Governor Parson Signs Legislation Honoring Former Representative Cloria Brown

MARCH 25, 2019

 — Today, Governor Parson signed House Committee Substitute for House Bills 448 and 206 during a signing ceremony in the Governor’s Office. The legislation was passed in honor of former St. Louis County Representative Cloria Brown and will designate a portion of Lindbergh Boulevard in St. Louis County as “Rep. Cloria Brown Memorial Highway.”

“Representative Brown was a dedicated, compassionate public servant who always had the best interest of her constituents at heart,” Governor Parson said. “It was an honor to sign today’s bill that will help ensure Representative Brown’s legacy lives on with St. Louis County residents and all Missourians for generations to come.” 

Representative Brown served three terms in the Missouri House before she passed away last March after battling cancer. Monday’s ceremony was attended by many of her former colleagues and other members of the General Assembly wishing to honor her legacy.

Speaker of House Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, said, “I had the distinct honor of serving with Cloria Brown in both the House and on the Missouri Human Trafficking Task Force where I saw her passion of fighting for the victims of human trafficking. She was a special person whose care for the most vulnerable and exploited has had an enormous impact in my life and in Missouri.”

Bill sponsor Representative Patricia Pike, R-Adrian, added, “As a State Representative, Cloria Brown served with strength and grace as a legislator for her district and state. She leaves a legacy, for others to follow, in her work against human trafficking.”

“Cloria was a beloved servant of the citizens of the 94th district and worked tirelessly to stand up for those who did not have a voice,” bill sponsor Representative Jim Murphy, R-St. Louis, said. “Honoring her in this way will be a reminder of the legacy she leaves of not sitting idly by but to work with grit and grace to make a difference in our community.” 

“We are grateful for Cloria Brown’s service to the State of Missouri. She worked hard to make a difference for constituents and to the state,” Senator Scott Sifton, D-St. Louis County, said.

House Bill 448 was sponsored by Representative Pike and House Bill 206 by Representative Murphy. The bills were combined and passed unanimously by both the Missouri House and Missouri Senate earlier in the legislative session.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will be placing the signage for the new highway designation when the legislation becomes effective on August 28. Private donations were collected to pay for the signs.