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Reports from the 51st District
Rep. Dean Dohrman, a Republican, represents Johnson, Pettis, and Saline counties (District 51). He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2012.
In addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Dohrman is an online professor.
Rep. Dohrman is a member of Warrensburg and Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce, and Sedalia Lions Club. He attends Wesley United Methodist Church. A graduate of LaMonte High, Rep. Dohrman earned his PhD from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2004.
Born in Warrensburg, Rep. Dohrman currently lives in LaMonte.
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Capitol Report: Aug. 8, 2019
Posted Friday, August 9, 2019, at 9:28 AMAround the State (Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019) — The Missouri State Fair opens today. The opening ceremonies begin in the morning, and the annual parade begins at 6 p.m. This year’s theme is Come Home, and events run through Aug. 18. For a full schedule of entertainment and events, please see http://www.mostatefair.com/schedules/ ... -
Capitol Report: Aug. 2, 2019
Posted Friday, August 2, 2019, at 10:55 AMAround the State House Speaker Elijah Haahr recently announced the creation of the Interim Committee on Oversight of Local Taxation. Haahr formed the interim committee to evaluate how local governments are determining taxes and are impacted by current tax policy, property tax and other taxes... -
Capitol Report: July 3, 2019
Posted Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at 2:32 PMAround the State... -
Capitol Report: June 27, 2019
Posted Friday, June 28, 2019, at 9:11 AMAround the State... -
Capitol Report: May 23, 2019
Posted Friday, May 24, 2019, at 2:34 PM(May 23, 2019) — The 2019 session wrapped up in rather typical fashion, a lot of bills on the last day. In all, 96 bills were Truly Agreed and Finally Passed (TAFP’d) throughout the session covering a range of topics including economic development, workforce development, tort reform, abortion regulation and child safety among many other issues. I will cover all TAFP bills throughout the next several weeks. However, this week I will begin with my bills... -
Capitol Report: May 9, 2019
Posted Friday, May 10, 2019, at 12:53 PMOur next-to-last week has proven to be very busy. We used a lot of time on the budget, and did get it through approval. I had some movement on bills and will update those before giving a summary of the budget and bills Truly Agreed and Finally Passed (TAFP) this week... -
Capitol Report: May 2, 2019
Posted Thursday, May 2, 2019, at 3:51 PMWe had a busy week at the Capitol and moved many bills over to the Senate. I added one, HB 576, the Campus Free Expression Act. The bill modifies the current Campus Free Expression Act that provides some protection of speech, but does not provide enough protection. HB 576 requires the governing board of each public institution of higher education to adopt a policy on free expression by Jan. 1, 2020... -
Capitol Report: April 18, 2019
Posted Monday, April 22, 2019, at 10:05 AMHouse Approves Legislation to Protect Land Owners from Eminent Domain Abuse (HB 1062)... -
Capitol Report: April 12, 2019
Posted Friday, April 12, 2019, at 12:53 PMHB 1094 tax relief is moving in the House... -
Capitol Report: March 14, 2019
Posted Monday, March 18, 2019, at 3:10 PMAs we have the session mid-point, the House takes a week break and members can celebrate a long list of accomplishments that include many legislative priorities. In total, the House has sent nearly 70 bills to the Senate and the two chambers have worked together to see one bill already passed and signed into law by the governor. This report will recap the week’s activity. Next week I will concentrate on the budget, and provide an update my bills... -
Capitol Report: March 7, 2019
Posted Thursday, March 7, 2019, at 2:45 PMREAL ID-Compliant Driver Licenses to Soon Be Available... -
Capitol Report: Feb. 28, 2019
Posted Thursday, February 28, 2019, at 2:03 PMThis week we passed several bills out of the legislature. Several bills have been perfected, and many more are moving out of committees. Here are some of the highlights we passed this week... -
Capitol Report: Feb. 21, 2019
Posted Thursday, February 21, 2019, at 2:57 PMOnce again we were at the Capitol this week. The legislative process is certainly in full swing. I am glad to report that my HCR 16, asking Congress to officially recognize the Ghost Army unit of World War II. Six Missourians have been identified as part of this unit, which used creative tactics to feed misinformation to the German forces as the Allies pushed to the Rhine River (1944- 5). ... -
Capitol Report: Feb. 7, 2019
Posted Friday, February 8, 2019, at 10:26 AMThis week we passed measures out of the House that was aimed at protecting Missourians by extending Clean Missouri to all elected officials. HB 445 will prohibit lobbyist gifts to local government officials, superintendents, school board members, members of governing bodies of charter schools, and their staff; prevent a revolving door by applying a two-year waiting period before an elected official can become a lobbyist; and adds a new exemption to the Sunshine Law to protect constituent information.. ... -
Capitol Report: Jan. 31, 2019
Posted Friday, February 1, 2019, at 10:56 AMThis week the General Assembly heard from Chief Justice Zell Fischer with the annual State of the Judiciary speech. Bills have begun to move, and one passed out of the House this week. These items will be treated in detail below. However, the first section has some higher education news, a feature I intend to continue for some time, mostly as an update of where your tax dollars are going, but also to illustrate the fields of accomplishment of our various colleges and universities... -
Capitol Report: Jan. 24, 2019
Posted Friday, January 25, 2019, at 10:02 AMI have filed several bills this session, so I will provide some quick summaries of each for the next few weeks... -
Capitol Report: Jan. 17, 2019
Posted Friday, January 18, 2019, at 2:42 PMThis week the General Assembly began full business. On Tuesday we adopted the House operating rules for 2019. Additionally, committee assignments were handed out and several bills were filed. Finally, the governor gave his State of the State address on Wednesday. I have all of these topics in this week’s report... -
Capitol Report: Jan. 10, 2019
Posted Friday, January 11, 2019, at 12:45 PMThe 2019 session began with Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft presiding over the proceedings. As we now have115 Republicans and 47 Democrats with one seat currently vacant. In the Senate, we now have a split of 24 Republicans and 10 Democrats. Next week we should be in full session mode and committee assignments should be given... -
Capital Report: Jan. 3, 2019
Posted Thursday, January 3, 2019, at 2:40 PMWelcome to 2019! The new year brings new opportunity and many changes, and Jefferson City is no exception. There will be several changes when we reconvene the General Assembly. One significant change is in my office... -
Capitol Report: Dec. 13, 2018
Posted Friday, December 14, 2018, at 1:44 PMFirst, some good news this week! As you may have heard, last Friday Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt and Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler announced a $10.09 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation to the city of Sedalia to extend its existing railroad tracks to the new Sedalia Rail Industrial Park. ...
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