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Missouri's Republican Gov. Mike Parson looked back on past wins in his final State of the State address Wednesday, lauding his achievements after assuming leadership in the chaotic absence of his ...
Gov. Mike Parson wears a tie with the number 57 on it, for the 57th governor of Missouri, as he answers questions after the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce's annual State of the State at ...
Kehoe, who was appointed by Parson to serve as the state's 48th lieutenant governor in June 2018, was elected to a full term in 2020. He defeated eight Republican challengers in the primary to ...
Michael Lynn Parson (born September 17, 1955) is an American politician and former law enforcement officer who served as the 57th governor of Missouri, from 2018 to 2025.A member of the Republican Party, Parson assumed the governorship upon the resignation of Eric Greitens, under whom he served as lieutenant governor from 2017 to 2018.
The governor of Missouri is the head of government of the U.S. state of Missouri and the commander-in-chief of the Missouri National Guard. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Missouri Legislature, to convene the legislature and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment.
When Gov. Mike Parson first addressed the Missouri General Assembly nearly six years ago, he urged lawmakers to look to the past and future, and honor those who leave their mark on the state.
The last Democrat to hold the office of governor in Missouri was Jay Nixon, who comfortably won re-election in 2012. In 2020 , Parson won by 16.41%, the first time a Republican gubernatorial candidate won by a double-digit margin since John Ashcroft's landslide re-election in 1988 .
Hundreds of Missouri school officials wrote Gov. Mike Parson, asking him to reject an omnibus education bill they say will cast a long shadow of financial uncertainty.