"Looking at the caucus it was going to be a pro-life person," said Rep. Cindy Ostmann, R-St. Peters. "I was a supporter of Carson Ross (the only black GOP House member). He's outside of the leadership group and he could have given us a new outlook. But, we have to get off this issue and get on to the day to day issues of the state. If we're going to be a majority party, we've got to start working together."
Among legislators vying for the highest Republican seat in the House is Rep. Carson Ross, R-Blue Springs, who, if elected, would become the first black Republican floor leader in Missouri history.
One of those candidates is Kansas City area representative Carson Ross, and if elected, he will be the first black legislator to hold a republican floor leader position in the history of Missouri.Actuality:
Blue Springs representative Carson Ross says he is appalled when he sees able bodied people park illegally... but giving citizens the power of police officers is not the answer.