"Hopefully we have amended the language that has caused so much problem in the state," said Sen. John Cauthorn R-Mexico, a co-sponsor of the bill along with Rep. Wes Shoemyer D-Clarence.
Sen. John Cauthorn, R-Mexico, was at the forefront of the development of the consensus to change the law, sending a written request to the governor along with 18 signatures from members of the Missouri Senate.
The issue of livestock pricing is an attempt to level the playing field for Missouri farmers. A committee led by Sen. John Cauthorn, R-Mexico, has proposed changes to the existing law with the hope that new legislation will allow major livestock buyers to return to Missouri.
Sen. John Cauthorn, R-Mexico, was at the forefront of the development of the consensus to change the law, sending a written request to the governor along with 18 signatures from members of the Missouri Senate.
The issue of livestock pricing is an attempt to level the playing field for Missouri farmers. A committee led by Sen. John Cauthorn, R-Mexico, has proposed changes to the existing law with the hope that new legislation will allow major livestock buyers to return to Missouri.
In the 18th district, Republican John Cauthorn, president of the Missouri Cattleman's Association, received 18,503 votes, or 54.2 percent with 100 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Secretary of State's office. His opponent, Rep. Robert Clayton, D-Hannibal, received 15,658 votes, or 45.8 percent.
Both candidates in the race, Rep. Robert Clayton, D-Hannibal, and Republican John Cauthorn, president of the Missouri Cattleman's Association have been inundating voters with attack ads, accusing each other of negative campaigning.
Inundating voters with attack ads, Rep. Robert Clayton, D-Hannibal, and Republican John Cauthorn, president of the Missouri Cattlemen's Association, have each raised and spent more than $300,000, according to campaign finance disclosure reports.