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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.
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 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.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday signed into law legislation to block local governments from issuing eviction moratoriums, part of a years-long effort targeting housing laws in Kansas City and ...
On June 18, 2018, Governor Mike Parson appointed Kehoe as Missouri's lieutenant governor. Parson and Kehoe were elected to a full term in 2020. Kehoe won the nomination for governor against State Senator Bill Eigel and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. [4] On November 5, 2024, he defeated Democratic nominee Crystal Quade [5] in the general ...
In 2019, Gov. Mike Parson signed an expansion to the Missouri Returning Heroes Education Act. This law (originally passed in 2008) entitles combat veterans to a 70% tuition reduction in graduate ...
Incumbent Republican governor Mike Parson ran for and was elected to a full term in office. [1] Parson was elected as lieutenant governor in 2016 but became governor on June 1, 2018, after incumbent Eric Greitens resigned under threat of impeachment by the state legislature. Parson declared his bid for a full term on September 8, 2019. [2]
Gov. Mike Parson reduced the prison sentence of Andy Reid's son Britt, who crashed his car while driving drunk, seriously injuring a 5-year-old girl. Gov. Mike Parson faces bipartisan scorn for ...