Brent Martin
MissouriNet.com

JEFFERSON CITY — A top Republican leader expects 2008 to be a rough election year for his party.

House Speaker Rod Jetton (R-Marble Hill) is the one who pushed for Republicans to elect a Speaker-designate. The House Republican Caucus elected Representative Ron Richard (R-Joplin), who now will have a year to learn the ropes from Jetton so he will be ready to become Speaker in 2009, after the November 2008 elections.

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