Rod Jetton, nominated to assume the No. 2 position in the House when Republicans take over next month, said he'll believe the numbers when he sees them.
Rod Jetton, nominated to assume the No. 2 position in the House when Republicans take over next month, said he'll believe the numbers when he sees them.
Rep. Catherine Hanaway, R-St. Louis County and in line to become speaker of the House is a 39-year-old lawyer. Rep. Rod Jetton, R-Marble Hill, is a 35-year-old in line to become speaker pro tem. And Rep. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, is a 30-year-old lawyer who expects to be elected majority floor leader.
The GOP nominated Rod Jetton, 35, of Marble Hill to become speaker pro tem though he is serving only his second term in the legislature. Jetton served as treasurer of the Republican freshman class last year.
House Republicans also chose Rod Jetton of Marble Hill to be speaker pro tem, Jason Crowell of Cape Girardeau to be majority floor leader and Mark Wright of Springfield as assistant majority floor leader. All the nominations, including that of Hanaway as speaker, must be approved by the full House when it convenes in January.
Republicans also say they have only one candidate for the second-highest position in the House, speaker pro tem. Rod Jetton of Marble Hill is the only Republican in that race.
Rep. Rod Jetton of Marble Hill said he is the only Republican planning to run for speaker pro tem. But the position of floor leader, which decides the order in which bills are debated, is expected to be a race between Rep. Richard Byrd of St. Louis County and Rep. Jason Crowell of Cape Girardeau.
"We're digging a hole." said Rep. Rod Jetton, R-Marble Hill. "We need to quit digging the hole of debt, because it's going to be a long, hard hole to climb out of."
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