Rep. Shelley Keeney Elected Incoming House Majority Caucus Chair

NEWS RELEASE    ---     From the Office of Representative Shelley Keeney - 156^th District

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November 4, 2010	(573) 751-5912

Rep. Shelley Keeney Elected

Incoming House Majority Caucus Chair

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – On the day following an historic election that swept through the Nation and the State of Missouri that saw House Republicans pick up a record number of seats to establish a GOP 106-seat majority, Rep. Shelley Keeney (R-Marble Hill), was elected by the caucus to serve as the incoming House Majority Caucus Chair beginning in the January 2011 Legislative Session. Keeney, who was first elected in 2008, will succeed Rep. Ward Franz (R-West Plains).

“I am humbled and honored that my colleagues have chosen me to serve in this position.  The people of Missouri have spoken: they agree with and approve of the job House Republicans have done over the past eight years and their support has carried us to an historic Republican majority. Now we must use that mandate to build on our legislative successes and continue our efforts to make Missouri an even better place to live, raise a family and do business,” said Keeney.

Keeney continued, “The message the people sent during this election is represented by the undeniable fact that not a single House Republican was defeated while Republicans defeated ten incumbent Democrats and took back seven open, formerly Democrat held seats.  Americans and Missourians want their leaders to lead through common sense, conservative governance of limited government, decreased taxation and regulation while defending the Constitution and our personal freedoms.  House Republicans continue to hear that message loud and clear.”

“As excited as I am to serve in a leadership role for the 96^th General Assembly, I am even more excited by what it will mean for the constituents I serve both in the 156th district and across our great State.  It is the people, through their elected Representatives from across the entire State, who have placed their trust in me to represent their interests in the General Assembly.” said Keeney.