Mike Parson

Mike Parson REPRepublican

Governor

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Mike ParsonREPRepublican Governor
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MOResidence (state)

Michael Lynn Parson (born September 17, 1955) is an American politician serving as the 57th governor of Missouri since 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Parson assumed the governorship when Eric Greitens resigned, as he was lieutenant governor at the time. Parson served the remainder of Greitens's term and was elected governor in his own right in 2020. Parson served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011 and the Missouri Senate from 2011 to 2017. He was elected lieutenant governor in 2016. He assumed the governorship on June 1, 2018, upon Greitens's resignation. As governor, Parson signed a bill criminalizing abortion after eight weeks of pregnancy and opposed Medicaid expansion. He oversaw the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, issuing a temporary stay-at-home order in April 2020 but allowing school districts to decide whether to close. Parson placed restrictions on mail-in voting during the 2020 U.S. elections, and oversaw Missouri's reaction to the George Floyd protests.

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Education7 - 7 of 5
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
University of Hawaiʻi
University of Maryland
Wheatland High School
Wheatland High School
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Governor
State of Missouri
2018 - Current
Lieutenant Governor
State of Missouri
2017 - 2018
Senator
Missouri State Senate
2010 - 2017
Representative
Missouri State House of Representatives
2004 - 2010
Former Majority Caucus Whip
Missouri State Senate
Former Sheriff
Polk County Sheriff's Office
1993 - 2005
Military Police
United States Army, Germany, Hawaii
1975 - 1981
Other Experience1 - 20 of 20
Member
United States Department of Justice Advisory Committee, Criminal Justice Information Services
Current
Member
American Legion
Current
Member
Missouri Cattlemen’s Association
Current
Member
National Rifle Association (NRA)
Current
Member
National Sheriffs Association
Current
Member
Lebanon Chamber of Commerce
Current
Member
Bolivar Chamber of Commerce
Current
Member
Missouri Farm Bureau
Current
Member
Optimist Club
Current
Member
Missouri Sheriffs Missouri Association of Counties for Budget Procedure
Current
Former Member
Bolivar Chamber of Commerce Board
Member
Missouri Electronic Prior Authorization Committee
Current
Former Chair
Small Business, Insurance, and Industry Committee, Missouri State Senate
Former Commissioner
Missouri Emergency Response Commission
Former Member
Legislative Research Committee, Missouri State Senate
Former Member
Appropriations Committee, Missouri State Senate
Former Member
General Laws Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives
Former Member
Rules Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives
Former Member
Utilities Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives
Former Member
Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee, Missouri State Senate
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