Jonathan Patterson
Jon Patterson | |
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| Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
| 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 | |
| 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 and former surgeon serving as Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives since 2025. A Republican, he has represented the 30th district, covering part of Lee's Summit, since 2019, and served as House majority leader from 2023 to 2025. He is the first Asian American to serve as Speaker of the Missouri House, the first Speaker from Jackson County in more than 160 years, and the first physician to hold the office in 140 years. In 2026 Patterson won the Republican primary for the Missouri Senate's 8th district.