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5/6/2010 - Divided house passes ethics legislation:
"It was a runaway train and that's what they wanted," said Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart. "This was a sham bill and a terrible process that it went through."
5/14/2010 - Ethics, tax credit focus of final day of 2010 legislative session:
In a raucous debate on the bill lasted just under an hour, Minority Leader Paul LeVota, D-Independence, was ruled out of time by the chair following a conversation with Rep. Jeff Roorda in which Roorda said Democrats were responsible for any ethics reform being passed. 
4/7/2010 - Missouri House advances DWI reforms:
House Minority Whip Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart, opposed the amendment, and said the amendment could require blood to be collected outside of a hospital, which means emergency medical personnel could have to collect the sample.   
4/7/2010 - Consolidation of state departments advances in Senate committee, stagnates in House:
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart, touted the consolidation of the two patrols as a cost-saving measure. According to a testimony by Public Safety Department spokesperson Andrea Spillars, the measure could save the state as much as $3 million annually.
4/28/2010 - House Democrats down on Nixon mandated cuts:
House Party Whip Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart, called the budget "morally out of balance," while House Democratic Leader Paul LeVota, D-Independence, said the House failed to consider ways to generate more revenue for the state.
4/26/2010 - Ethics reform dealt a major setback:
"It's dead," Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart, said of the legislation. He said Republicans who believed the legislation could make its way through two committees, the House floor and a conference committee with the Senate in the next three weeks were being dishonest.
4/20/2010 - Missouri House Committee Hears Why Fake Marijuana is O.K.:
Democrat Jeff Roorda says the law should address real and fake marijuana the same way - make them illegal.
4/14/2010 - Missouri House passes a bill with the intent to reduce voter fraud.:
Democratic Representative Jeff Roorda of Barnhart said Missouri has come a long way to expand the right to vote, and requiring an ID is an unnecessary obstacle.
4/14/2010 - House moves forward voter ID requirements:
"It's no less shameful than the poll taxes and the Jim Crow laws that we once had in this country," said Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart.
4/12/2010 - Senate set for debate of budget Dem calls "ugly," conference with House looms:
Dozens of amendments were introduced to the floor during the House budget debate, and two members of the House, Rep. Tim Jones, R-St. Louis County, and Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart, had to be physically restrained after trading barbs during debate preceding the final vote.
3/4/2010 - Enforcement concerns plague texting while driving ban:
 Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart, a former chief of police with 17 years of law enforcement experience, said the present ban needs revision.
3/25/2010 - Tim Jones calls Jeff Roorda a liar on the House floor:
Wrap: St. Louis County Republican Tim Jones steamed across the House floor screaming "You're a liar" at Barnhart House Democratic Whip Jeff Roorda.
3/16/2010 - Traffic enforcement cameras raise constutional, authority issues:
"A lack of statewide framework leaves ordinances [like these] ripe for court challenges," said Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart. Roorda, a former chief of police, said he was concerned with the "direct confliction" of a city acting outside of state law. Roorda cited the state Supreme Court's recent ruling against the city of Springfield's red-light camera ticketing process as an example of the authority issue.
3/1/2010 - Bill giving St. Louis local control over police advances:
Rep. Jeff Roorda of Barnhart, another Democrat not on the committee who opposed the bill, came to propose an amendment but was ruled out of order by chairman Ted Hoskins, D-Berkeley. The amendment would have required collective bargaining between the police union and the mayor before control could be ceded from the state, but Roorda was barred from introducing it because he was not a committee member.
3/1/2010 - Bill to give St. Louis control of its police department passes in committee:
Wrap: The bill passed 5-3, but Barnhart Democrat Jeff Roorda says it won't get any further.
2/9/2010 - Proposal would make it a crime to text and drive at any age:
Besides Dieckhaus, skepticism to Schad's bill was voiced by a former police chief and long-time law enforcement official -- Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart.
2/4/2010 - A House bill would force some welfare recipients take drug screenings:
Barnhart Democratic Representative Jeff Roorda led the dissenters, arguing against the bill and with members on both sides of the aisle. 
2/22/2010 - Bill that would ban fake pot is stalled for a week on a technicality:
The committee, of which Franz is not a member, voted 10 to 0 to send the bill back to the original committee. Franz said that would include adding some provisions from a similar bill introduced by Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart, a former police chief for Kimmswick in Jefferson County.
2/15/2010 - Bill to ban fake pot heard in Senate:
A similar bill has been introduced in the House by Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart. Schaefer said there are some differences between the two that need to be reconciled but he thought it was safe to say that K-2 is on its way out in Missouri almost as quickly as it arrived.
2/10/2010 - House bill would require special election for statewide offices:
Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart, said he worries holding a special election would leave positions open for an extended period of time, restricting the government's ability to work efficiently.
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In Tuesday's election, Democrats lost the seats held by their retiring floor leader (Rep. Paul LeVota, D-Independence) and by their retiring assistant floor leader (Rep. J.C. Kuessner, D-Eminence). The party's House whip -- Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart -- was defeated Tuesday for re-election.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of November 8, 2010:
In Tuesday's election, Democrats lost the seats held by their retiring floor leader (Rep. Paul LeVota, D-Independence) and by their retiring assistant floor leader (Rep. J.C. Kuessner, D-Eminence). The party's House whip -- Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart -- was defeated Tuesday for re-election.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of November 1, 2010:
In Tuesday's election, Democrats lost the seats held by their retiring floor leader (Rep. Paul LeVota, D-Independence) and by their retiring assistant floor leader (Rep. J.C. Kuessner, D-Eminence). The party's House whip -- Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart -- was defeated Tuesday for re-election.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 3, 2010:
"It's dead," Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart, said of the legislation. He said Republicans who believed the legislation could make its way through two committees, the House floor and a conference committee with the Senate in the next three weeks were being dishonest.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 26, 2010:
"It's dead," Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart, said of the legislation. He said Republicans who believed the legislation could make its way through two committees, the House floor and a conference committee with the Senate in the next three weeks were being dishonest.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 19, 2010:
Representative Jeff Roorda, D- Jefferson, supports the ban.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 12, 2010:
"It's no less shameful than the poll taxes and the Jim Crow laws that we once had in this country," said Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 29, 2010:
Tim Jones screams "You're a Liar" at Jeff Roorda on House Floor. 03/25/2010
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 22, 2010:
  Tim Jones screams "You're a Liar" at Jeff Roorda on House Floor. 03/25/2010
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 15, 2010:
"A lack of statewide framework leaves ordinances [like these] ripe for court challenges," said Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart. Roorda, a former chief of police, said he was concerned with the "direct confliction" of a city acting outside of state law. Roorda cited the state Supreme Court's recent ruling against the city of Springfield's red-light camera ticketing process as an example of the authority issue.
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