44 · SBJ.NET BOOK OF LISTS 2024 Miscellany SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE SENATORS Name District Party Counties Represented Representative Committee Memberships Recent Bills Sponsored 1 Legislative Staff Address Phone E-mail Year First Elected JILL CARTER 32 Republican Jasper & Newton Health & Welfare (vice chair); Agriculture, Food Production & Outdoor Resources; Local Government & Elections SB 815: Add restrictions on corporate & public entities from making financial decisions not based on monetary factors; SB 909: SB 909:Prohibits availability of public funds to health care facilities that refuse treatment based on COVID-19 vaccination status Dennis Rhodes & Blake Thompson 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 219 Jefferson City 65101 573-751-2173 jill.carter@senate.mo.gov 2022 SANDY CRAWFORD (MAJORITY CAUCUS SECRETARY) 28 Republican Benton, Cedar, Dallas, Henry, Hickory, Pettis, Polk, St Clair, Vernon Insurance & Banking (chair); Local Government & Elections (vice chair); Governmental Accountability SB 737: Creates the Money Transmission Modernization Act of 2024, regulating the selling or issuing of payment instruments, stored value, or receiving money for transmission to a person in Missouri or payment processing services Chrissy Bondurant & Barbara Mustoe 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 319 Jefferson City 65101 573-751-8793 sandy.crawford@senate.mo.gov 2017 2 KARLA ESLINGER (MAJORITY CAUCUS WHIP) 3 33 Republican Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Shannon, Stone, Taney, Texas Government Accountability (chair); Economic Development & Tax Policy (vice chair); Appropriations SB 778: Established provisions relating to licensure of dentists & dental hygienists, including license reciprocity & the Dental & Dental Hygienist Compact; SB 779: SB 779: Creates a human trafficking task force JaCinda Sutherland & Will Wheeler 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 320 Jefferson City 65101 573-751-1882 karla.eslinger@senate.mo.gov 2020 LINCOLN HOUGH 30 Republican Part of Greene County Appropriations (chair); Economic Development & Tax Policy; General Laws; Insurance & Banking SB 846: Modifies provisions relating to requirements for membership to credit unions; SB 848: SB 848:Prohibits state agencies from collecting fees or penalties until all administrative remedies have been exhausted Jacob Schelp, Robin Stone & Pat Thomas 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 419 Jefferson City 65101 573-751-1311 lincoln.hough@senate.mo.gov 2018 MIKEMOON 29 Republican Barry, Christian, Lawrence, McDonald Emerging Issues (vice chair); Gubernatorial Amendments; Health & Welfare; Progress & Development SB 953: Repeals a portion of the tax on motor fuel & exemption & refund process applicable to that portion; SB 1029: SB 1029:Phases out the corporate income tax Jeff Mark & Luke Schrandt 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 220 Jefferson City 65101 573-751-1480 mike.moon@senate.mo.gov 2020 CURTIS TRENT 20 Republican Barton, Dade, part of Greene, Webster Insurance & Banking (vice chair); Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment SB 802: Establishes the Missouri Rural Access to Capital Act; SB 895: Modifies provisions relating to landlord-tenant actions, including eviction proceeding moratoriums & filings for transfers of real property with outstanding collectible judgment Nathan Coatney & Bruce DeGroot 201 W Capitol Ave, Room 323 Jefferson City 65101 573-751-1503 curtis.trent@senate.mo.gov 2022 As of Jan 22, 2023. Listed alphabetically. Information collected from Senate.Mo.gov. 1 Sponsored bills are a mix of approved and under review legislation. 2Special election. 3Eslinger has been appointed as the next Department of Elementary and Secondary Education commissioner, starting June 1, 2024. Researched by Karen Bliss Karen Bliss © Copyright 2024 SBJ. All rights reserved. This material may not be republished, rebroadcast, rewritten or redistributed. FASTEST-GROWING MUNICIPALITIES Rank Municipality City Hall Address Telephone • Website Population Change Since 2020 Census Population Households Median Home Value Homeownership Rate Annual Household Income Gross Rent Monthly (Median) % Residents with Bachelor's Degree or Higher Poverty Rate County Mayor City Adminstrator/Manager City Clerk Year Founded 1 NIXA 715 W Mount Vernon St, Nixa, 65714 417-725-3785 • Nixa.com 6.4% 24,749 8,479 $222,600 65% $74,814 $969 33% 7% Christian Jarad Giddens Jimmy Liles Rebekka Coffey 1902 2 OZARK 205 N First St, Ozark, 65721 417-581-2407 • OzarkMissouri.com 5.8% 22,512 8,179 $216,000 67% $66,631 $963 35% 13% Christian Don Currence BenDeclue 1 Chandra Hodges 1859 3 REPUBLIC 204 N Main Ave, Republic, 65738 417-732-3100 • RepublicMo.com 5.1% 19,728 7,694 $163,800 59% $63,102 $1,018 27% 13% Greene & Christian Matt Russell David Cameron Laura Burbridge 1871 4 BOLIVAR 345 S Main Ave, Bolivar, 65613 417-326-2489 • Bolivar.mo.us 4.2% 11,110 3,926 $163,000 56% $40,530 $791 25% 22% Polk Chris Warwick Thomas Relford Paula Henderson 1835 5 BATTLEFIELD 5434 S Tower Drive, Battlefield, 65619 417-883-5840 • BattlefieldMo.gov 3.5% 6,214 2,566 $191,000 84% $82,302 $929 41% 4% Greene Mark Crabtree Tommy Vanhorn BethWest 1908 6 MARSHFIELD 798 S Marshall St, Marshfield, 65706 417-468-2310 • MarshfieldMo.gov 3.1% 7,686 2,619 $175,200 58% $63,842 $698 18% 21% Webster Natalie McNish SamRost KarenRost 1855 7 CARL JUNCTION 303 N Main St, Carl Junction, 64834 417-649-7237 • CarlJunction.org 2.8% 8,366 2,925 $183,200 76% $69,259 $1,140 39% 11% Jasper Mark Powers Steve Lawver Alaina Wright 1878 8 AURORA 2 W Pleasant St, Aurora, 65605 417-678-5121 • Aurora-CityHall.org 2.7% 7,412 2,999 $102,500 67% $44,728 $760 13% 15% Lawerence Jason Lewis JonHolmes KamyKulow 1870 As of Jan 15, 2024. Ranked by estimated population change since the 2020 census as of July 1, 2022, the most recent data available from the U.S. Census Bureau. Municipalities included are located in a county with a border within 50 miles of Springfield. Median, rate and household figures are five-year federal estimates between 2018 and 2022. Information compiled from Census.gov/quickfacts and the city websites. The Census Bureau does not estimate populations for cities under 5,000, so those municipalities are not included in this list. 1 Steve Childers, the previous city administrator was hired to lead the Department of Planning and Development for the city of Springfield. Ben Declue is serving as interim. Researched by Karen Bliss Karen Bliss © Copyright 2024 SBJ. All rights reserved. This material may not be republished, rebroadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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