Missouri General Assembly elects first-of-their-kind leaders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (First Alert 4) – The Missouri General Assembly started the year by making history.

Senator Cindy O’Laughlin was unanimously elected as the first woman Senate President, Pro Tem, and Rep. Jon Patterson is now the first Asian-American Speaker of the Missouri House.

A host of new lawmakers were officially sworn in Wednesday to serve the people of Missouri, and they’ve chosen who will lead them in both the House of Representatives and the Senate…

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