Senate Term Limits

Missouri State Senate

Term Limits

On November 3, 1992, the voters of Missouri approved an amendment to Missouri's Constitution (Article III, Section 8) limiting the total amount of service a legislator may serve in the General Assembly. The voters of Missouri approved term limits by a margin of 75% to 25%.

An individual may only serve eight years in the Missouri House of Representatives and eight years in the Missouri Senate. The amendment limits the total amount of individual legislative service to sixteen years and applies to all individuals elected to the General Assembly after November 3, 1992.

For the 2004 election, 10 current members will not be eligible to run again for the Senate.

For the 2006 election, 5 current members will not be eligible to run again for the Senate.

For the 2008 election, 7 current members will not be eligible to run again for the Senate.

These numbers are subject to change based on the fact that members may resign, retire or are defeated at their next election.

In 2005, 74% of Missouri's Senators will have two years or less of experience in the Senate.

District Name Elected Years of
Service Party Ineligible
to Run In
1st Anita Yeckel 1996 8 R 2004
2nd Jon Dolan 2002 2 R 2010
3rd Harry Kennedy 2001 3 D 2008
4th Pat Dougherty 2001 3 D 2006
5th Maida Coleman 2002 2 D 2008
6th Carl Vogel 2002 2 R 2010
7th John Loudon 2000 4 R 2008
8th Matt Bartle 2002 2 R 2010
9th Mary Bland 1998 6 D 2004
10th Charles Wheeler 2002 2 D 2010
11th Victor Callahan 2003 1 D 2008
12th David Klindt 2001 3 R 2006
13th Wayne Goode 1984 20 D 2004
14th Rita Days 2002 2 D 2010
15th Michael Gibbons 2000 4 R 2008
16th Sarah Steelman 1998 6 R 2006
17th Ed Quick 1984 20 D 2004
18th John Cauthorn 2001 3 R 2006
19th Ken Jacob 1996 8 D 2004
20th Dan Clemens 2002 2 R 2010
21st Jim Mathewson 1980 24 D 2004
22nd Steve Stoll 1998 6 D 2006
23rd Chuck Gross 2000 4 R 2008
24th Joan Bray 2002 2 D 2010
25th Bill Foster 2000 4 R 2008
26th John Griesheimer 2002 2 R 2010
27th Peter Kinder 1992 12 R 2004
28th Delbert Scott 2002 2 R 2010
29th Doyle Childers 1996 8 R 2004
30th Norma Champion 2002 2 R 2010
31st Harold Caskey 1976 28 D 2004
32nd Gary Nodler 2002 2 R 2010
33rd John Russell 1976 28 R 2004
34th Charlie Shields 2002 2 R 2010

District	Name	Elected	Years of Service	Party	Ineligible to Run In
1st	Anita Yeckel	1996	8	R	2004
2nd	Jon Dolan	2002	2	R	2010
3rd	Harry Kennedy	2001	3	D	2008
4th	Pat Dougherty	2001	3	D	2006
5th	Maida Coleman	2002	2	D	2008
6th	Carl Vogel	2002	2	R	2010
7th	John Loudon	2000	4	R	2008
8th	Matt Bartle	2002	2	R	2010
9th	Mary Bland	1998	6	D	2004
10th	Charles Wheeler	2002	2	D	2010
11th	Victor Callahan	2003	1	D	2008
12th	David Klindt	2001	3	R	2006
13th	Wayne Goode	1984	20	D	2004
14th	Rita Days	2002	2	D	2010
15th	Michael Gibbons	2000	4	R	2008
16th	Sarah Steelman	1998	6	R	2006
17th	Ed Quick	1984	20	D	2004
18th	John Cauthorn	2001	3	R	2006
19th	Ken Jacob	1996	8	D	2004
20th	Dan Clemens	2002	2	R	2010
21st	Jim Mathewson	1980	24	D	2004
22nd	Steve Stoll	1998	6	D	2006
23rd	Chuck Gross	2000	4	R	2008
24th	Joan Bray	2002	2	D	2010
25th	Bill Foster	2000	4	R	2008
26th	John Griesheimer	2002	2	R	2010
27th	Peter Kinder	1992	12	R	2004
28th	Delbert Scott	2002	2	R	2010
29th	Doyle Childers	1996	8	R	2004
30th	Norma Champion	2002	2	R	2010
31st	Harold Caskey	1976	28	D	2004
32nd	Gary Nodler	2002	2	R	2010
33rd	John Russell	1976	28	R	2004
34th	Charlie Shields	2002	2	R	2010