Speaker names members for Mo. ag committee

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones has announced membership for a committee tasked with investigating allegations of a hostile work environment in the Department of Agriculture.

The 15-member committee will have 10 Republicans and five Democrats. It is led by Republican Casey Guernsey of Bethany, Mo., and the vice chairman will be Stanley Cox of Sedalia, Mo.

The Republican members are Bill Reibolt of Neosho, Mo., Sonya Anderson of Springfield, Mo., Shelley Keeney of Marble Hill, Mo., Sue Entlicher of Bolivar, Mo., Sandy Crawford of Buffalo, Mo., Joe Don McGaugh of Carrollton, Mo., Diane Franklin of Camdenton, Mo., and Kathy Swan of Cape Girardeau.

Democrats are Reps. Kim Gardner of St. Louis, Jeremy LaFaver of Kansas City, Mo., Stacey Newman of St. Louis, Clem Smith of St. Louis and Stephen Webber of Columbia, Mo.