JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — St. Charles County Sen. Nick Schroer was selected Thursday as the Missouri Senate’s next Republican majority floor leader, giving the county a central role in shaping the chamber’s legislative agenda.

Schroer joins a leadership team headed by Sen. Jason Bean, the caucus’s choice for president pro tem. Jill Carter was selected assistant majority floor leader, Joe Nicola caucus chairman and Ben Brown caucus secretary, according to the leadership announcement.

The change follows an election that left Republicans with 22 of the Senate’s 34 seats and ended their two-thirds supermajority. They retain control of the chamber but face a larger Democratic caucus.

Schroer has argued that Republicans need to deliver on tax cuts, education, public safety and living costs rather than interpret the losses as a call to move toward the political center. Democratic senators have offered a different reading, describing the results as a rejection of Republican priorities.

Schroer represents the 2nd Senate District in St. Charles County and previously served six years in the Missouri House. The leadership selection is a new development following Tuesday’s election.