Mike Kehoe
Conservative
Republican
Governor
Missouri
Current Position: Governor of Missouri
Running For: N/A
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- Against source-of-income discrimination protections for renters; signed law allowing landlords to discriminate against tenants using housing vouchers, Social Security Disability Insurance, child support, and tips to pay rent, overturning Kansas City's ban
- For eliminating capital gains tax and income tax in Missouri; advocated for removing both taxes from state revenue and slated a 2026 ballot amendment to eliminate income tax and expand sales tax
Business & Labor
- Against voter-approved minimum wage increase and paid sick leave mandate; signed law repealing 2025 ballot measure that would have increased Missouri's minimum wage and guaranteed paid sick leave
- For reducing business regulations and cutting taxes to attract jobs
Education
- For private school vouchers/scholarships; prioritized $50 million in funding for MOScholars tax-credit scholarship program for private and parochial schools
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For adding barriers to citizen initiative petitions for constitutional amendments
- For partisan redistricting aligned with Republican electoral goals; called special session prioritizing redistricting to create more Republican seats