Dinkins Appointed Temporary Speaker

(Jefferson City, MO) Missouri State Representative, Chris Dinkins, who represents the 144th district, is looking forward to the legislative session that began last Wednesday in Jefferson City. Due to her prior experience in dealing with the legislative process, Dinkins was elected Temporary Speaker of the 102nd General Assembly to guide the Speaker selection process. Dinkins says she is thankful for the opportunity.

Members of the House then elected state Representative Dean Plocher, of St. Louis, to serve as House Speaker, and state Representative Mike Henderson, of Desloge, to serve as Speaker Pro Tem. Dinkins was first elected to her position in the House in February 2018 for a special election, and was elected again in 2018, 2020 and 2022. In her time as a state legislator, Dinkins has earned the honor of being both the first woman to serve the 144th House District as well as one of the only Lakota Sioux to serve in the Missouri legislature. Dinkins and the other members of the House now await their committee assignments before legislative activity officially begins.