some
observed that it might have been the best political
ad since Claire McCaskill assisted Todd Akin in the
2012 U.S. Senate primary.

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Capitol security will beef

up after inauguration
by Benjamin Peters

benjamin@themissouritimes.com

Rep. Travis Fitzwater testifies before the Jefferson City Council on Uber Jan. 3, 2017. (Travis Zimpfer/MISSOURI TIMES)

Jefferson City City Council

okays Uber ordinance for
inauguration
by Travis Zimpfer

travis@themissouritimes.com

The Jefferson City City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to grant a one-day license to transportation networking companies
hoping to operate within city limits during
Gov.-elect Eric Greitens inauguration next
week.
With the typical number of people in Jefferson City expected to increase drastically, city
council members, city officials and even local
aspiring politician Leonard Steinman were on
hand to support a measure pushed by Uber
that would grant the one day license.
Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin said the
policy would show a positive, pro-active approach to welcoming Gov.-elect Eric Greitens
and new and returning legislators.
We welcome bringing this new service, she
said.
Rep. Travis Fitzwater, R-Holts Summit, testified on the bills behalf. He represents a small
portion of Jefferson City
Many, many constituents have come to
me that want access to ridesharing programs,
Fitzwater said. To make sure people can get
around this city safely Jan. 9, I think, is a terrific idea.
Other Uber supporters also spoke on the
measure. Becky Lohmann, a lobbyist and representative for Uber, addressed some of the

public safety concerns a few council members

had while also informing them that up to 150
Uber drivers could hit the streets of Jefferson
City during the inauguration. Uber driver
David Nyabere, a Jefferson City-based Uber
driver that commutes to Columbia to work,
told council members he welcomed the chance
work in the same city in which he resides.
Fitzwater and Nyabere also hinted at the
possibility of a long-term solution for ridesharing in Jefferson Citys future.
My wish is that if we do that trial today, we
continue offering the services, Nyabere said.
[It is] very convenient for the drivers that live
here.
Uber and Lyft have succeeded in passing
local transportation networking company
(TNC) ordinances in Kansas City, Columbia
and Springfield. Lohmann noted local ordinances were always on the table, but that
Ubers focus, for now, remained on passing
statewide legislation.
A statewide bill is always going to be something were going to seek and thats a top priority going forward, but Im certainly happy to
revisit this after the 9th, after a successful and
safe night for everyone, she said.
None who testified opposed the measure.

The Missouri State Capitol will see an increased security system beginning January 10.
According to a release from the Capitol Police, starting that day, visitors will be searched.
Officers and security personnel will be at
the entrances along with X-ray conveyors and
walk-through magnetometers.
The release says it is an effort to ensure firearms and other items that could be used as a
dangerous weapon are not entering the building. The searches will not only be required of
all visitors, it will also apply to lobbyists, contract employees, guests, and members of the
media.
State employees and people with regular
business with credentials will be allowed to
enter using their key cards, which are issued
by the state department after the person has
been vetted.
No searches will be necessary for those people at the entrances at the East First Floor, the

West Basements cafeteria door and the Southwest First Floor Carriage door. The searches
will be conducted at the first floors South Carriage Tunnel and the first floors West entrance.
The only people who will not be searched
under the new security measures will be children without backpacks or bags.
Conceal and carry is not allowed in the
Capitol, and anyone with a firearm will be
asked to return it to a secure location before
entering the building. Knives with a 4-inch
blade or longer will not be permitted, along
with explosives, signs fixed on poles or standards, and balloons.
Anything found that violates the standards
can be seized and used as evidence for prosecution under the states laws.

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Opening Day Remarks

Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard
Good afternoon and THANK YOU for placing your trust in me to serve as your President
Pro- Tem.
It is a high honor to do so, and, of course, it's
an honor for all of us to serve the people in the
Missouri Senate.
Many of you have family and friends here
with you today. We welcome them to the
Chamber.
Gov-elect Eric Greitens
Lt. Gov Peter Kinder
Lt. Gov-elect Mike Parson Judge Patricia
Breckenridge Judge Dan Scott
Patty Richard Senators and Guests
I know it's a tradition that the new President
Pro-Tem gives a big speech on the first day and
sets the agenda. But I'm not big on long, windy
speeches.
So rather than stand here and set the agenda for 2017, I'm going to say a few words that
I hope will set the TONE for 2017......and beyond. In other words, how should we go about
conducting the business of the Missouri Senate?
What we do here matters, and how we do
it matters.
Take a look around. Not just at each other,
but take a look at this magnificent chamber,
which is at the heart of the most beautiful capitol building in America.
Why is it that Missourians- who are not unnecessarily extravagant people decided more
than a hundred years ago to build such a wonderful capitol? And not just the building itself,
but all the wonderful artwork throughout the
Capitol, including this very chamber?
These great Capitol decorations are not
placed simply for the purpose of expounding
beauty and art, but to inspire in succeeding
generations patriotism. Without a knowledge
of history there can be no patriotism. Without
a reverence for our pioneer forbears there can
be no respect for the government they sacrificed to build.
We could do our business sitting around a
bunch of card tables. Instead, we are here in
this grand chamber.
I think Missourians then and Missourians
now - want us to feel the weight of what we do
here. They want us to feel the weight of history;
to appreciate what has come before us; and to
apply it to what we do in this chamber.
Look behind me and you'll see Daniel Boone
at the Judgment tree. Daniel Boone loved Missouri. He built his own coffin out of the wood
of a wild cherry tree he found here. He planned
ahead.
On another panel you will see President
Jefferson greeting Lewis and Clark. The vast
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of details.
Also behind me, a depiction of Senator
Thomas Benton's historic speech in St. Louis in
1849. Benton wanted to build a railroad from
St. Lois to the Pacific. Folks back east ridiculed
the idea; nothing out west but savages, they
said. In his speech, Benton said, quote 'Let
us rise to the grandeur of the occasion." end
quote. He did; and so should we.
I also draw your attention to the panel
showing Frank Blair giving a speech in Louisiana, Missouri in 1866. He fought for the
Union and was a fearless general. But in 1865,
when the state Constitution required a loyalty
oath in order to vote, or practice medicine, or
preach, Blair denounced it. He took the stump
in Louisiana, Missouri as a Democrat and gave
the first Democratic speech in Missouri after
the Civil War. He was warned that if he showed
up, he would be shot.
But he showed up, anyway. Blair walked up
to the platform, laid two revolvers on the desk
and said, -- quote "I understand I am to be
shot if I speak here today. Perhaps we would
better attend to this ceremony now."
Nobody stepped forward. Nobody shot him.
Frank Blair was a man of courage.
This is the history that should weigh upon
us as we go about our business in this chamber.
Plan ahead. Pay attention to the details.
Have the courage to say what needs to be said.
And, of course, rise to the grandeur of the occasion.
So let us pledge to each other that in 2017
and beyond, we will conduct the business of
the Senate in a way that rises to the grandeur
of the great state of Missouri.
But, of course, we're human, and we make
mistakes, especially in the passion of the moment. I'm sure even the greatest figures in
our history fell short of what they expected of
themselves from time to time. But when the
moment demanded it, they rose to meet the
occasion, and that's what history remembers.
How will history remember us?
I'm hoping we are remembered for respecting the institution of the Senate and each other; for restoring civility to the chamber; and
that we were able to be passionate about our
convictions without being combative with one
another.
We have a lot to do, so I'll close now with
one last bit of advice from a man I greatly admire - Winston Churchill. He might have been
thinking about the Missouri Senate when He
said:
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and
speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down
and listen."
Which I intend to do.
God bless you all, and God bless the great
State of Missouri.

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Opening Day Address

House Speaker Todd Richardson
Good afternoon. Welcome back.
Thank you Judge Prichett for coming all the
way from Poplar Bluff to administer the oath
of office, and thank you to the Lady from St.
Charles for the nomination. I would also like
to thank you all for trusting me again with the
privilege of serving as your Speaker. It is truly one of the greatest honors of my life. My
family is here with me today with the exception of my daughter Briley who is back home
with grandma. Many of you know my parents,
Mark and Kathy Richardson, my son, Sawyer,
and the only reason I can do this, my beautiful
wife Amber Richardson.
To all of the guests we have with us today; I
want to welcome you to the Missouri House.
I want to specifically welcome and thank the
legislative spouses with us today. Your sacrifice allows all of us to do what we do, and I
want to thank you for it.
The opening day of a new General Assembly
is always exciting because it brings new faces and new energy to this body. To our new
members, I want you to take a look around.
For over a hundred years, an unbroken line
of men and women just like yourselves have
come to this chamber to make our state a better place. You are about to embark on an incredible journey of service. There will never be
a time when youre more optimistic or excited
about your service here than you are today. Remember the feeling you have today throughout
your service here.
For those of you that were just elected to
your final term in the House; I want to thank
you for your service, your confidence in me
and your friendship. We came in together,
and it is an honor to have served this state with
you for the last six years. While this may be the
beginning of the end for us in this chamber,
lets make sure we make the most out of this
opportunity to leave Missouri better than we
found it.
This address is different than the ones youve
heard the past eight years. For the first time in
Missouris history, our great state is governed
by a super-majority of Republicans and a Republican in the governors mansion.
Now, I knew that would be a popular line
with the majority party. But with this greater
power comes even greater responsibility a
responsibility to make the legislative process
deliberative. That means we must respect the
voices and viewpoints of every Missourian,
as represented by each and every one of you.
During this session we are going to deal with
big issues, issues that have the power to transform our state. Inevitably, we are going to
disagree, both in our caucuses and across the
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body that is supposed to have spirited discussion, but those discussions and that disagreement should stay professional and mindful of
our fellow legislators and the constituents we
serve.
Today, I want to focus on where we are as
a State, and even more importantly, the kind
of state we can become. One area I know we
can find common ground is in our love of the
great state of Missouri. Missouri is home to an
amazing, diverse people. We are blessed with
incredible natural resources; industry-leading
businesses, both big and small; and the most
productive farmers and ranchers you will find
anywhere in the world. We are a state of culture, literature, championship sports teams,
and world class family entertainment.
Despite these and countless other great
things about our state, we begin this legislative session at time when the pace of change
is threatening to leave Missouri behind. Our
population isnt growing as fast as the rest of
the country. Wages, when adjusted for inflation, have been stagnant, and explosive growth
in our welfare spending is indicative of rising
poverty and decreased economic opportunity.
As some of you know, I turned 40 just a
couple of weeks ago. Over the hill jokes aside,
the world today is very different than it was in
1976. In 1976, if you needed a hotel room you
would drive until you found a vacancy sign.
You wouldnt have dreamed of pulling a computer out of your pocket and making a reservation. In 1976, a main street retailer didnt have
to worry about global competition. There was
of course no Twitter or Facebook. If you wanted to communicate with someone you actually
had to see them in person, or at the least pick
up a landline telephone.
This change isnt something we should
lament or be afraid of, but it is something we
must acknowledge. Todays world and, more
importantly, todays economy are radically different than they were just a few decades ago.
Just a few decades ago you could find shoe
manufactures in small towns across Missouri. Just a few decades ago, you could support a
family on a couple hundred-acre farm. Just a
few decades ago, you could expect to work for
one company your entire life and retire with a
gold watch and a nice pension. Todays economy is more mobile. States now must compete
for jobs and workforce on a global level.
This change isnt slowing. In fact, its accelerating. Everywhere you look, a changing
economy puts some of our old ways of doing
things in doubt. The states that have held on
to the policies of a now bygone era have presided over an economic decline thats increasing poverty and devastating the middle class.

Alternatively, states that are embracing change

are growing with vibrant and dynamic economies.
Ive sat in this chamber and listened often
to governors and others speak about programs
and insist that the legislature, the government,
is creating jobs. Lets get it straight. Government does not create jobs. Real people do.
Governments role is to lay a stable foundation
upon which entrepreneurs and hard-working
Missourians can do the job-creating.
Competing with other states and other
countries for the jobs of today, requires a workforce, an education system, a legal framework,
and labor policies that are capable of providing
a strong, stable, and steady foundation for a
growing economy.
First lets talk about what should be easy
removing the unnecessary government regulations that stifle innovation and job creation. I
say should be easy, because the beneficiaries of
the status quo will fight any change, no matter
how small, no matter common in other states
and no matter how many jobs it will create.
I have tasked two house committees, Government Efficiency and Professional Registration & Licensing, with examining the states
regulation and licensure requirements and
crafting legislation to relieve the regulatory
burden on businesses in our state.
Two prime examples: ride-sharing and lodging. Uber, Lyft and others are changing the
way people travel. Companies like HomeAway
and AirBnB are revolutionizing the lodging
industry, nearly everywhere but here. Here
they are met with regulators trying to keep
them from operating. It is past time that Missouri had statewide frameworks for disruptive
technologies and allowed private enterprise to
function in a free market.
Reforming our states regulatory environment alone will not be enough. We must also
create the kind of environment that makes
Missouri an attractive place to do business.
States that are embracing 21st century labor
and tort reforms are growing faster than states
that do not.
Missouri is now in the minority nationally and one of the last states in the region that
doesnt allow workers to choose for themselves
whether they want to join a labor union. If
employees want to join they should be able to
join, but no one should be forced to join an organization against their will.
According the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
since becoming a Right to work State in 2012,
Michigan has added 58,000 manufacturing
jobs. While over the last two years Missouri
has lost about 1,200 manufacturing jobs. And
whats more, Michigans average weekly wage
isnt declining; it is growing at almost twice the
rate of Missouris.
Tomorrow, on the first day allowed I will
refer right-to-work to committee and I would
ask the chairwoman of the economic development committee to get that legislation to the
floor as soon as possible. To build a more stable foundation, to grow jobs, to increase wag-

es, we will put right-to-work legislation on the

governors desk and he will sign it.
The voters have spoken, our majorities campaigned on it and the Governors race was
fought over it, Missouri should and will soon
be a right-to-work state.
We must also ensure our court system is fair
to all litigants. Unfortunately, St. Louis was
just rated the worst judicial jurisdiction in the
country. This is not a place where we want to
be ranked number one. Lets not just pick on
St. Louis, our states policies have helped make
it a national magnet for massive litigation.
Early in session it is my intention to get major
pieces of tort reform to the floor and over to
the senate for consideration. Our court system
needs to be fair to both plaintiffs and defendants. We must make Missouri a place where
fear of needless litigation is not a disincentive
to job creation.
But, no matter what we do in other areas,
to ensure Missouri remains a state of opportunity, we must create an education system
for the 21st century. We are going to embrace
what is working and continue to invest in the
thousands of educators across this state that
are tasked with the incredible responsibility
of teaching our youth. But we must also be
mindful of the areas where we are falling short
and we must be willing to embrace innovation.
During this session, we will work to increase
access to high performing charter schools. We
will work to expand course offerings through
virtual education. And we will work to make
education savings accounts available to parents and students most in need. These changes
should not be about administrators or school
buildings, but only about creating opportunities for a generation of young Missourians who
have been left behind.
I dont think the blueprint for economic success is that complicated: give kids access to a
world class education and make sure there is a
job available in a thriving private sector without government overreach.
I started today by talking about the state that
we can be. Achieving that vision will require
not only a transformation of our economy,
but also continued work to make government
more efficient and to protect the values that
matter most to Missourians.
Missouri will continue to be a place that has
a steadfast culture of life. Missouri will continue to be a place where fundamental constitutional rights are protected. Missouri will continue to be a place where we live within our
means and hold the line on taxes.
Missourians also want a government they
can trust and believe in. Last year we passed
the first meaningful ethics reform in modern
Missouri history, and we must continue the job
we started. I said at the end of last session the
House will pass a ban on lobbyists providing
gifts to elected officials and we will fulfill this
commitment. A gift ban will be the first bill
out of this House.
The work we do here will be difficult, and at
times will seem impossible, but the work we do

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here matters to real people.
It matters to that middle-class family in
Jefferson County that is concerned that the
promise of economic opportunity is gone.
It matters to the mother in St. Louis who
cant even begin to dream about her childrens
future because shes worried about whether
they are going to get home safe from school
It matters to that second grader in Poplar
Bluff whose parents want nothing less for their
children than the boundless opportunity of a
dynamic, vibrant free market
What we do matters , and this is our time to
do our part to ensure that the promise of opportunity endures
This is our time to restore that belief and
faith that everyone has the opportunity to
build a great life for themselves
The time for half measures and solutions
around the edges is over. This is the time for
bold action.
Thank you and may God Bless the great
State of Missouri.

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THINGS THAT
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OFFICE ASSIGNMENTS
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Allen Andrews
J. Eggleston
Nate Walker
Craig Redmon
Lindell Shumake
Tim Remole
Rusty Black
Jim Neely
Delus Johnson
Pat Conway
Galen Higdon
Kenneth Wilson
Nick Marshall
Kevin Corlew
Jon Carpenter
Noel J Shull 016-R
Mark Ellebracht
Lauren Arthur
Ingrid Burnett
Bill Kidd
Ira Anders
Brandon Ellington
Randy Dunn
Judy Morgan
Greg Razer
Gail McCann Beatty
Richard Brown
Jerome Barnes
Rory Rowland
Mike Cierpiot
Dan Stacy
Jeanie Lauer
Donna Pfautsch
Rebecca Roeber
Gary L. Cross
DaRon McGee
Joe Runions
T.J. Berry
Joe Don McGaugh
Jim Hansen
Randy Pietzman
Bart Korman
Jay Houghton
Cheri Toalson Reisch
Kip Kendrick
Martha Stevens
Chuck Basye
Dave Muntzel
Travis Fitzwater
Dean Dohrman
Nathan Beard
Glen Kolkmeyer
Dan Houx
Rick Brattin
Jack Bondon
Wanda Brown
David Wood
Mike Bernskoetter
Jay Barnes
Justin Alferman
Tom Hurst
Bryan Spencer
Robert Cornejo
Tom Hannegan
Tommie Pierson Jr.
Alan Green
Jay Mosley
Gretchen Bangert
Mark Matthiesen
Sue Meredith
Mary Nichols
Courtney Allen Curtis
Cora Walker
Alan Gray
Joshua Peters
Steven Roberts
Bruce Franks
Michael Butler
Peter Merideth
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Karla May
Clem Smith
Joe Adams
Stacey Newman
Tracy McCreery
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Deb Lavender
Sarah Unsicker
Doug Beck
Bob Burns
Cloria Brown
Marsha Haefner
David Gregory
John McCaherty
Shamed Dogan
Jean Evans
Derek Grier
Bruce DeGroot
Kurt Bahr
John Wiemann
Kathie Conway
Phil Christofanelli
Chrissy Sommer
Nick Schroer
Justin Hill
Paul Curtman
Kirk Mathews
Shane Roden
Rob Vescovo
Dan Shaul
Becky Ruth
Elaine Gannon
Kevin Engler
Mike Henderson
Ben Harris
Nate Tate
Jason Chipman
Keith Frederick
Steve Lynch
Diane Franklin
Rocky Miller
Warren Love
Patricia Pike
Mike Kelley
Mike Stephens
Sandy Crawford
Jeffrey Messenger
Sonya Anderson
Crystal Quade
Curtis Trent
Elijah Haahr
Steve Helms
Kevin Austin
Lyndall Fraker
Don Phillips
Jered Taylor
Lynn Morris
Hannah Kelly
Robert Ross
Jeff Pogue
Paul Fitzwater
Rick Francis
Donna Lichtenegger
Kathryn Swan
Holly Rehder
Don Rone
Andrew McDaniel
Tila Hubrecht
Todd Richardson
Steve Cookson
Shawn Rhoads
Lyle Rowland
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Scott Sifton
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Bob Onder
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Gary Romine
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Jacob Hummel
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Jamilah Nasheed
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Mike Kehoe
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Jason Holsman
421
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Will Kraus
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Jeanie Riddle
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Dan Hegeman
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Gina Walsh
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Maria Chappelle-Nadal
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Andrew Koenig
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Dan Brown
422
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Brian Munzlinger
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Caleb Rowden
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Denny Hoskins
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Paul Wieland
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Jill Schupp
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Doug Libla
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Dave Schatz
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Wayne Wallingford
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David Sater
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Bob Dixon
221
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Ed Emery
420
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Ron Richard
326
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Mike Cunningham
331
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Rob Schaaf
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