Jonathan Patterson

Jon Patterson
Jon Patterson
Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 8, 2025
Preceded by	Dean Plocher
Majority Leader of the Missouri House of Representatives
	In office; January 4, 2023 – January 8, 2025
Preceded by	Dean Plocher
Succeeded by	Alex Riley
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives; from the 30th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 2019
Preceded by	Mike Cierpiot
Personal details
Born	Blue Springs, Missouri, U.S.
Party	Republican
Education	University of Missouri (BS, MD)

Jonathan "Jon" Patterson is an American politician representing the 30th district in the Missouri House of Representatives.^[1] He began his tenure in the House in 2019, and was elected Missouri Speaker of the House in 2025.^[2]

Career

Patterson earned his bachelor's and medical degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia. After medical school, Patterson completed his surgical residency at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City. He practiced general surgery in eastern Jackson County from 2011 to 2022.^[3]^[4]

Missouri House of Representatives

Patterson has served in the Missouri House of Representatives since 2019. In 2024, he was nominated for the role of Speaker of the House in the 2025 session. He faced challenger Justin Sparks, who received only 10 votes to Patterson's 152. Patterson is the first Asian American elected to Missouri's Speaker of the House.^[2]

In May 2025, Patterson praised the legislature for passing measures to reverse the abortion amendment and paid sick leave provisions passed by a majority of Missouri voters in the previous year.^[5]

In September 2025, Patterson voted against a mid-decade redistricting map that would gerrymander Jackson county's congressional representation.^[6]

Electoral history

Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 7, 2018, District 30^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Patterson	2,565	55.13%
	Republican	Christ Hankins	1,626	34.95%
	Republican	James Lowman	462	9.93%
Total votes			4,653	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2018, District 30^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Patterson	9,162	51.69%
	Democratic	Ryana Parks-Shaw	8,069	45.52%
	Libertarian	Brad Eichstadt	494	2.79%
Total votes			17,725	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 3, 2020, District 30^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jon Patterson	12,850	57.26%	+5.57
	Democratic	Art Schaaf	9,591	42.74%	−2.78
Total votes			22,441	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2022, District 30^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jon Patterson	8,599	54.28%	−2.98
	Democratic	Sonia Nizami	7,242	45.72%	+2.98
Total votes			15,841	100.00%

References

^ ballotpedia.org Retrieved December 3, 2020
^ ^a ^b Bates, Rudi Keller, Clara (2025-01-08). "Jon Patterson easily wins race for Missouri House speaker over right-wing challenger • Missouri Independent". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2025-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ house.mo.gov Retrieved December 3, 2020
^ justfacts.votesmart.org Retrieved December 3, 2020
^ Lewis, Evy; Kellogg, Sarah (2025-05-16). "Missouri House adjourns early, ending 2025 legislative session". STLPR. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
^ "Redistricting bill passes Missouri House, top Republican votes against party". spectrumlocalnews.com. September 10, 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 27, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. November 30, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

Missouri House of Representatives

Preceded by

Dean Plocher

Majority Leader of the Missouri House of Representatives
2023–2025

Succeeded by

Alex Riley

Political offices

Preceded by

Dean Plocher

Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
2025–present

Incumbent

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[1] tpedia.org Retrieved December 3, 2020

[:0-2] Bates, Rudi Keller, Clara (2025-01-08). "Jon Patterson easily wins race for Missouri House speaker over right-wing challenger • Missouri Independent". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2025-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] use.mo.gov Retrieved December 3, 2020

[4] ustfacts.votesmart.org Retrieved December 3, 2020

[5] Lewis, Evy; Kellogg, Sarah (2025-05-16). "Missouri House adjourns early, ending 2025 legislative session". STLPR. Retrieved 2025-05-16.

[6] "Redistricting bill passes Missouri House, top Republican votes against party". spectrumlocalnews.com. September 10, 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-19.

[7] "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 27, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[8] "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. November 30, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[9] "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[10] "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

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Jon Patterson

Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2025
Preceded by	Dean Plocher
Majority Leader of the Missouri House of Representatives
In office January 4, 2023 – January 8, 2025
Preceded by	Dean Plocher
Succeeded by	Alex Riley
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2019
Preceded by	Mike Cierpiot

Personal details
Born	Blue Springs, Missouri, U.S.
Party	Republican
Education	University of Missouri (BS, MD)