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The lieutenant governor also serves, ex officio, as president of the Missouri Senate. The lieutenant governor is elected separately from the governor, and therefore may be of a different party than the governor. The current lieutenant governor is Mike Kehoe.
Michael Leo Kehoe [1] (born January 17, 1962) is an American politician who is the governor-elect of Missouri. [2] A member of the Republican Party, he serves as the 48th lieutenant governor of Missouri, having been in office since June 18, 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.
Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks to supporters Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at a primary election night watch party in Jefferson City. ... Mike Parson picked Kehoe to become lieutenant governor in ...
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 ...
The lieutenant governor is the second-highest-ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U.S. states and four of the five territories.In those states and territories, he or she is the first in the line of succession in case of a vacancy in the office of governor (Note: in Massachusetts and West Virginia, the lieutenant governor only assumes powers and duties as acting governor, not succeeding ...
Missouri state Sen. Bill Eigel campaigns for governor in Lee’s Summit. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Eigel, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in the race.
Michael Lynn Parson (born September 17, 1955) is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving as the 57th governor of Missouri since 2018. 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.