Missouri State Senate District 31

Incumbent

Rick Brattin

About the District Census Topic | Value

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Population | 177,156
Gender |

48.9% Male

51.1% Female

Race |

87.3% White

3.1% Black

0.6% Asian

0.6% Native American

0.1% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 4.1% Hispanic
Median household income | $60,132
High school graduation rate | 91%
College graduation rate | 22.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data

Missouri State Senate District 31 is represented by Rick Brattin (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Missouri state senators represented an average of 181,026 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 176,144 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the office
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Term limits
* 1.4 Vacancies
* 2 District map
* 3 Redistricting
* 3.1 2020-2022
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2020
* 4.2 2016
* 4.3 2012
* 5 Campaign contributions
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## About the office[edit]

Members of the Missouri State Senate serve four-year terms with a limit of two terms.[1] Half of the Senate is up for re-election every two years. Missouri legislators assume office the first day of the legislative session, which is the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January at 12:00pm.[2]

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Missouri State Senate, a candidate must meet the following qualifications:[3]

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* Citizen of the United States
* Resident of the state 1 year next preceding election

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* At least 30 years of age
* Qualified Missouri voter for 3 years before election
* Resident of the district which he is chosen to represent for 1 year before election

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* Is not delinquent in the payment of any state income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes on the place of residence as stated in the declaration of candidacy
* Is not a past or present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes to the state
* Has not been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony under the federal laws of the United States of America
* Has not been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony under the laws of this state or an offense committed in another state that would be considered a felony in this state

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* In addition to any other penalties provided by law, no person may file for any office in a subsequent election until he or the treasurer of his existing candidate committee has filed all required campaign disclosure reports for all prior elections[4]

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### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$35,915/year| $121/day. Tied to federal rate. Unvouchered.

### Term limits[edit]

See also: State legislatures with term limits

The Missouri legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Missouri Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative said that Missouri senators are subject to term limits of no more than two four-year terms, or a total of eight years.[1]

The first year that the 1992 term limits impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2002.

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Missouri General Assembly, the governor of Missouri must call for a special election without delay. The election mandate is sent to the county that first established the legislative district.[5]

See sources: Missouri Cons. Art. III, §14

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Missouri after the 2020 census

Missouri completed its legislative redistricting on March 15, 2022, when the state’s Judicial Redistricting Commission filed new state Senate district boundaries with the secretary of state.[6] Missouri was the 43rd state to complete legislative redistricting. The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission unanimously approved the state House’s district boundaries on Jan. 21.[7] These maps take effect for Missouri’s 2022 legislative elections.

The Senate Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission failed to submit proposed maps to the secretary of state's office by the December 23, 2021, deadline. Therefore, responsibility for developing Senate district boundaries was assumed by the Missouri Judicial Commission for Redistricting.[8] The judicial commission released their final plan and sent it to the secretary of state's office on March 15, 2022. The commission’s chair, Missouri Appeals Court Justice Cynthia Lynette Martin, said in a press release, "The Judicial Redistricting Commission’s work has been thorough and labor intensive, and was purposefully undertaken with the goal to file a constitutionally compliant plan and map well in advance of the commission’s constitutional deadline to avoid disenfranchising voters given the candidate filing deadline and the deadline for preparing ballots."[9] Scott Faughn of The Missouri Times wrote that "The biggest difference in this map and that previous map is that it shifts the weight of some of the districts from rural weighted districts to evenly split districts and even enhances the suburban influence inside several republican seats." He added, "the new map produces 7 solid democratic districts, and 3 likely democratic districts. On the republican side the new map produces 18 solid republican districts, and 3 more likely republican districts," with two competitive districts when the current incumbents no longer seek office.[10]

The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission unanimously approved new state House district boundaries on January 19, 2022. Fourteen of the commission's 20 members were required to approve the plan. If the commission was unable to agree on a redistricting plan by January 23, 2022, authority over the process would have transferred to the Missouri Judicial Commission for Redistricting.[11] In a press release issued after the map was finalized, commission chair Jerry Hunter said, "I want to personally thank all of the commissioners for the hard work that was put in by the commissioners and, obviously, as all of you know, the supporting individuals that have been instrumental to helping get this map done on both sides – on both the Democratic and Republican sides."[12] Rudi Keller of the Missouri Independent wrote, "Of the 163 districts..., there are 38 where Democrats should have the advantage, 97 where Republicans are dominant and 28 districts with past election results showing less than a 10% advantage for either party.[11]

How does redistricting in Missouri work? In Missouri, congressional district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[13]

Two distinct politician commissions are ultimately responsible for state legislative redistricting, one for the Missouri State Senate and another for the Missouri House of Representatives. Membership on these commissions is determined as follows:[13]

1. Senate redistricting commission: The state committee of each major political party nominates 10 members to the commission, for a total of 20 nominees. From this pool, the governor selects five members per party, for a total of 10 commissioners.
2. House redistricting commission: The congressional district committee of each major political party nominates two members per congressional district, for a total of 32 nominees. From this pool, the governor appoints one member per party per district, for a total of 16 commissioners.

### Missouri State Senate District 31
before 2020 redistricting cycle

Click a district to compare boundaries.

### Missouri State Senate District 31
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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## Elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Missouri State Senate District 31

Rick Brattin defeated Raymond Kinney in the general election for Missouri State Senate District 31 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Rick Brattin (R)  |

71.4

| 63,929

| Raymond Kinney (D)  |

28.6

| 25,584

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 89,513

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 31

Raymond Kinney advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 31 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Raymond Kinney |

100.0

| 7,971

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 7,971
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 31

Rick Brattin defeated Jack Bondon and Bill Yarberry in the Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 31 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Rick Brattin |

49.6

| 14,012

| Jack Bondon |

44.1

| 12,467

| Bill Yarberry |

6.3

| 1,774

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 28,253
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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### 2016[edit]

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Missouri State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016.

Incumbent Ed Emery defeated Lora Young and Tim Wells in the Missouri State Senate District 31 general election.[14]

Missouri State Senate, District 31 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Ed Emery Incumbent | 72.43% | 57,296
| Libertarian  | Lora Young | 12.65% | 10,007
| Independent  | Tim Wells | 14.92% | 11,798
Total Votes | 79,101
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

Incumbent Ed Emery defeated Bill Yarberry in the Missouri State Senate District 31 Republican primary.[15][16]

Missouri State Senate, District 31 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Ed Emery Incumbent | 74.99% | 17,320
| Republican  | Bill Yarberry | 25.01% | 5,777
Total Votes | 23,097

### 2012[edit]

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Missouri State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2012 and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 27, 2012. Ed Emery (R) defeated Charles A. Burton (D) in the general election. Emery defeated two others in the Republican primary. Burton was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[17][18]

Missouri State Senate, District 31, General Election, 2012

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Ed Emery | 63.8% | 49,993
| Democratic  |  Charles Burton  | 36.2% | 28,375
Total Votes | 78,368
Missouri State Senate, District 31 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Ed Emery | 46% | 10,110
Scott Largent  | 43.7% | 9,605
Dave Morris  | 10.4% | 2,279
Total Votes | 21,994

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2000 to 2016, candidates for Missouri State Senate District 31 raised a total of $3,272,017. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $163,601 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Missouri State Senate District 31

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2016 | $236,883 | 4 | $59,221
2012 | $825,156 | 4 | $206,289
2010 | $6,443 | 1 | $6,443
2008 | $832,436 | 3 | $277,479
2006 | $40,729 | 1 | $40,729
2004 | $501,846 | 4 | $125,462
2002 | $89,100 | 1 | $89,100
2000 | $739,424 | 2 | $369,712
Total | $3,272,017 | 20 | $163,601

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Missouri State Legislature
* Missouri State Senate
* Missouri House of Representatives

## External links[edit]

* Missouri Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 termlimits.org, "State Legislative Term Limits," accessed February 4, 2021
2. ↑ Missouri Revisor of Statutes, "Article III Section 20. Regular sessions of assembly — quorum — compulsory attendance — public sessions — limitation on power to adjourn.," accessed November 1, 2021
3. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2020 Elected Officials Qualifications," accessed February 4, 2021
4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
5. ↑ Missouri General Assembly, "Missouri Constitution Section," accessed February 4, 2021 (Article 3, Section 14)
6. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Final Senate Statewide Judicial Redistricting Commission Letter; March 15, 2022," accessed March 22, 2022
7. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Final House Apportionment; January 20, 2022," accessed March 22, 2022
8. ↑ 'Missouri Secretary of State, "Supreme Court Appointment for Judicial Commission for Redistricting," January 11, 2022
9. ↑ Missouri Office of Administration, "Judicial Redistricting Commission Releases Tentative State Senate Redistricting Plan, Map," March 14, 2022
10. ↑ The Missouri Times, "TWMP Column: New Senate map district by district," March 16, 2020
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Missouri Independent, "Bipartisan commission approves new Missouri House districts," January 20, 2022
12. ↑ Missouri Office of Administration, "House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission Files Final Redistricting Plan with Secretary of State," January 24, 2022
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 All About Redistricting, "Missouri," accessed May 7, 2015
14. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed December 20, 2016
15. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
16. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
17. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary Election - August 7, 2012," accessed October 22, 2014
18. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed October 22, 2014

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Current members of the Missouri State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Caleb Rowden

Minority Leader:John Rizzo

Senators

District 1

Doug Beck (D)

District 2

Bob Onder (R)

District 3

Elaine Gannon (R)

District 4

Karla May (D)

District 5

Steve Roberts (D)

District 6

Mike Bernskoetter (R)

District 7

Greg Razer (D)

District 8

Mike Cierpiot (R)

District 9

Barbara Washington (D)

District 10

Jeanie Riddle (R)

District 11

John Rizzo (D)

District 12

Dan Hegeman (R)

District 13

Angela Mosley (D)

District 14

Brian Williams (D)

District 15

Andrew Koenig (R)

District 16

Justin Brown (R)

District 17

Lauren Arthur (D)

District 18

Cindy O'Laughlin (R)

District 19

Caleb Rowden (R)

District 20

Eric Burlison (R)

District 21

Denny Hoskins (R)

District 22

Paul Wieland (R)

District 23

Bill Eigel (R)

District 24

Jill Schupp (D)

District 25

Jason Bean (R)

District 26

Dave Schatz (R)

District 27

Holly Rehder (R)

District 28

Sandy Crawford (R)

District 29

Mike Moon (R)

District 30

Lincoln Hough (R)

District 31

Rick Brattin (R)

District 32

Bill White (R)

District 33

Karla Eslinger (R)

District 34

Tony Luetkemeyer (R)

Republican Party (24)

Democratic Party (10)

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