Legislative Leaders

January 24, 2003
By: Valerie C. Green
State Capital Bureau

House Speaker Catherine Hanaway

House Speaker Pro Tem Rod Jetton

Hometown: Marble Hill, Southeast Missouri
Age: 35
Current Term: 2
Occupation: Real estate broker and appraiser
Family: Married to Cassie Jetton. They have three children, Callie, Elaine and Will

House Majority (Republican) Leader Jason Crowell

House Minority (Democratic) Leader Mark Abel

President Pro Tem of the Senate Peter Kinder

Hometown: Cape Girardeau
Age: 49
Current Term: 3
Occupation: Lawyer, Assistant to the President of the Southeast Missouri newspaper

Senate Majority (Republican) Leader Mike Gibbons
Hometown: Kirkwood, St. Louis County
Current Term: 2
Occupation: Lawyer
Family: Married to Elizabeth Weddell. They have two children, Danny and Meredith

Senate Minority (Democratic) Leader Ken Jacob

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