Senate Committees:

67th General Assembly – Public Health and Welfare (chairman); Judiciary; Labor; Municipal Corporations; Appropriations; Rules and Joint Rules; and Ways and Means.

68th General Assembly – Public Health and Welfare (chairman); Judiciary; Labor; Municipal Corporations; Appropriations; Ways and Means; and Aviation, Water and Natural Resources.

69th General Assembly – Public Health and Welfare (chairman); Judiciary; Labor; Appropriations; Ways and Means; Aviation, and Water Resources; and Mental Health. 

70th General Assembly – Public Health and Welfare (chairman); Judiciary; Appropriations; Criminal Jurisprudence; Mental Health; and Banks and Banking, and Financial Institutions.

71st General Assembly – Public Health and Welfare (chairman); Rules and Joint Rules (chairman); Interstate Cooperation (chairman); Banks and Banking and Financial Institutions (vice chairman); Judiciary; Appropriations; Criminal Jurisprudence; Insurance; Workmen’s Compensation; Economics and Major Expenditures; Accounts, Assignment and Clerical Force; and Legislative Research.

72nd General Assembly – Interstate Cooperation (chairman); Judiciary; (chairman); Public Health and Welfare (vice chairman); Accounts, Assignments and Clerical Forces; Banks and Banking and Financial Institutions; Criminal Jurisprudence; Economic and Major Expenditures; Industrial, Nuclear, Aviation, Space and Water Resources; Legislative Research; and Workmen’s Compensation.

73rd General Assembly – Criminal Jurisprudence (chairman); Apportionment (vice chairman); Banks and Banking and Financial Institutions (vice chairman); Public Health and Welfare (vice chairman); Accounts, Assignments and Clerical Force; Economic and Major Expenditures; Insurance; Interstate Cooperation; Judiciary; Legislative Research; and Workmen’s Compensation.

74th General Assembly – Banks and Banking and Financial Institutions (chairman); Apportionment (vice chairman); Judiciary (vice chairman); Public Health and Welfare (vice chairman); Accounts, Assignments and Clerical Force; Economic and Major Expenditures; Insurance; Interstate Cooperation; Legislative Research; and Workmen’s Compensation.

75th General Assembly – Industrial Development (chairman); Banks and Financial Institutions (vice chairman); Interstate Cooperation (vice chairman); Public Health and Welfare (vice chairman); Workmen’s Compensation (vice chairman); Elections; Employment Security; and Mental Health.

76th General Assembly – Accounts, Assignments and Clerical Force (chairman); Banks, Banking and Financial Institutions (chairman); Insurance (vice chairman); Public Health, Welfare and Environment (vice chairman); Elections, Military, Veteran and Naval Affairs; Fees, Salaries, Resolutions and Miscellaneous Bills; Interstate Cooperation; Judiciary; Rules and Joint Rules; and Workmen’s Compensation.

77th General Assembly – Accounts, Assignments and Clerical Force (chairman); Banks, Banking and Financial Institutions (chairman); Interstate Cooperation (chairman); Reorganization (chairman); Insurance (vice chairman); Apportionment, Elections, Military and Veterans Affairs; Gubernatorial Appointments; Judiciary; Public Health, Welfare and Environment; and Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Miscellaneous Bills.

Albert M. Spradling, Jr. served the people of the 27th District (Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Mississippi, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott and Wayne counties). Born in Cape Girardeau, he received his education from Cape Girardeau public schools; Southeast Missouri State University; and the University of Missouri where he earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. Senator Spradling began practicing law with his family in 1942. He was a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1942-1945. In 1945, Senator Spradling began practicing law in Cape Girardeau and later was appointed city attorney of Cape Girardeau, serving from 1948-1952. He was elected to the Senate to complete an unexpired term. Senator Spradling was re-elected to the Senate in 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972. During the 71st and 72nd General Assemblies, he served as President Pro Tem. (Democrat)

Official Manual of the State of Missouri: 1975-1976