Dean Plocher set to assume new role in Missouri on Wednesday

His name is Dean Plocher.

You may have never heard his name before but you’re going to be hearing it a LOT this year.

The 50-year-old Plocher from St. Louis County is set to become the Majority Floor Leader in the Missouri House of Representatives when that its 2021 session convenes on Wednesday.

That will make him the second-most-powerful person in the House just behind the upcoming Speaker of the House, Rob Vescovo.

Republicans enjoy a super-majority in the Missouri House.