Missouri Republican Party

The Missouri Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the U.S. state of Missouri. The party Chairman is Kay Hoflander since 2019. The previous Chairman Todd Graves, brother of Missouri congressman Sam Graves served from 2017 to 2019. Graves was unanimously elected to the position on January 7, 2017.

Missouri Republican Party
ChairpersonKay Hoflander
Senate leaderCaleb Rowden
House leaderRob Vescovo
HeadquartersJefferson City, Missouri
IdeologyConservatism
Social conservatism
Fiscal conservatism
National affiliationU.S. Republican Party
ColorsRed
Seats in State Upper Houses
24 / 34
Seats in State Lower Houses
116 / 163
Website
www.missouri.gop

Other Missouri GOP leadership
  • Kay Hoflander, Chair
  • Nick Myers, Vice Chair
  • Derrick Good, Secretary
  • Pat Thomas, Treasurer
  • Jean Evans, Executive Director

Current Republican officeholders

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

Statewide offices

History

Missouri has been known to be a bellwether state, meaning that it has voted for the winning presidential candidate in all but three elections since 1904. The vote of Missouri can be swayed either way and historically, no party has had a strong grasp on the state. Despite this, the Republican Party has recently become more successful on the national level for Missouri, as the state voted for the Republican presidential candidate in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 elections.

Controversies

After Missouri governor Eric Greitens was indicted by a grand jury for felony invasion of privacy charges related to an extra martial affair as well as his alleged threat to release compromising photos if the woman involved revealed the affair to anyone, the Missouri GOP's executive director claimed that the case against Greitens was a "political hit job" orchestrated by George Soros.[1]

References
  1. Delk, Josh (23 February 2018). "Missouri GOP suggests George Soros is behind indictment of governor".
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