With only seven hours left in the session, Missouri Representative Todd Richardson was elected speaker of the House on a voice vote and sworn in by state Supreme Court Justice Patricia Breckenridge.

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Caption: With only seven hours left in the session, Missouri Representative Todd Richardson (R) was elected speaker of the House on a voice vote and sworn in by state Supreme Court Justice Patricia Breckenridge. Richardson succeeds John Diehl (R), who resigned his leadership post and seat May 15. Diehl, who spoke a final time on the dais before...