Conservative caucus likely expands in Missouri Senate after GOP primary wins
The divide between the conservative caucus and GOP Senate leadership played out in competitive primaries across the state.
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The divide between the conservative caucus and GOP Senate leadership played out in competitive primaries across the state.
Candidates expected to align with the conservative caucus in the Missouri Senate had a good night on Tuesday.
The victories likely mean the caucus — which has quarreled with GOP leadership and used procedural roadblocks to grind the chamber to a halt — will grow from seven official members last year to potentially nine in 2023.
The divide between the conservative caucus and GOP Senate leadership played out in competitive primaries across the state.
For much of the last two years, the Missouri Senate has been mired in Republican infighting.