How much did it cost for Missouri lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts?

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (WGEM) - A nine day special legislative session cost Missouri taxpayers over $170,000.

Each extra day lawmakers are in session costs taxpayers money. Representatives and Senators make the same daily pay for each extra day they’re in session, $142.40, and representatives get reimbursed $0.66 per mile, according to nonpartisan capitol staff.

For travel and daily costs, the Missouri’s representatives were paid $138,706.20 for the special session. Senators were paid $13,955.20. An additional cost accrued from this special session was the software used to draw the new map called Maptitude, it cost taxpayers $21,000. The total price tag for this special session lands around $173,661.80.

The call for a special session includes redrawing the map and making it more difficult