Jefferson City, Missouri - Dexter resident Herman Morse is shown inside the state capital in Jefferson City on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 as he takes the oak of office to serve as Missouri's District 151 State Representative.

Morse won the November 2017 special election after Representative Tila Hubrecht resigned from the post at mid-term.

Morse will complete the term in 2018 and must run in the November 2018 election to retain his seat for two more years.

Pictured are Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson, (R) Poplar Bluff administers the oath of office to Rep. Elect Herman Morse (R) Dexter, as Rep. Steve Cookson, (R) Poplar Bluff watches on.

Photo credit to Tim Bommel, Photojournalist, Missouri State Capitol, Rm. B-32, Jefferson City, MO