On Wednesday, Jan. 7, the First Regular Session of the 98th General Assembly was officially called to order.  I was sworn in to office by the Honorable Mary R. Russell, Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court.  I was joined by my wife, children and dear friends for the solemn ceremony.  I know the great task that is now before me of representing the constituents of the 2nd Senatorial District.  I take that responsibility very seriously and look forward to serving as your voice in the Missouri Senate.  

One way each Senator serves as a voice for their constituents is through the committees upon which they serve.  This week, Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey announced committee assignments.  I will proudly serve as the vice-chairman for the Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, and as a member of the following committees:  General Laws and Pensions; Education; Veterans’ Affairs and Health; and Ways and Means.  Some of those committees will meet for the first time next week.  I look forward to sharing our progress with you as session continues.

Throughout this session, I will do my best to keep you informed of our work here in the Capitol.  I encourage you to contact my office if you have comments, questions or concerns.  

For scheduling and general questions, please contact my Scheduler and Deputy Legislative Director Sam Saffa at Sam.Saffa@senate.mo.gov.  

For constituent questions or concerns, please contact my Director of Constituent Services Theckla Spainhower at Theckla.Spainhower@senate.mo.gov. 

For questions pertaining to legislation, please contact my Chief of Staff and Legislative Director Jennae Neustadt at Jennae.Neustadt@senate.mo.gov.

You can reach my Capitol office at (573) 751-1282.  You can also e-mail me personally at Bob.Onder@senate.mo.gov.

I would like to encourage you to sign up for my weekly capitol reports so we can inform you of our work each week.  Please email Sam Saffa and sam.saffa@senate.mo.gov to be added to our mailing list.

Thank you again for your support.  I look forward to serving you.

Very Sincerely,