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RepublicanMike Kehoe
Governor · Missouri
Governor of Missouri. Source: https://governor.mo.gov/
11 tracked promises
Missouri
Represents Missouri statewide
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Integrity
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Integrity over time
Topic coverage
11 promises across 11 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Child care1
- Education / School choice1
- Education funding1
- Energy1
- Public safety / Fentanyl1
- State budget / Fiscal policy1
- State government / DEI1
- Taxes1
- Taxes / Ballot measure1
- Taxes / Income tax elimination1
- Veterans1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)11100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
11 tracked promises
“Eliminate Missouri's individual income tax. Kehoe directed the Department of Revenue to develop a plan to eliminate the individual income tax 'once and for all,' and reaffirmed the goal a year later.”
“Deliver a balanced state budget, cutting more than $600 million from the general-revenue core, when he acts on the budget in June 2026.”
“Put a constitutional measure before voters to begin a phased elimination of the individual income tax, with full repeal within five years, by passing a joint resolution in the 2026 session.”
“Recommend a $200 million increase for the K-12 Foundation Formula — described as the largest increase since the current formula was created.”
“Charge drug dealers with first-degree murder when they sell fentanyl that kills a Missourian, and back legislation to do so.”
“Never support extending sales taxes onto agriculture, healthcare, or real estate as part of the income-tax elimination plan.”
“Make Missouri 'all in on nuclear' energy — sign an executive order establishing an Advanced Nuclear Energy Task Force and push the General Assembly to update the state's Renewable Energy Standard.”
“Bar diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in state government, building state hiring and programs on merit, and take action on it 'in the coming weeks.'”
“Pay child care providers who partner with the state at the beginning of each month and pay on enrollment (like private pay), starting in fiscal year 2026, ending late payments; and issue an executive order for a complete rewrite of child care regulations.”
“Enact voluntary open enrollment in public schools, letting families choose a public school regardless of zip code; in 2026 he added $7.5 million in the budget to implement it.”
“Keep every Missouri veterans home open, pledging that no veterans home will close due to a lack of state funding, backed by an additional $10 million in general revenue.”
Positions on record
11 positions on recordThe record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.
- Taxes / Ballot measureStated position
Put a constitutional measure before voters to begin a phased elimination of the individual income tax, with full repeal within five years, by passing a joint resolution in the 2026 session.
SourcesOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2026 State of the State Address· archivedView position & sources → - TaxesStated position
Never support extending sales taxes onto agriculture, healthcare, or real estate as part of the income-tax elimination plan.
SourcesOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2026 State of the State Address· archivedView position & sources → - State budget / Fiscal policyStated position
Deliver a balanced state budget, cutting more than $600 million from the general-revenue core, when he acts on the budget in June 2026.
SourcesOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2026 State of the State Address· archivedView position & sources → - EnergyStated position
Make Missouri 'all in on nuclear' energy — sign an executive order establishing an Advanced Nuclear Energy Task Force and push the General Assembly to update the state's Renewable Energy Standard.
SourcesOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2026 State of the State Address· archivedView position & sources → - Taxes / Income tax eliminationStated position
Eliminate Missouri's individual income tax. Kehoe directed the Department of Revenue to develop a plan to eliminate the individual income tax 'once and for all,' and reaffirmed the goal a year later.
SourcesOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2026 State of the State Address· archivedOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2025 State of the State Address· archivedView position & sources → - Education fundingStated position
Recommend a $200 million increase for the K-12 Foundation Formula — described as the largest increase since the current formula was created.
SourcesOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2025 State of the State Address· archivedView position & sources → - VeteransStated position
Keep every Missouri veterans home open, pledging that no veterans home will close due to a lack of state funding, backed by an additional $10 million in general revenue.
SourcesOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2025 State of the State Address· archivedView position & sources → - Education / School choiceStated position
Enact voluntary open enrollment in public schools, letting families choose a public school regardless of zip code; in 2026 he added $7.5 million in the budget to implement it.
SourcesOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2026 State of the State Address· archivedOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2025 State of the State Address· archivedView position & sources → - Child careStated position
Pay child care providers who partner with the state at the beginning of each month and pay on enrollment (like private pay), starting in fiscal year 2026, ending late payments; and issue an executive order for a complete rewrite of child care regulations.
SourcesOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2025 State of the State Address· archivedView position & sources → - State government / DEIStated position
Bar diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in state government, building state hiring and programs on merit, and take action on it 'in the coming weeks.'
SourcesOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2025 State of the State Address· archivedView position & sources → - Public safety / FentanylStated position
Charge drug dealers with first-degree murder when they sell fentanyl that kills a Missourian, and back legislation to do so.
SourcesOffice of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe — 2025 State of the State Address· archivedView position & sources →
Disclosure
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