Senator Cindy O'Laughlin

Senator Cindy O'Lauglin is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia.She was elected senator in 2018 and again in 2022 to represent the 18th Senatorial District in Northwest Missouri. Her peers elected her to serve as the Majority Floor Leader in 2022, and she was the first female to hold this position in state history. She is credited with improving the efficiency of the Missouri Senate during her first year serving in that role. In January of 2025, she was the first female ever to be elected as the President Pro Tempore of the Missouri Senate. 

Prior to being elected to the Missouri Senate, Senator O'Laughlin served as a school bus driver, an administrator at a local Christian school, and as a member of her local school board. Senator O'Laughlin has served on numerous statewide boards, such as the Associated Builders and Contractors, the Children's Trust Fund, and the Missouri Club for Growth. She is currently a member of the National Rifle Association, the Missouri Cattlemen's Association, the Missouri Farm Bureau, and the Macon First Baptist Church.

In addition to her public service, Senator O'Laughlin is the former co-owner of Leo O'Laughlin, Inc., a trucking company and ready-mix concrete business with locations in Shelbina, Macon, Marceline, and LaBelle.

Senator O'Laughlin grew up on a farm and spent much of her childhood around horses, livestock auctions, and corn fields. Today, she's the proud owner of several dogs, including Basset Hounds, as well as several rescue dogs. Senator O'Laughlin is a current resident of Shelbina. She has four sons, a foster daughter, and seven grandchildren.

Senator O'Laughlin discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by or used on patients relative to the content of this presentation.