With a new crop of hard-right Republicans expected to join the Missouri Senate, some Democrats are worried that the upper chamber’s priorities will swing more to the right in the next legislative session.
Conservative wish list items such as bans on transgender student athletes and legislation that targets school curriculum have failed to pass in previous years amid infighting among Republicans. But Senate Democrats say those policies could have enough momentum in the coming years with more hard-right members joining the upper chamber.
“I’m at a loss, frankly, of what to do — I wish Missourians would come down and hear some of the things that are said on the Senate floor,” said state Sen. Greg Razer, a Kansas City Democrat. “I’m afraid we haven’t hit rock bottom in Missouri yet. Things are going to get worse before they get better.”
