Dean Plocher

Embattled Missouri House Speaker Plocher dismisses another top staffer

February 1, 2024 | By JASON HANCOCK, MISSOURI INDEPENDENT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher fired his legislative director Wednesday, the latest in a series of departures from his office as he continues to face an ethics investigation into allegations of unlawful conduct. Erica Choinka had worked for the Missouri House since 2016, first as a legislative assistant and then as…