▁Catholic ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Charles ▁Rot ary ▁Club , ▁among ▁others . ▁A ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Charles ▁City ▁Council . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Missouri ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁winning ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Special ▁Committee ▁on ▁Parliament ary ▁Pro cedure , ▁and ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Eth ics ▁and ▁R ules ▁comm itte es . ▁ ▁D emp sey ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁special ▁election ▁previously ▁serving ▁as ▁Major ity ▁F loor ▁Le ader ▁in ▁the ▁Missouri ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁D emp sey ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁President ▁Pro ▁Tem ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Senate . ▁ ▁D emp sey ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁Senate ▁seat ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁partner ▁at ▁the ▁Gate ▁Way ▁Group , ▁a ▁St . ▁Louis ▁based ▁lo bb ying ▁firm . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁D emp sey ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁restaurant ▁owner ▁Ernest ▁" Er nie " ▁D emp sey ▁and ▁Peg gy ▁Ped ru c ci , ▁along ▁with ▁younger ▁sister s ▁Anne ▁and ▁Mary . ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁St . ▁Charles , ▁Missouri , ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Mol ly . ▁They ▁have ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further