Mike Henderson (politician)

For other people with the same name, see Mike Henderson (disambiguation).

Mike Henderson (born 1958/1959)^[1] is an American politician. He is a member of the Missouri Senate from the 3rd district, serving since 2025. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 117th District, serving from 2017 to 2025. He is a member of the Republican party.^[2]

Mike Henderson
Member of the Missouri Senate from the 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2025
Preceded by	Elaine Gannon
Speaker pro tempore of the Missouri House of Representatives
In office January 4, 2023 – January 8, 2025
Preceded by	John Wiemann
Succeeded by	Chad Perkins
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 117th district
In office January 2017 – January 8, 2025
Preceded by	Linda Black
Succeeded by	Becky Laubinger
Personal details
Born	1958 or 1959 (age 65–66) Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Children	2
Education	Murray State University (BA) Missouri State University (MA, EdS)

Political issues

Petitions

Henderson sponsored a bill that would make the initiative petition process for voters to amend the state constitution more difficult by raising the required threshold of votes. The bill raised national attention as being the first such proposal, as well as potentially violating the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.^[3]

Electoral history

Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 2, 2016, District 117^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Henderson	1,617	59.43%
	Republican	Mike Miller	1,104	40.57%
Total votes			2,721	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 117^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Henderson	7,302	56.74%
	Democratic	Travis Barnes	5,567	43.26%
Total votes			12,869	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2018, District 117^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Henderson	8,169	72.06%	+15.32
	Democratic	Kayla Chick	3,168	27.94%	−15.32
Total votes			11,337	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 3, 2020, District 117^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Henderson	10,485	73.31%	+1.25
	Democratic	Tony Dorsett	3,817	26.69%	−1.25
Total votes			14,302	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2022, District 117^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Henderson	8,722	100.00%	+26.69
Total votes			8,722	100.00%