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Senate Committees:

71st General Assembly – State Departments (vice chairman); Municipal Corporations, Railroads and Private Corporations; Public Health and Welfare; Local Government; Correctional Institutions; Employment Security; and Bills Agreed to and Finally passed.

72nd General Assembly – Local Government (chairman); State Departments (vice chairman); Correctional Institutions; Judiciary; Municipal Corporations, Railroads and Private Corporations; Public Health and Welfare; and the Metropolitan Committee.

73rd General Assembly – Local Government (chairman); State Departments (vice chairman); the Metropolitan Committees (vice chairman); Criminal Jurisprudence; Judiciary; Municipal Corporations, Railroads and Private Corporations; Public Health and Welfare; and Rules and Joint Rules.

74th General Assembly – Criminal Jurisprudence (chairman); State Departments (vice chairman); Judiciary; Municipal Corporations, Railroads and Private corporations; Public Health and Welfare; and Ways and Means.

75th General Assembly – State Tax Study Commission (chairman); Committee on Employment Security (chairman); Elections; Insurance; and State Departments.

76th General Assembly – Judiciary (chairman); Municipal Corporations, Railroads and Private Corporations (vice chairman); Fees, Salaries, Resolutions and Miscellaneous Bills (vice chairman); Criminal Jurisprudence; Insurance; Interstate Cooperation; Public Health, Welfare and Environment; State Budget Control; and Ways and Means.

77th General Assembly – Judiciary (chairman); Criminal Justice; Interstate Cooperation; and Budget Control.

78th General Assembly – Judiciary (chairman); Budget Control; Constitutional Amendments and Reorganization; and Interstate Cooperation.

Maurice Schechter served the people of the 13th District (part of St. Louis County). Born in St. Louis, he received his education from East St. Louis, Illinois, public schools; Washington University; and City College of Law and Finance, earning a Bachelor of Laws degree. Senator Schechter began practicing law in 1928. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1934, and re-elected in 1936 and 1938. Senator Schechter was elected to the Senate in 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972. (Democrat)

Official Manual of the State of Missouri: 1975-1976