Mike Parson is Missouri's unexpected governor, assuming power when his predecessor resigned in scandal. A little more than a year into his mostly uneventful stewardship of the state, the Republican governor is expected to announce Sunday that he's seeking a full term, and his folksy and low-key
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Mike Parson is Missouri's unexpected governor, assuming power when his predecessor resigned in scandal.
Parson, 63, will face off against Auditor Nicole Galloway, the only Democrat and woman currently holding a statewide office. Kimball said she's the best candidate the Democrats have, but she faces an uphill battle winning in Missouri, which overwhelmingly backed Donald Trump for president in 2016 and resisted the gains that Democrats made in many other states during last year's midterm elections.
Parson's leadership has"allowed state government to relax a bit," said Robynn Kuhlmann, a University of Central Missouri political scientist. Aside from signing a contentious ban on most abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy, his tenure has been largely quiet. Yet Parson's more than 14 years in government as a state representative, state senator, lieutenant governor and now governor could be a liability in some voters' eyes.
That might not make much difference in a state that Trump won by nearly 19 percentage points. As of July, Trump had a 51% approval rate in the state, according to polling by Morning Consult.
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