speaker Race for Mo. House speaker heats up By Associated Press • Aug 16, 2013 David Shane / Flickr Missouri House Majority Leader John Diehl is promising to raise money for the Republican cause — not his personal political aspirations — if colleagues nominate him as the next House speaker. Missouri House picks Jones as new speaker By Associated Press • Sep 12, 2012 timwjones.com Missouri House members have chosen Republican Tim Jones of St. Louis County as their speaker for the next few months.