Current Position: Governor since 2018
Affiliation: Republican

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.

Parson has 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 schools 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

Current Position: Missouri’s State Auditor
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2020 Governor

Nicole is running for Governor because she believes we need a New Way. Governor Parson has cut health care from 100,000 children and, by refusing to join Republican and Democratic Governors from across the country in expanding Medicaid, he has let seven rural hospitals close on his watch — devastating local economies and forcing thousands of rural Missourians to drive hours for health care services.

Nicole would expand Medicaid, restore coverage for those children, keep our rural hospitals open and implement an aggressive agenda to help Missourians cover the costs of health care. And she knows that we can do it without raising taxes.

Source: Campaign page