There will be a new Number Two in the Missouri Senate next month.
Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, was selected by his GOP colleagues to take over as Majority Floor Leader. It’s a powerful position, as he’ll get to decide which bills reach the Missouri Senate floor for debate.
“Oftentimes the floor leader is…at the center of negotiations on legislation before it passes the Senate and gets over to the house,” he said. “I’m looking forward to working with all of my Republican colleagues to help them get their individual priorities for their districts done and then also get some of the big conservative things done that we all want to get done as Republicans.”…