Missouri Lieutenant Governor

The Missouri Lt. Gov. is elected for a term of 4 years and there are no limits on the number of years one can serve.

The lieutenant governor assumes the powers and duties of the governor when the governor is absent from the state or unable to serve.

The lieutenant governor is the only statewide elected official that is part of both the executive and legislative branches in Missouri. The lieutenant governor is elected separately from the governor and each can be a member of different political parties.

The lieutenant governor is also President of the Missouri Senate. The lieutenant governor has the right to preside over the senate but is subject to the procedural rules of the senate while doing so. As president of the senate, the lieutenant governor can cast a vote in the case of a tie.

One should choose a lieutenant governor, with the same vetting as the office of governor. In the 204 year history of our state, there were nine times the governor did not finish his term and was replaced. The most recent case was when Mike Parson replaced Governor Eric Greitens who resigned on June 1, 2018.

In the August 6 lieutenant governor Democratic primary, the candidates are Richard Brown vs. Anastasia Syes.

Richard Brown is a retired public school teacher. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives since 2016. He was a member of the Kansas City Federation of Teachers Local 691 union. Brown says he will fight for affordable housing, childcare and healthcare

Anastasia Syes said she wants to fight for social justice issues and remove personal property tax on vehicles.

On the Republican side, six candidates are competing. Here is a little background on the top three:

Lincoln Hough was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2018. Prior to that he served as a local official in Greene County and was a state rep. Hough’s voting record includes too many times he was on the wrong side of individual liberty and small government.

Holly Rehder, Sikeston, is the current state senator from South East Missouri. Prior to that she was a state rep starting in 2013. Following the death of her cousin from a drug overdose, Rehder sponsored the prescription drug monitoring bill (PDMP) each year. During her state house years, she was not able to get PDMP passed. Once elected to the senate, her bill passed in 2021 creating a statewide database for prescription drugs. This was a tremendous leap for big government surveillance, but did not fix the core issues and today we still have many Missouri citizens addicted to prescription drugs. I am truly sorry for the Rehder’s loss, however, PDMP is literally the personification of “Something bad has happened, so there should be a new law.” We lose our liberty one piece of paper at a time.

Tim Baker is the current Franklin County Clerk overseeing local elections. Baker, a former business owner says his top three issues are gun rights, agriculture and education. “I will stand firmly on protecting our farms and not allow foreign investors to control our food source.” Baker has an A rating from the NRA.

On August 6, Missouri voters will get to decide their parties’ candidates for governor,lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, all 163 state reps, 17 of 34 state senators, and many local offices including sheriff.

July 10, 2024 is the last day to register to vote in the August primary election