Mike Kehoe, Governor of Missouri

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Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced seven gubernatorial appointments.

Today, Governor Mike Kehoe, along with Senate Appropriations Chairman Rusty Black and House Budget Chairman Dirk Deaton, announced Missouri's Consensus Revenue Estimate (CRE) for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY2027).

The annual CRE is a figure established by state budget experts and economists from the University of Missouri and Missouri State University. It serves as one of the foundational assumptions the Governor and Missouri General Assembly use to build a balanced budget.

Today, in honor of St. Charles County Ambulance District Lieutenant Sarah McCarthy, Governor Mike Kehoe ordered the U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at half-staff at government buildings in St. Charles County and at every emergency medical service station in Missouri on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from sunrise to sunset.

Today, Governor Mike Kehoe signed Executive Order 25-36 temporarily suspending the hours of service regulations for commercial motor vehicles transporting residential heating fuel in Missouri.

About the Governor

Mike Kehoe

Mike Kehoe

58th Governor of Missouri

Governor Kehoe served four-and-a-half years on the Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission. He also served in the Missouri Senate, where he worked to balance budgets, fully fund schools, and champion laws protecting Missouri’s children and seniors. As Senate Majority Floor Leader, he advocated for reducing regulatory burdens, cutting taxes, and creating jobs.

Throughout his term as Missouri’s 47th Lieutenant Governor, Governor Kehoe highlighted Missouri’s businesses, agriculture, and tourism while serving as a voice for veterans and seniors.

As a first generation-farmer and passionate champion of Missouri agriculture, Governor Kehoe owns and operates a 700-acre cattle farm in Phelps and Pulaski counties with his wife, Claudia. The Kehoes are proud parents of four adult children and are thrilled to embrace their new role as grandparents.

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