Chapter 2

Executive Branch

Farm Technology

HONORABLE MENTION
Jennifer Jones, Belle
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Eric Greitens
Governor
Elected November 8, 2016
Term expires January 2021

ERIC GREITENS (Republican) was born and ing from Officer Candidate School, Eric received
raised in Missouri. His mom, Becky, was an early orders to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL
childhood special education teacher, and his Training (BUD/S), and reported for duty. He grad-
dad, Rob, worked for the Department of Agri- uated with BUD/S class 237.
culture. He grew up with two younger brothers, Eric served as a U.S. Navy SEAL on four de-
Marc and Aaron. Eric attended Missouri public ployments: in Afghanistan with a counterterror-
schools, where he played baseball and soccer ism U.S. Special Operations Special Mission
and got his first job while he was in elementa- Unit, as the commander of a Mark V Special
ry school. In 1992, he graduated from Parkway Operations Craft Detachment in Southeast Asia,
North High School in St. Louis. and as the commander of Naval Special Warfare
Eric earned a scholarship to Duke University, Task Unit Manda Bay in the Horn of Africa. In
where he took up boxing. He also participated 2005-2006, he served as a White House Fellow
in humanitarian missions overseas, working with under President George W. Bush, and in 2006,
refugee and orphan children in Croatia and Bos- he deployed to Iraq for his fourth tour of duty, as
nia, with Rwandan children and families who the commander of an al-Qaeda targeting cell in
survived the genocide, and with children of the Fallujah.
street in Bolivia. After his unit was hit by a suicide truck bomb,
He also earned a Rhodes scholarship to Ox- Eric returned home and founded The Mission
ford University. He continued to work overseas Continues, which helps America’s veterans live
with children and families in hardship, including lives of purpose, productivity, dignity and mean-
in one of Mother Teresa’s homes for the destitute ing here at home. In seven years as CEO, Eric
and dying in India and at an orphanage in Al- built The Mission Continues into a nationally rec-
bania. He studied how leaders and communities ognized veterans organization and won numer-
can come together to help children and families ous awards for his service and leadership.
in situations of extreme hardship, poverty and In 2011, Eric married his wife, Sheena. Today,
war. At Oxford, Eric also became a champion they are the proud parents of two boys, Joshua
boxer. and Jacob. Throughout his life, he has served and
Both of Eric’s grandfathers served in the mili- fought for others. As Missouri’s 56th Governor, he
tary in World War II. Inspired by them, and with is on a new mission: to change politics as usual
a desire to serve his country, he joined the United and fight for more jobs, higher pay, safer streets
States Navy on January 20, 2001. After graduat- and better schools for all Missourians.
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Office of
Governor
State Capitol
Jefferson City 65102
Telephone: (573) 751-3222 / FAX: (573) 751-1588
www.gov.mo.gov
MIKE ROCHE DREW ERDMANN
Chief of Staff Chief Operating Officer
Qualifications
The chief executive officer of the state of Mis-
souri must be at least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen
for at least 15 years and a resident of Missouri for
at least 10 years before being elected governor.
The governor is elected to a four-year term
during the same year as a presidential election
and may seek re-election to a second four-year
term. No person may hold the office for more
than two terms.

Responsibilities
The governor appoints the members of all
boards and commissions, all department heads CALEB JONES LUCINDA LUETKEMEYER
in state government and fills all vacancies in pub- Deputy Chief of Staff Chief Counsel
lic offices unless otherwise provided by law. The
board members of Missouri’s state universities
and colleges are appointed by the governor. The
governor also selects the members of the Supreme
and Appellate Courts of Missouri from names
submitted by the Appellate Judicial Commission.
The governor appoints members to certain elec-
tion boards, the Kansas City police board and the
Board of Probation and Parole. Most appointments
require the advice and consent of the Senate.
The governor addresses the General Assem-
bly on the State of the State and recommends
changes or other actions to be taken. A budget
is submitted by the governor to the General As- JENNAE NEUSTADT WILL SCHARF
sembly within 30 days after the General Assem- Legislative Director Policy Director
bly convenes. The budget contains the governor’s
estimates of available state revenues and an item- propriations bill. Upon signing the appropriations
ized plan for proposed expenditures. bill, appended to it is a statement of the items or
portions of items to which there are objections
All bills passed by both houses of the legisla- and such items or portions will not take effect.
ture are submitted to the governor for consider- The governor may control the rate of expenditure
ation. The governor must return the legislation to in other areas whenever the actual revenues are
the house of its inception within 15 days after re- less than the revenue estimates upon which the
ceiving it. The governor may either approve a bill, appropriations were based.
making it law, or return it to the legislature with
objections. When the legislature is adjourned, the
governor has 45 days in which to consider a bill. Additional Duties and Powers
The governor may object to one or more items The governor performs many other duties as-
or portions of items of an appropriations bill signed by the constitution, statute or custom. For
while approving other items or portions of the ap- example, the governor issues writs of election to
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PARKER BRIDEN CHARLIE BARNES SCOTT TURK NATALIE FRYREAR

Press Secretary Operations Director Boards and Commissions Assistant to the Governor
Director

TODD SCOTT SHARI CHILDS MADDIE MCMILLAN

Legislative and Policy Advisor Mansion Director Special Assistant to
the First Lady

fill vacancies in either house of the General As- Sheena attended Stanford University, where
sembly. The governor also has the power to grant she graduated with a B.A. in political science,
reprieves, commutations and pardons, but this and Oxford University, where she studied as a
does not include the power to parole. Marshall Scholar. She earned a PhD in Govern-
In addition to other duties, the governor is a ment from Harvard University, and published a
member of a number of boards and commissions, book based on her doctoral research last year.
such as the Board of Public Buildings and the Today, she is proud to serve as an assistant profes-
State Board of Fund Commissioners. sor at the University of Missouri, where she does
Moreover, the governor is the conservator of research and teaches Missouri’s students about
peace throughout Missouri and is commander- democracy and dictatorship, East Asian politics,
in-chief of the state’s militia. The militia may be and American national security and foreign policy
called out to execute laws, suppress threats of in Asia.
danger to the state and prevent and repel invasion.
Eric and Sheena were married in 2011, and
are the proud parents of two sons, Joshua and
Executive Department Jacob. They enjoy spending time together as a
The executive department consists of all state family reading, baking cookies or being outdoors
elective and appointive employees, except those at one of Missouri’s many state parks and hiking
of the legislative and judicial departments. trails.
As First Lady, Sheena focuses on foster care
Missouri’s First Lady and adoption initiatives, an interest sparked by
First Lady Sheena Chestnut Greitens was born the adoption of her younger sister when Sheena
and raised in the Pacific Northwest, the oldest was eight years old. As an educator and a mother,
of four children. Growing up, she enjoyed Scot- Sheena believes strongly in the importance of pro-
tish Highland dancing, cheerleading, her church tecting our most vulnerable children, and looks
youth group, and spending time outdoors with her forward to working to strengthen families across
parents and siblings. the state.
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Missouri Governor’s Mansion country. Missouri first ladies’ portraits are featured
throughout the mansion, along with loaned works
The Missouri Governor’s Mansion serves as of art created by the world-famous Missouri artist
the official residence of Governor Eric Greitens George Caleb Bingham. Designed by George Ing-
and First Lady Sheena Chestnut Greitens. The first ham Barnett of St. Louis, the mansion is listed on
family extends an invitation to all Missourians to the National Register of Historic Places.
tour “the people’s house,” which in 2014 hosted
more than 37,000 visitors. Since moving to the mansion, the Greitens
have added a vegetable and herb garden. Baker
First occupied by Governor Benjamin Gratz Creek Heirloom Seed Company, of Mansfield,
Brown and his family in 1872, this stately three- Mo., has provided heirloom seeds for the garden.
story brick building is one of the oldest and most Food grown in the garden is used in meals served
beautifully restored governors’ homes in the Unit- at the mansion, and Mrs. Chestnut Greitens en-
ed States. Built and finished in the Renaissance joys encouraging schoolchildren to start their own
Revival style, the entry consists of an imposing gardens. The Missouri Botanical Gardens and
portico with four dignified pink granite columns. Powell Gardens provided assistance in planning
A Victorian atmosphere greets visitors as they en- the garden at the mansion. The mansion grounds
ter the great hall with its 17-foot ceilings, a rare also contain apple trees, cherry trees and berry
free-flowing staircase of solid walnut and one of bushes planted in 2014 by Stark Bro’s Nurseries in
the best collections of period furnishings in the honor of former Gov. Lloyd Stark.
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Historical Listing, Governors

Name and (Party) Term County Born Died
1. Alexander McNair (D)1 1820–24 St. Louis 5/5/1775 3/18/1826
2. Frederick Bates (D)1 1824–25 St. Louis 6/23/1777 8/4/1825
3. Abraham J. Williams (D)1 1825 Boone 2/26/1781 12/30/1839
4. John Miller (D)1 1825–32 Howard 11/25/1781 3/18/1846
5. Daniel Dunklin (D) 1832–36 Washington 1/14/1790 8/25/1844
6. Lilburn W. Boggs (D) 1836–40 Jackson 12/14/1792 3/14/1860
7. Thomas Reynolds (D) 1840–44 Howard 3/12/1796 2/9/1844
8. Meredith Miles Marmaduke (D)2 1844 Saline 8/25/1791 3/26/1864
9. John Cummins Edwards (D) 1844–48 Cole 6/24/1806 9/17/1888
10. Austin Augustus King (D) 1848–53 Ray 9/21/1802 4/22/1870
11. Sterling Price (D) 1853–57 Chariton 9/20/1809 9/29/1867
12. Trusten Polk (D)3 1857 St. Louis 5/29/1811 4/16/1876
13. Hancock Lee Jackson (D)4 1857 Randolph 5/12/1796 3/19/1876
14. Robert Marcellus Stewart (D) 1857–61 Buchanan 3/12/1815 9/21/1871
15. Claiborne Fox Jackson (D) 1861 Saline 4/4/1806 12/6/1862
16. Hamilton Rowan Gamble (U)5, 6 1861–64 St. Louis 11/29/1798 1/31/1864
17. Willard Preble Hall (U)6 1864–65 Buchanan 5/9/1820 11/3/1882
18. Thomas Clement Fletcher (R)7 1865–69 St. Louis 1/22/1827 3/25/1899
19. Joseph Washington McClurg (R)7 1869–71 Camden 2/22/1818 12/2/1900
20. Benjamin Gratz Brown (R)8 1871–73 St. Louis 5/28/1826 12/13/1885
21. Silas Woodson (D) 1873–75 Buchanan 5/18/1819 10/9/1896
22. Charles Henry Hardin (D) 1875–77 Audrain 7/15/1820 7/29/1892
23. John Smith Phelps (D) 1877–81 Greene 12/14/1814 11/20/1886
24. Thomas Theodore Crittenden (D) 1881–85 Johnson 1/1/1832 5/29/1909
25. John Sappington Marmaduke (D) 1885–87 St. Louis City 3/14/1833 12/28/1887
26. Albert Pickett Morehouse (D) 1887–89 Nodaway 7/11/1835 9/23/1891
27. David Rowland Francis (D) 1889–93 St. Louis City 10/1/1850 1/15/1927
28. William Joel Stone (D) 1893–97 Vernon 5/7/1848 4/14/1918
29. Lon Vest Stephens (D)9 1897–1901 Cooper 12/21/1858 1/10/1923
30. Alexander Monroe Dockery (D) 1901–05 Daviess 2/11/1845 12/26/1926
31. Joseph Wingate Folk (D) 1905–09 St. Louis City 10/28/1869 5/28/1923
32. Herbert Spencer Hadley (R) 1909–13 Jackson 2/20/1872 12/1/1927
33. Elliott Woolfolk Major (D) 1913–17 Pike 10/20/1864 7/9/1949
34. Frederick Dozier Gardner (D) 1917–21 St. Louis City 11/6/1869 12/18/1933
35. Arthur Mastick Hyde (R) 1921–25 Grundy 7/12/1877 10/17/1947
36. Sam Aaron Baker (R) 1925–29 Cole 11/7/1874 9/16/1933
37. Henry Stewart Caulfield (R) 1929–33 St. Louis 12/9/1873 5/11/1966
38. Guy Brasfield Park (D) 1933–37 Platte 6/10/1872 10/1/1946
39. Lloyd Crow Stark (D) 1937–41 Pike 11/23/1886 9/17/1972
40. Forrest C. Donnell (R) 1941–45 St. Louis 8/20/1884 3/3/1980
41. Phil M. Donnelly (D) 1945–49 Laclede 3/6/1891 9/12/1961
42. Forrest Smith (D) 1949–53 Ray 2/14/1886 3/8/1962
43. Phil M. Donnelly (D) 1953–57 Laclede 3/6/1891 9/12/1961
44. James T. Blair Jr. (D) 1957–61 Cole 3/15/1902 7/12/1962
45. John M. Dalton (D) 1961–65 Dunklin 11/9/1900 7/7/1972
46. Warren E. Hearnes (D) 1965–73 Mississippi 7/24/1923 8/16/2009
47. Christopher S. (Kit) Bond (R) 1973–77 Audrain 3/6/1939
48. Joseph P. Teasdale (D) 1977–81 Jackson 3/29/1936 5/8/2014
49. Christopher S. (Kit) Bond (R) 1981–85 Audrain 3/6/1939
50. John Ashcroft (R)10 1985–93 Greene 5/9/1942
51. Mel Carnahan (D)10 1993–2000 Phelps 2/11/1934 10/16/2000
52. Roger Wilson (D)11 2000–01 Boone 10/10/1948
53. Bob Holden (D) 2001–05 Shannon 8/24/1949
54. Matt Blunt (R) 2005–09 Greene 11/20/1970
55. Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon (D)10 2009–17 Jefferson 2/13/1956
56. Eric Greitens (R) 2017– St. Louis 4/10/1974
¹At the time of the elections of McNair, Bates and Williams, and of the first election of Miller in 1825, there were no organized political
parties in Missouri. Individual popularity prevailed. All called themselves Jeffersonian Republicans, or what now are called Democrats.
²Marmaduke was elected Lt. Governor in 1840. Upon the death of Governor Thomas Reynolds in February 1844, Marmaduke became
governor. He served the remainder of that year, because John Cummins Edwards was elected.
³Soon after Polk was inaugurated, the Legislature convened and elected him by 101 votes to be a U.S. Senator. He resigned to take that
office in February 1857. His occupancy of the governor’s office was shorter than any other governor of Missouri.
4
Jackson was Lt. Governor under Polk and became acting governor after Polk resigned in February 1857. He served until October of that
year when Robert Stewart took office. Stewart was elected at a special election in August 1857.
5
Gamble was elected provisional governor by the Missouri State Convention on July 31, 1861. The office had been declared vacated after
Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson joined the Confederacy.
6
Unionist. 7Radical. 8Liberal.
9
Gov. Stephens is credited with creating the State Fair in Sedalia.
10
Some held multiple terms as governor. In consideration of space, some are listed here only once.
11
Wilson became Missouri’s 52nd governor on October 17, 2000, upon the death of Governor Mel Carnahan.
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Michael L. Parson
Lieutenant Governor
Elected November 8, 2016
Term expires January 2021

MICHAEL L. PARSON (Republican) was elected souri State Fair, one of the largest and oldest tour-
Missouri’s 47th lieutenant governor on Nov. 8, ist attractions in the state, drawing over 350,000
2016. He was victorious in 110 of Missouri’s 114 visitors every year.
counties, and received the most votes of any lieu- Lt. Governor Parson is a principal advocate
tenant governor in Missouri history. for the nearly 500,000 veterans in Missouri, the
Lt. Governor Parson was raised on a farm in 15th highest number in the United States. He
Hickory County, and graduated from Wheatland also serves as the chief advocate for Missouri’s
High School in Wheatland, Mo. He joined the senior citizens, ensuring they can live a quality
United States Army and was stationed in Ger- life and encouraging volunteerism in their com-
many and Hawaii. He was a member of the Mili- munities. As a member of the Missouri Tourism
tary Police Corps and received advanced combat Commission, the lieutenant governor is a leader
training. for the industry and its multi-billion dollar impact
on the state. The lieutenant governor is a member
After being discharged from the U.S. Army, of several boards and commissions, including the
he began work as a deputy sheriff in Hickory Missouri Development Finance Board, the Mis-
County, and became the Polk County Sheriff’s Of- souri Housing Development Commission, and
fice first criminal investigator. He also started sev- the Board of Public Buildings.
eral small businesses in Bolivar. In 1992, he was
elected sheriff of Polk County, serving 12 years. The lieutenant governor resides in Bolivar
During that time, he started a D.A.R.E. Scholar- with his wife Teresa, where they are members
ship program in every school in Polk County, and of the First Baptist Church. Together they have
was instrumental in founding the first domestic two grown children and five grandchildren. The
violence shelter in the county, House of Hope. lieutenant governor is a small business owner, in-
His terms in office saw the sheriff’s office trans- cluding a cow and calf operation.
form into a model organization, with an invest- The lieutenant governor has been honored
ment in modern criminal investigation and anti- by various organizations including: Missouri
drug operations. For his efforts, he received an Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American
award from the Missouri Association of Counties Veterans, Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Corn
for budget procedure. Growers, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, Mis-
In 2004, Lt. Governor Parson was elected to souri Pork Association, Missouri Pet Breeders
the Missouri House of Representatives, serving Association, Mid-Missouri Responsible Breed-
the people of the 133rd District. He served as ers, Sportsmen’s & Animal Owners’ Voting Alli-
chair of the House Rules Committee and formed ance, Missouri Chamber of Commerce, St. Louis
the “Common Sense Caucus” with several fel- Business Journal, St. Louis Regional Chamber &
low legislators. During his time in the House, Growth Association, Sedalia Economic Develop-
he sponsored the Castle Doctrine, a landmark ment, Missouri Association for Social Welfare,
piece of legislation which strengthened Second Missouri Association of Realtors, Missouri Home
Amendment rights throughout Missouri, and has Builders Association, Missouri Electric Coopera-
since been adopted by other states across the tive Association, State Historical Society of Mis-
United States. souri, Missouri Coalition of Children’s Agencies,
Before being elected lieutenant governor in County Commissioners Association of Missouri,
2016, Parson served six years in the Missouri Sen- Missouri Association of Counties, Missouri Sher-
ate representing the 28th District. He served as iffs’ Association, Missouri Federation of Pachy-
Majority Whip during his first two years. As Sena- derms, Associated Students of the University of
tor, he sponsored Right-to-Farm, a piece of legis- Missouri, Missouri Community College Associa-
lation which changed the Missouri Constitution tion, Mizzou Alumni Association, Missouri State
to guarantee all Missourians the right to farm and University, Missouri Healthcare Association, Mis-
ranch. He also handled a $600-million bonding souri Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Missouri
bill, which provided much-needed infrastructure Dental Association and the Missouri Biotechnol-
repairs to public buildings and universities. The ogy Association.
lieutenant governor also championed the Mis-
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Office of
Lieutenant
Governor
224 State Capitol, Jefferson City 65101
Telephone: (573) 751-4727 / FAX: (573) 751-9422
WARD FRANZ MARYLYN LUETKEMEYER
www.ltgov.mo.gov
Chief of Staff Executive Assistant
Email: ltgovinfo@ltgov.mo.gov

Qualifications
Missouri’s lieutenant governor must be at
least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least 15
years and a resident of Missouri for at least 10
years before being elected to the office. The lieu-
tenant governor is elected for a four-year term
and is subject to re-election.

Duties
The lieutenant governor is the only statewide
elected official that is part of both the executive R. TYLER HABIGER BILL BELLOMY
and legislative branches of state government. Un- Director of Communications Director of Veteran Services
der the constitution, the lieutenant governor is ex
officio president of the Missouri Senate. The lieu-
tenant governor is elected independently from
the governor, and each can be members of differ-
ent political parties. Upon the governor’s death,
conviction, impeachment, resignation, absence
from the state or other disabilities, the lieuten-
ant governor shall act as governor. By law, the
lieutenant governor is a member of the Board of
Public Buildings, Board of Fund Commissioners,
Missouri Development Finance Board, Missouri
Community Service Commission, Missouri State
Capitol Commission, Missouri Housing Develop-
ment Commission and the Tourism Commission.
The lieutenant governor is an advisor to the De- JOSEPH PONDROM RANDY WRIGHT
Director of Constituent and Director of Marketing and
partment of Elementary and Secondary Education Senior Services Tourism
on early childhood education and the Parents-as-
Teachers program. The lieutenant governor is the
state’s official advocate for senior citizens, and
commissions on which the lieutenant governor
serves on the Special Health, Psychological, and
Social Needs of Minority Older Individuals Com- serves provide numerous opportunities to help
mission. Missouri citizens. These boards and commissions
cover a wide variety of functions for Missouri’s
diverse population.
Roles of the Office
Military veterans exemplify the meaning of
In recent years, the lieutenant governor has
service. They have answered the call of duty,
embraced more responsibilities, especially relat-
ing to veterans, seniors, tourism and economic boldly facing death, injury and uncertainty. Their
development. These modern developments have sacrifice should never be forgotten. Lieutenant
made the lieutenant governor more visible and Governor Parson is proud to advocate for issues
accessible to Missourians. The many boards and vital to Missouri veterans. He also sponsors the
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Veteran Service Awards to honor veterans for As the only active farmer in statewide office,
community activism and good deeds. Lieutenant Governor Parson serves as a voice for
By statute, the lieutenant governor is the of- Missouri’s largest industry and endeavors to in-
ficial senior advocate for the State of Missouri. spire the next generation of farmers and ranchers
This office helps to investigate issues on behalf across the state.
of senior citizens. The lieutenant governor’s office The lieutenant governor also serves on the
works with the Department of Health and Senior Missouri Development Finance Board. As such,
Services to ensure the safety and well-being of the lieutenant governor has the opportunity to
Missouri’s senior citizens. Lieutenant Governor help ensure new quality jobs and business are
Parson also sponsors the Senior Service Awards brought to Missouri. Other boards and commis-
to promote and highlight the positive accom- sions on which the lieutenant governor serves
plishments senior citizens provide to their com- include: Missouri Housing Development Com-
munities. mission; Board of Fund Commissioners; Board
As a member of the Missouri Tourism Com- of Public Buildings; Second State Capitol Com-
mission, the lieutenant governor helps market mission; and the Special Health, Psychological
Missouri to the rest of the world. Out-of-state and Social Needs of Minority Older Individuals
visitors bring new revenue to Missouri busi- Commission. The lieutenant governor is also an
nesses and new tax dollars to Missouri. Centrally advisor to the Department of Elementary and Sec-
located in the United States and bordering eight ondary Education on early childhood education,
other states, Missouri hosts over 41 million visi- and appoints one member to the work groups of
tors each year. The Tourism Commission actively the state board of education.
campaigns to show visitors all Missouri has to of- This compilation of the lieutenant governor’s
fer, and is the state’s second largest industry. responsibilities demonstrates how the office can
Lieutenant Governor Parson actively pro- assist all Missourians. Citizens are urged to con-
motes Missouri products and businesses. As a tact the lieutenant governor’s office regarding is-
result, the Office of Lieutenant Governor has cre- sues affecting them by calling (573) 751-4727, or
ated a “Buy Missouri” advertising campaign to through the website at www.ltgov.mo.gov.
further advocate for items made within the bor-
ders of Missouri.
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Historical Listing, Lieutenant Governors

Name and (Party) Term County Born Died
1. William Henry Ashley (D) 1820–24 St. Louis 1785 3/26/1839
2. Benjamin Harrison Reeves (D) 1824–28 Howard 3/21/1787 4/16/1849
3. Daniel Dunklin (D) 1828–32 Washington 1/14/1790 8/25/1844
4. Lilburn W. Boggs (D) 1832–36 Jackson 12/14/1792 3/14/1860
5. Franklin Cannon (D) 1836–40 Cape Girardeau 3/12/1794 6/13/1863
6. Meredith Miles Marmaduke (D) 1840–44 Saline 8/28/1791 3/26/1864
7. James Young (D) 1844–48 Lafayette 5/11/1800 2/9/1878
8. Thomas Lawson Price (U)¹ 1848–52 Cole 1/19/1809 7/15/1870
9. Wilson Brown (D)2 1853–57 Cape Girardeau 8/27/1804 8/27/1855
10. Hancock Lee Jackson (D) 1857–61 Randolph 5/12/1796 3/19/1876
11. Thomas Caute Reynolds (D) 1860–61 St. Louis 10/11/1821 3/30/1887
12. William Willard Preble Hall (U)1, 3 1861–64 Buchanan 5/ 9/1820 11/3/1882
13. George Smith (R) 1865–69 Caldwell 2/2/1809 7/14/1881
14. Edwin Obed Standard (R)4 1869–71 St. Louis 1/5/1832 3/12/1914
15. Joseph Jackson Gravely (R)5 1871–73 Cedar 9/25/1828 4/28/1872
16. Charles Phillip Johnson (R)5 1873–75 St. Louis 1/8/1836 5/21/1920
17. Norman J. Colman (D) 1875–77 St. Louis 3/16/1827 11/3/1911
18. Henry Clay Brockmeyer (D) 1877–81 St. Louis City 8/12/1828 7/26/1906
19. Robert Alexander Campbell (D) 1881–85 St. Louis City 9/2/1832 4/2/1926
20. Albert Pickett Morehouse (D) 1885–89 Nodaway 7/11/1835 9/23/1891
21. Stephen Hugh Claycomb (D) 1889–93 Jasper 8/11/1847 6/6/1930
22. John Baptiste O’Meara (D) 1893–97 St. Louis City 6/24/1852 7/22/1926
23. August Henry Bolte (D) 1897–1901 Franklin 9/3/1854 6/24/1920
24. John Adams Lee (D) 1901–03 St. Louis City 6/28/1851 10/10/1928
25. Thomas Lewis Rubey (D)6 1903–04 Laclede 9/27/1862 11/2/1928
26. John C. McKinley (R) 1905–09 Putnam 11/20/1859 5/1/1927
27. Jacob Friedrich Gmelich (R) 1909–13 Cooper 7/23/1839 2/21/1914
28. William Rock Painter (D) 1913–17 Carroll 8/27/1863 7/1/1947
29. Wallace Crossley (D) 1917–21 Johnson 10/4/1874 12/13/1943
30. Hiram Lloyd (R) 1921–25 St. Louis 7/27/1875 9/10/1942
31. Phillip Allen Bennett (R) 1925–29 Dallas 3/5/1881 12/7/1942
32. Edward Henry Winter (R) 1929–33 Cole 4/5/1879 6/29/1941
33. Frank Gaines Harris (D)7 1933–45 Boone 4/25/1871 12/30/1944
34. Walter Naylor Davis (D) 1945–49 St. Louis 11/29/1876 9/16/1951
35. James T. Blair Jr. (D)7 1949–57 Cole 3/15/1902 7/12/1962
36. Edward V. Long (D) 1957–61 Pike 7/18/1908 11/6/1972
37. Hilary A. Bush (D) 1961–65 Jackson 6/21/1905 5/11/1966
38. Thomas F. Eagleton (D) 1965–69 St. Louis 9/4/1929 3/4/2007
39. William S. Morris (D) 1969–73 Jackson 11/8/1919 3/5/1975
40. William C. Phelps (R)7 1973–81 Jackson 4/5/1934
41. Kenneth J. Rothman (D) 1981–85 St. Louis 10/11/1935
42. Harriett Woods (D) 1985–89 St. Louis 6/2/1927 2/8/2007
43. Mel Carnahan (D) 1989–93 Phelps 2/11/1934 10/16/2000
44. Roger B. Wilson (D)7 1993–2000 Boone 10/10/1948
45. Joe Maxwell (D)8 2000–05 Audrain 3/17/1957
46. Peter D. Kinder (R)7 2005–17 Cape Girardeau 5/12/1954
47. Michael L. Parson (R) 2017– Polk 9/17/1955

¹Unionist.
²Wilson Brown died in office in August 1855. The office remained vacant until the 1856 election.
3
Hall was elected provisional lieutenant governor by the Missouri State Convention on July 31, 1861. The office had been declared
vacated after Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson joined the Confederacy.
4
The Constitution of 1865 shortened lieutenant governor. terms to two years. In 1876, terms went back to four years.
5
Liberal.
6
Was president pro tem of Senate and served as lieutenant governor following Lee’s resignation.
7
Some held multiple terms as lieutenant governor. In consideration of space, they are listed here only once.
8
Maxwell became Missouri’s 45th lieutenant governor finishing the remaining months of Roger Wilson’s term, who became governor on
October 17, 2000, upon the death of Mel Carnahan.
 EXECUTIVE BRANCH 43

Missouri State Capitol dominate the south entrance. A bronze relief de-
picting the signing of the Louisiana Purchase by
State government in Missouri is centered in
Livingston, Monroe and Marbois and the Foun-
the state’s beautiful, domed Capitol, dominating
tain of the Centaurs are the most outstanding fea-
the bluffs of the Missouri River in Jefferson City.
tures on the north grounds.
The dome, rising 238 feet above ground level
The present Capitol, completed in 1917 and
and topped by a bronze statue of Ceres, goddess
dedicated in 1924, is the fourth Capitol in Jef-
of agriculture, is the first view of Jefferson City for
ferson City. Before the seat of government was
travelers arriving from the north. The structure is
moved to Jefferson City, the functions of Missouri
Jefferson City’s leading tourist attraction and is a
territorial government were based in the Mansion
mecca for school groups who arrive by busloads,
House, a hotel in St. Louis, and later at the Mis-
particularly during General Assembly sessions
souri Hotel, also in St. Louis. The upper story of
when they fill the galleries to watch the Senate
a mercantile store in St. Charles was designated
and House of Representatives in action.
as temporary capital of the state in 1821 and re-
In addition to housing the two legislative bod- mained the seat of government until 1826 when
ies, the Capitol provides office space for the gov- Jefferson City became the permanent capital city.
ernor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, trea- The first Capitol in Jefferson City was located on
surer, state auditor and some administrative agen- land now occupied by the Governor’s Mansion.
cies. The structure is also notable for its architec- It burned in 1837, apparently after some hot
tural features, including its eight 48-foot columns coals fell out of one of its fireplaces. A second
on the south portico and six 48-foot columns on structure, completed in 1840 and expanded in
the north side; its 30-foot-wide grand stairway 1887–88 burned when the dome was struck by
and its bronze front doors, each 13-by-18 feet, lightning on February 5, 1911. A temporary Capi-
among the largest cast since the Roman era. tol made of lathe and stucco was erected in an
The Capitol’s first floor features the State Mu- area to the east of the present building and was
seum. Outstanding paintings, pediments and used from 1912 to 1917.
friezes decorate the Capitol interior. Of histori- The present Capitol was constructed for
cal significance is a series of Thomas Hart Benton $4,215,000, including site and furnishings. It is
murals in the House Lounge. five stories high, 437 feet long, 300 feet wide in
Statuary is a prominent feature of the Capitol the center and 200 feet wide in the wings. The
grounds. Heroic bronze figures depicting Mis- dome is 238 feet high and the height of the wings
souri’s two great rivers, the Mississippi and Mis- is 88 feet. It includes over 650,000 square feet of
souri, and a 13-foot statue of Thomas Jefferson floor space.
 OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE 45

John R. Ashcroft
Secretary of State
Elected November 8, 2016
Term expires January 2021

JOHN R. ASHCROFT (Republican), 44, was nesses comply with the impact of government
sworn in as Missouri’s 40th Secretary of State in regulations. He practiced law for eight years in
January 2017. Prior to being elected secretary of St. Louis County, counseling clients on legal is-
state, he worked as an engineer, professor and sues ranging from regulatory compliance to pat-
attorney. He is a graduate of the Missouri Uni- ent prosecution and election law.
versity of Science and Technology (Rolla) and St.
Louis University Law School. Ashcroft and his As secretary of state, Ashcroft will continue
wife, Katie, have three sons and one daughter. working to rebuild confidence in elections and
restore relationships with local election authori-
Ashcroft earned a bachelor’s degree in engi-
ties. As part of that effort, he created “Show It 2
neering management in Rolla and after graduat-
ing, moved to West Plains, Missouri, to work for Vote,” a campaign to implement Missouri’s pho-
a defense-based engineering company. In this ca- to voter ID requirements, and ensure every regis-
pacity, he oversaw the design, creation and quali- tered Missourian has the opportunity to vote. He
ty assurance of vehicles for the Air Force, working has fought to uphold the impartiality of the ini-
hand-in-hand with an outstanding team of men tiative petition process. He oversaw the creation
and women to develop instruments that would be of the Securities Division’s Vulnerable Citizens
used to keep our nation safe. While working, he Services Unit, which focuses on preventing and
commuted to the University of Missouri-Rolla’s reducing investor harm, and enhancing aware-
campus at Fort Leonard Wood to earn a master’s ness about resources and remedies available to
degree in engineering management. vulnerable citizens of all ages.
In 2000, Ashcroft moved to St. Louis and be- Ashcroft has worked closely with members
gan teaching engineering and technology courses of the state legislature to secure resources vital
at the Forest Park, Florissant Valley and Meramec for library access and help enhance the gateway
campuses of Saint Louis Community College. to learning for all Missourians. Ashcroft believes
Many of his former students carried their en- that library funding is one of the most efficient
hanced engineering capacities into their jobs in means to increase the learning opportunity for
St. Louis’ auto manufacturing industry.
all Missourians. Ashcroft is humbled to have
After a decade devoted to engineering, Ash- been given the distinct honor of serving as Sec-
croft sought to bring his technical experience into retary of State and is grateful for the opportunity
the practice of law. He graduated from St. Louis to serve the people of Missouri.
University Law School in 2008, earning his Juris
Doctor. After law school, he went to work for a Ashcroft was born in Jefferson City, Missouri,
legal group, practicing law in their Intellectual where he spent his youth and graduated from
Property Group. Ashcroft has earned multiple Jefferson City High School. His father, John D.
certifications in the challenging arena of citizen Ashcroft, held a number of federal and state of-
privacy and data protection. fices. His mother, Janet, had a long and success-
He then went on to work with his father in the ful career as an attorney and professor.
Ashcroft Law Firm, specializing in helping busi-
46 OFFICIAL MANUAL

Office of
Secretary
of State
600 W. Main and 208 State Capitol
PO Box 1767, Jefferson City 65102 TRISH VINCENT STEELE SHIPPY
Telephone: (573) 751-4936 / FAX: (573) 526-4903 Deputy Secretary of State / Deputy Chief of Staff
www.sos.mo.gov Chief of Staff
Email: sosmain@sos.mo.gov

The secretary of state’s office serves Missouri-

ans in a number of diverse and important ways.
The major divisions within the secretary of state’s
office are: Business Services, Elections, Securi-
ties, State Library, Records Services and Admin-
istrative Rules.
At Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s direction,
the office has focused on holding government
more accountable, embracing common sense so-
lutions, shrinking the overall size of government
and being stewards of taxpayers’ dollars.
As Missouri’s chief elections official, Ashcroft
LAURA LEWIS MAURA BROWNING
and his office have worked hard to ensure fair Executive Secretary to the Director of Communications &
and accessible elections. As part of that effort, Secretary of State Publications
the office created “Show It 2 Vote,” a campaign
to implement Missouri’s photo voter ID require-
ments and ensure every registered Missourian has
the opportunity to vote.
The Securities Division actively investigates
claims of fraud and abuse, with particular atten-
tion paid to vulnerable citizens, including the el-
derly. The creation of the new Vulnerable Citizens
Services Unit focuses on preventing and reducing
investor harm, and enhancing awareness about
resources and remedies available to vulnerable
citizens of all ages.
Secretary Ashcroft has also worked closely
with members of the state legislature to secure JULIE STEGEMAN FRANK JUNG
resources vital for library access. The State Li- Director of Publications General Counsel
brary helps enhance the gateway to learning for
all Missourians by distributing grants to libraries
across the state.
In addition, the office is responsible for com- Business Services Division
piling, storing and publishing a variety of docu- James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center
ments, including many historic records available 600 W. Main, PO Box 778, Jefferson City, 65102-0778
on www.MissouriDigitalHeritage.com. As the Telephone: (866) 223-6535 / FAX: (573) 751-5841
keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, www.sos.mo.gov/business
Ashcroft is also responsible for authenticating of-
ficial acts of the governor. The office also includes The Business Services Division has four units:
the following divisions: Information Technology, Notaries and Commissions, Corporations, Uni-
Communications and Publications, Fiscal, Hu- form Commercial Code and Safe at Home. The
man Resources and Facilities. division oversees filing offices in Jefferson City, St.
 OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE 47

KHRISTINE HEISINGER LINDSEY REINHOLDT LORI HUGHES SCOTT R. CLARK

Senior Legal Counsel Director of Government Director of Fiscal, Human Director of Business Services
Relations/Policy Resources and Facilities

Louis, Kansas City and Springfield. The Business

Services Division aims to encourage and assist
Missouri businesses.

Notaries and Commissions

The Notaries and Commissions Unit commis-
sions notaries public, maintains the official bonds
of over 67,000 Missouri notaries and is responsi-
ble for certifying notaries for foreign documents,
elected officials and the State Registrar of Vital
Statistics.
The unit also authenticates official acts of
KENNA BRESTER TONDA MACLIN
the governor. The Great Seal of the State of Mis- Deputy Director of Business Director of Field Operations
souri is affixed to more than 25,000 documents Services St. Louis Branch Office
annually, including all commissions of state and
county elected officials; appointments made by
the governor; and proclamations, executive or-
ders, extraditions, commutations of sentence and
restoration of citizenship issued by the governor.
The unit maintains bonds and oaths of office for
state officials as required by law and is respon-
sible for the official signature, facsimile signature
filings and resident agent filings.

Corporations
The secretary of state is responsible for the
registration of all Missouri and out-of-state corpo-
rations operating in Missouri. Entities file various DEBBIE EVANS
documents required by law, including creation Director of Field Operations
Springfield Branch Office
documents, annual reports, amendments and
more. There are approximately 917,000 entities
registered in Missouri. Document filing is acces-
sible 24/7 online at www.sos.mo.gov/fileonline.
Service of process as well as trademark and ser-
vice mark filings are also processed by this unit. perfected by filing a financing statement in the
accepted standardized format. These financing
statements are effective for five years; they may
Uniform Commercial Code be continued for an additional five-year term by
The secretary of state’s office is the central- filing a continuation statement within six months
ized filing office for perfecting personal property preceding expiration. UCC online filings, forms
liens and other creditor interests under the Uni- and the fee schedule for filing are available at
form Commercial Code (UCC). These liens are www.sos.mo.gov/ucc.
48 OFFICIAL MANUAL

DAVID MINNICK TYLER MCCORMICK CHRIS MARLOW TODD HURT

Commissioner of Securities Securities Chief Counsel Director of Investor Protection Manager of Vulnerable
and Education Citizens Services

Safe at Home Address Confidentiality

Program
The Safe at Home address confidentiality pro-
gram was created in 2007 to help protect survi-
vors of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape,
human trafficking or stalking through the use of
a designated address. Through the Safe at Home
program, survivors and their minor children may
use the substitute mailing address through the
secretary of state’s office for all their first class,
legal and certified mail. The program also allows
survivors to use a substitute address on their gov-
ernment records and public filings to keep their SAUNDRA MCDOWELL LAURIE DAWSON
address confidential and out of the hands of po- Director of Enforcement Securities Office Manager
tential abusers.
oversees the division, which focuses on investor
Branch Office Contact Info protection and safeguarding Missouri investors
from fraud through enforcement, with an empha-
Fletcher Daniels State Office Building sis on restitution for investors.
615 E. 13th St., Rm. 513, Kansas City 64106
Telephone: (816) 889-2925 / FAX: (816) 889-2879 The division is organized into three sections:
Investor Education, Registration and Enforce-
U.S. Customs & Post Office Building
815 Olive St., Ste. 150, St. Louis 63101 ment. The division seeks to serve all Missourians,
Telephone: (314) 340-7490 / FAX: (314) 340-7500 from investors to investment professionals.
Springfield State Office Building The Investor Education Section creates and
149 Park Central Sq., Rm. 624, Springfield 65806 promotes initiatives designed to educate and
Telephone: (417) 895-6330 / FAX: (417) 895-6537 assist investors. This includes a website, acces-
Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program sible at www.missouriprotectsinvestors.com, an
PO Box 1409, Jefferson City, 65102-1409 Investor Protection Hotline for investors to report
Telephone: (866) 509-1409 / FAX: (573) 522-1525 complaints or make inquiries and the Vulnerable
www.mosafeathome.com Citizens Services Unit (VCSU) hotline. The VCSU
is designed to protect Missouri’s most vulnerable
citizens from financial exploitation, including
Securities Division seniors, disabled investors and others who may
600 W. Main, PO Box 1276, Jefferson City 65102 be at risk of financial exploitation. The VCSU
Telephone: (573) 751-4136 / FAX: (573) 526-3124 conducts investigations and promotes awareness
www.sos.mo.gov/securities
www.missouriprotectsinvestors.com
among financial professionals, medical profes-
sionals and caregivers through public outreach
For more than 90 years, the secretary of state and investor education.
has been responsible for ensuring compliance The Registration Section reviews proposed se-
with state securities laws through the Securities curities offerings to ensure Missouri registrations
Division. The secretary appoints the commission- are “fair, just and equitable.” The office receives
er of securities, who administers these laws and filings of federally covered securities, reviews
 OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE 49

requests for exemptions from registration require-

ments and assists Missouri issuers seeking to raise
funds in compliance with the law. This section
also regulates the registration of individuals and
firms, performs routine and for-cause inspections
and pre-registration exams of the offices of broker-
dealers and investment advisers. Prior to granting
each registration, an application review process
is conducted to determine if applicants are suf-
ficiently qualified to conduct securities business.
The Enforcement Section investigates and re-
solves complaints from Missouri investors. Each
year the office receives numerous investor com- BRANDON ALEXANDER CHRISSY PETERS
plaints which may result in the initiation of in- Director of Elections Director of Elections
vestigations, many of which result in cease and
desist orders, consent orders, censures, investor
restitution, civil penalties or criminal prosecu- extends to oversight of the statewide poll worker
tions. The attorneys and investigators in this sec- recruitment initiative.
tion pursue millions of dollars in penalties, pay-
ments and restitution each year, and are leaders The office also assists military and overseas
in national enforcement actions and task forces. voters by facilitating their voter registration and
absentee ballot request process. The Missouri
Investor Protection Hotline: (800) 721-7996 Military and Overseas Portal, created and main-
Vulnerable Citizens Unit Hotline: (855) 653-7300 tained by the secretary of state’s office, is avail-
able online for these eligible voters.
The secretary of state also certifies statewide
Elections Division ballot measures proposed by the General Assem-
600 W. Main, PO Box 1767, Jefferson City 65102 bly or through the initiative and referendum peti-
Telephone: (573) 751-2301 / FAX: (573) 526-3242 tion process, including the oversight of signature
www.sos.mo.gov/elections verification. Before an initiative petition can be
circulated, the petition and its summary state-
The Elections Division oversees all state elec- ment must be approved by the secretary of state
tions for candidates, various judges and statewide and the state attorney general. The secretary of
ballot issues. Candidates for the six constitutional state must certify the summary statement along
state offices, U.S. Congress, the General Assembly with the state auditor’s fiscal note statement.
and certain judges file for election with the secre- The secretary of state is responsible for verify-
tary of state. Statewide ballots for primary, general ing the number of signatures collected for each
and certain special elections are also prepared by initiative. A ballot issue’s full text is published in
the secretary of state, and certified copies of those newspapers around the state, printed for display
ballots are sent to local election officials. It is the at polling places and is also available on the sec-
responsibility of the office to canvass, certify and retary of state’s website. The secretary of state also
publish state election results. The state’s photo oversees the signature verification process for the
voter ID law went into effect on June 1, 2017. The formation of new political parties and the nomi-
secretary’s office is responsible for informing all nation of independent candidates for offices that
voters and election officials of the changes in re- file with the secretary of state.
quirements, and ensuring Missourians know that The division is responsible for coordinating
if they’re registered, they can vote. Missouri’s compliance with federal election law,
The secretary of state provides assistance to including the Help America Vote Act of 2002,
local election authorities (county clerks or elec- which requires increased training for election of-
tion boards) in several ways. This includes main- ficials, poll workers and voters, at least one ac-
taining annual election deadline calendars, the cessible voting system per polling place for voters
secretary of state’s website and various training with disabilities and the creation of a statewide
materials and workshops. The secretary of state voter registration list.
also promulgates rules governing elections and The secretary of state’s office upholds the fair-
publishes the Missouri Election Laws for use by ness and security of all elections. The Elections
the local election authorities. The secretary of Integrity Unit investigates concerns from voters
state works together with state and local officials, and local election authorities. The secretary of
schools and civic organizations to provide ma- state is responsible for the overall integrity of the
terials to support voter registration, civic respon- election process and ensuring every registered
sibility and education. This collaboration also Missourian’s vote counts.
50 OFFICIAL MANUAL

Missouri State Library

600 W. Main, PO Box 387, Jefferson City 65102
Telephone: (573) 751-3615 / FAX: (573) 751-3612
www.sos.mo.gov/library

The Missouri State Library provides library

and reference services to Missouri state govern-
ment, provides library services to the blind and
visually impaired and promotes the development
and improvement of library services throughout
the state.

Library Development STACY MAHANEY DEBBIE MUSSELMAN

Director of Information Acting State Librarian
The library development section supports li- Technology
braries through consultation, administration of
grant programs, education and statewide pro-
grams. The consultant staff works with libraries
to improve the quality of service for all Missouri
citizens.
The state library administers several pro-
grams to provide funds and services for librar-
ies. State-funded programs include state aid for
public libraries to meet a wide variety of local
needs. State funds also support summer reading
programs in public libraries. The state library co-
ordinates the funding for the Remote Electronic
Access to Libraries (REAL) Program, which pro-
vides Internet access for public libraries. The fed- WAHEEDAH BILAL DONNA RIEGEL
eral Library Services and Technology Act provides Director of Reference Services Director of Wolfner Library
approximately $3 million in funding for grants to
libraries and for statewide projects.
The state library also serves as the lead agency available in print onsite and in a digital library in
for the State Census Data Center program, a co- the Internet Archive at www.archive.org/details/
operative venture with the U.S. Census Bureau. missouristatepublications.
Reference Services hosts the Missouri De-
partment of Transportation (MoDOT) library
Secretary’s Council on Library collection as part of a joint agreement between
Development MoDOT and the State Library. Other special col-
The Secretary’s Council on Library Develop- lections in the library include Missouri history,
ment advises the secretary of state and the state li- library science and historical documents about
Missouri libraries.
brarian on matters that relate to the state libraries
and library service to Missourians. A list of coun-
cil members is provided at www.sos.mo.gov/ Wolfner Library
library/council/sosc. www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner
Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library
Reference Services serves as the public library for Missourians un-
able to use standard print because of a visual or
The Reference Services division supports the physical disability. The library loans a half million
research needs of Missouri state government audio books and magazines in Braille, recorded
employees with its collection of books, jour- audio and large print from its collection of more
nals, newspapers and government documents in than 300,000 volumes. The library also provides
print and digital formats. It is also a member of access to locally recorded Missouri titles and to
MOBIUS, the statewide library consortium of over 90,000 titles via the Braille and Audio Read-
academic and public libraries in Missouri, which ing Download (BARD) site. Audio players are also
provides access to many additional resources. loaned to users of the recorded material. More
Documents from federal and Missouri state than 12,500 individuals and 2,000 institutions,
agencies are also available through the library. including nursing homes, schools, hospitals and
Many Missouri state government documents are hospices, use the library. Wolfner also provides
 OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE 51

reference and information services, children’s

programming, interlibrary loans, a newsletter,
catalogs and biographies and descriptive DVDs
and videos. Access to the collection is available
online.
Wolfner services are available to qualified
Missourians at no charge. Applications for ser-
vice are available directly from Wolfner, local
Missouri public libraries or on the secretary of
state’s website.

Wolfner Advisory Council

JOHN DOUGAN SHELLY CROTEAU
The Wolfner Advisory Council advises on the State Archivist Assistant State Archivist
services provided by the Wolfner Library and how
these services may be improved. A list of coun-
cil members is provided at www.sos.mo.gov/
WolfnerAdvisoryCouncil.
Library Development Contact Info
Telephone: (800) 325-0131 / (573) 751-0586

Reference Services Contact Info

Telephone: (573) 751-3615 / FAX: (573) 751-3612

Wolfner Library Contact Info

Telephone: (573) 751-8720 / FAX: (573) 751-3612
Toll free: (800) 392-2614
CHRISTINA MILLER
Senior Reference Archivist
Records Services Division
600 W. Main, PO Box 1747, Jefferson City 65102 trade and America’s westward expansion; trade-
Telephone: (573) 751-3280 marks and business records; and records docu-
www.sos.mo.gov/records menting women’s and African-American history.
Established as a separate department in 1965, The Missouri State Archives is one of the most
Records Services now includes three divisions: accessed state repositories in the nation and has
the Missouri State Archives, Records Manage- been formally acknowledged by historical and
ment and Local Records. These divisions are col- genealogical organizations for its service to re-
lectively responsible for managing both the cur- searchers. While thousands visit or write to the
rent and historical records of the state, ensuring Archives each year, the majority turn to the Inter-
they are preserved and making them accessible net as their preferred research method.
to Missouri citizens. Over the past few years, the Missouri State
Archives has become involved in a number of
important initiatives. The Archives works with the
Missouri State Archives Supreme Court of Missouri Historical Society to
www.sos.mo.gov/archives
preserve and improve access to the historic Su-
The Missouri State Archives is the official preme Court of Missouri files. As part of planning
repository for government records of enduring for the state bicentennial, the Archives is collabo-
value. Its mission is to foster an appreciation of rating closely with the State Historical Society of
Missouri history by preserving and making avail- Missouri. The Archives is also working closely
able the state’s permanent records to its citizens with the Missouri State Capitol Commission as
and their government. they commemorate the centennial of the Capi-
Records in the Archives date from 1770 to the tol’s construction. The Missouri State Archives
present. They include executive, legislative and also continues to develop the Missouri Digital
judicial records; records of state departments and Heritage website, an online portal where the
agencies; early French and Spanish colonial and public can access digital collections from institu-
U.S. territorial records; military records from the tions across the state.
War of 1812 through World War II; records de- The Archives is devoted to educating the
tailing the region’s role in the 19th century fur public about materials in its holdings. Programs
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are provided for school and civic groups, as are Records Management
traveling exhibits, tours and monthly educational
Records Management provides state agen-
programs. Archives Alive!, a history based theatri-
cies with the necessary instruments to effectively
cal performance, brings history to life each spring
manage information and records in order to pro-
for thousands of Missouri third- and fourth-grade
mote the efficiency and continuity of govern-
students. The Friends of the Missouri State Ar-
ment, document the rights of Missouri citizens
chives, Inc., promote and support the Archives by
and preserve the state’s heritage. The division is
underwriting many of the costs associated with
divided into three sections: Records Analysts, Im-
these outreach activities. The Archives also hosts
aging Services and the State Records Center.
student interns and practicum students from Mis-
souri colleges and universities, and sponsors the Records Analysts assist state government
National History Day competition for the central agencies in identifying and effectively managing
Missouri area. their official records. Analysts consult with agen-
cy officials on retention schedules and advise
Volunteers are an important resource of the
agencies on cost and technical matters related to
Missouri State Archives. They provide invaluable
microfilm, digital imaging and low-cost storage
support to staff, helping with records processing
of inactive and semi-active records.
across the state as well as assisting with reference
and tours in Jefferson City. More novel is the Ar- Imaging Services provides micrographic and
chives’ innovative e-Volunteer program in which digital imaging services to state agencies and lo-
volunteers provide indexing and transcription cal governments. Agencies can reduce the vol-
services from their home computers. Completed ume of, improve access to and ensure archival
projects are posted online, providing greater ac- preservation for their long-term and significant
cess to collections. In-person access to the Ar- records by utilizing these services.
chives is provided through the Alex M. Petrovic The State Records Center provides state agen-
Reading Room. cies with an economical storage solution for in-
active records. The transfer of inactive files to the
records center allows agencies to free up office
Missouri Historical Records Advisory space and equipment, saving Missouri taxpayers
Board millions of dollars of the life of the records.
The Missouri Historical Records Advisory
Board was created by statute in 1989 to be the State Records Commission
central advisory body for historical records plan-
ning within the state. The board also serves as the The State Records Commission guides records
state affiliate of the National Historical Publica- management in the determination of retention
tions and Records Commission, the grant-award- periods for all records in the executive branch of
ing arm of the National Archives and Records government. The commission reviews, approves
Administration and is responsible for reviewing and recommends guidelines for the manage-
grant proposals submitted to that program, as ment of both paper and electronic records gener-
well as applications to the Local Records Pres- ated by the state of Missouri. A list of commis-
ervation Grant Program. A list of board members sion members is provided at www.sos.mo.gov/
is provided at www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mhrab/ records/recmgmt/src.
mhrab.asp.
Local Records
Missouri Board on Geographic Names The Local Records division works to improve
The Missouri Board on Geographic Names long-term management of local government re-
was created by state statute in 1995 to coordinate cords by advising, educating and encouraging
place-naming activity among local, state and fed- records custodians in the use of sound records
eral agencies. Additionally, the board provides management and archival practices. Local Re-
uniformity in geographic nomenclature through- cords archivists provide expertise to local gov-
out the state, while retaining the significance, ernment officials on the retention of records and
history and culture associated with the names of conducting records preservation projects.
Missouri’s geographic features. Proposed changes Through Local Records, documents of great
or additions to names of geographic features and historical value have been identified and pre-
places are received and evaluated, and recom- served, revealing long-lost local histories and
mendations are made to the U.S. Board on Geo- enhancing the collection of the Missouri State
graphic Names for approval. Members include Archives. Consultations, records inventories and
both interested citizens and professionals. A preservation projects conducted by division staff
list of board members is provided at www.sos. make local public records more accessible.More
mo.gov/archives/about/geographic.asp. than 3,500 governmental entities, including all
 OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE 53

offices in county, municipal and local district

government offices, rely on Local Records for as-
sistance in managing records. Field archivists are
located around the state to assist this effort.
Local Records also houses the state document
conservation lab, where staff provide advice to
local government offices on all aspects of record
care, preservation and disaster recovery. Conser-
vation treatment is provided on the state’s most
historically significant and fragile documents as
well.

Local Records Board TOM NIELD

Director of
JOHN KORASICK
Director of Local Records
The Local Records Board was created by stat- Records Management
ute in 1972. The Local Records Board, comprised
of representatives from all local government
classifications, reviews and establishes retention
schedules for local governments records. A list of
board members is provided at www.sos.mo.gov/
archives/localrecs/lrboard.
Missouri State Archives Contact Info
Telephone: (573) 751-3280 / FAX: (573) 526-5327

Records Management
Telephone: (573) 751-3319 / FAX: (573) 526-5327

Local Records Contact Info

Telephone: (573) 751-9047 / FAX: (573) 526-5327 CURTIS TREAT
Editor-in-Chief of
Administrative Rules

Administrative Rules health, safety or welfare or if the emergency rule

600 W. Main, PO Box 1767, Jefferson City 65102 is necessary to preserve a compelling govern-
Telephone: (573) 751-4015 / FAX: (573) 751-3032 mental interest that requires an early effective
www.sos.mo.gov/adrules
date, prior to that allowed by the traditional rule-
Since 1976, the Administrative Rules divi- making process. An emergency rule is only in ef-
sion has been charged by state law with setting fect for a limited period of time and normally has
uniform standards, procedures and guidelines a corresponding proposed rulemaking that allows
for the preparation and publishing of rules in the for public notice and comment. Once an emer-
Missouri Register and the Missouri Code of State gency rule is approved and processed, it may be
Regulations. The Administrative Rules Division viewed on the secretary of state’s website under
initially publishes rulemakings proposed by state the Emergency Rules section until it is published
agencies in the Missouri Register. The rulemak- in the Missouri Register.
ings are published to provide public notice and The Missouri Register is published twice a
allow agencies to receive comments and revise month, and updates to the 15-volume Missouri
the proposed rulemakings based on comments. Code of State Regulations are published once a
Agencies then file final versions of orders of rule- month. Both the Missouri Register and Missouri
making with the division for final publication in Code of State Regulations are available on the
the Missouri Register and subsequently in the secretary of state’s website. Additionally, Mis-
Missouri Code of State Regulations. The division sourians who are interested in particular rules
provides a user’s guide for the proper preparation may sign up on the secretary of state’s website for
and filing of agency rules entitled Missouri State email notification of rule filings by rule number
Rulemaking Manual, which is available on the or subject matter.
secretary of state’s website.
The Administrative Rules division also pub-
lishes emergency rules in the Missouri Register.
An agency may file an emergency rule if the
agency finds an immediate danger to public
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Historical Listing, Secretaries of State

Name and (Party) Term County Born Died
1. Joshua Barton (D) 1820–21 St. Louis 7/28/1792 6/30/1823
2. William Grymes Pettus (D)1 1821–24 St. Charles 12/31/1794 1867
3. Hamilton Rowan Gamble (D) 1824–26 St. Louis 11/29/1789 1/31/1864
4. Spencer Darwin Pettis (D) 1826–28 St. Louis 1802 8/27/1831
5. Priestly Haggin McBride (D) 1829–30 Boone 1796 5/21/1869
6. John Cummins Edwards (D)5 1830–35 St. Louis 6/24/1806 9/17/1888
7. Henry Shurlds (D) 1835–37 Washington 11/21/1796 8/2/1852
8. John Cummins Edwards (D) 1837 Cole 6/24/1806 9/17/1888
9. Peter Garland Glover (D) 1837–39 Callaway 1/14/1792 10/27/1851
10. James Lawrence Minor (D)5 1839–45 Marion 6/9/1813 6/2/1897
11. Faulkland Heard Martin (D) 1845–49 Jefferson 1804 11/16/1856
12. Ephriam Brevard Ewing (D) 1849–53 Ray 5/1819 6/2/1873
13. John M. Richardson (D)2 1853–57 Greene 1820 5/1/1899
14. Benjamin Franklin Massey (D) 1857–61 Jasper 1811 12/18/1879
15. Mordecai Oliver (U)3, 4 1861–65 Greene 1819 4/25/1898
16. Francis A. Rodman (R)5 1865–71 Buchanan 1829 1/1/1888
17. Eugene F. Weigel (D) 1871–75 St. Louis 1844 10/23/1896
18. Michael Knowles McGrath (D)5 1875–89 St. Louis 9/23/1833 1/29/1913
19. Alexander A. Lesueur (D)5 1889–1901 Lafayette 11/25/1842 1/29/1924
20. Sam Baker Cook (D) 1901–05 Audrain 7/11/1852 2/5/1931
21. John Ephriam Swanger (R) 1905–09 Sullivan 6/22/1864 10/19/1936
22. Cornelius Roach (D)5 1909–17 Jasper 8/9/1863 9/3/1934
23. John Leo Sullivan (D) 1917–21 Pettis 10/14/1877 1/11/1936
24. Charles U. Becker (R)5 1921–33 Polk 10/21/1868 5/21/1934
25. Dwight H. Brown (D)5 1933–44 Butler 1/12/1887 5/8/1944
26. Gregory C. Stockard (R)6 1944–45 Cole 8/3/1904 10/14/1993
27. Wilson Bell (D) 1945–47 Washington 5/24/1897 5/20/1947
28. Edgar C. Nelson (D)7 1947–49 Cooper 8/17/1883 10/9/1970
29. Walter Hendricks Toberman (D)5 1949–60 St. Louis 4/19/1879 2/13/1960
30. Robert W. Crawford (D)8 1960–61 Vernon 11/11/1926 2/20/1991
31. Warren E. Hearnes (D) 1961–65 Mississippi 7/24/1923 8/16/2009
32. James C. Kirkpatrick (D)5 1965–85 Henry, Barton, Cole 6/15/1905 12/26/1997
33. Roy D. Blunt (R)5 1985–93 Greene 1/10/1950
34. Judith K. Moriarty (D) 1993–94 Pettis 2/2/1942
35. Richard Hanson (D)9 1994 Cole 2/20/1940
36. Rebecca McDowell Cook (D)5, 10 1994–2001 Cape Girardeau 7/18/1950
37. Matt Blunt (R) 2001–05 Greene 11/20/1970
38. Robin Carnahan (D)5 2005–13 Phelps 8/4/1961
39. Jason Kander (D) 2013–17 Jackson 5/4/1981
40. John R. Ashcroft (R) 2017– Cole 7/12/1973
¹Appointed when Barton resigned to become U.S. District Attorney for Missouri in September 1821.
2
Richardson was the first secretary of state to be elected to the office. Prior to 1852, secretaries of state were appointed by the governor.
3
Unionist
4
Oliver was elected provisional secretary of state by the Missouri State Convention on July 31, 1861. The office had been declared va-
cated after Governor Jackson joined the Confederacy.
5
Some held multiple terms as secretary of state. In consideration of space, some are listed here only once.
6
Appointed upon death of Dwight H. Brown.
7
Appointed upon death of Wilson Bell.
8
Appointed upon death of Walter H. Toberman.
9
Appointed upon impeachment of Judith K. Moriarty.
10
Appointed upon resignation of Richard Hanson.
 OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE 55

Family Farmers

HONORABLE MENTION
Rebecca Philpott, Silex
 OFFICE OF STATE AUDITOR 57

Nicole R. Galloway, CPA

State Auditor
Appointed April 27, 2015
Term expires 2019

NICOLE R. GALLOWAY (Democrat) is the 38th Placing a strong emphasis on holding govern-
State Auditor of Missouri. She is a certified pub- ment accountable, Auditor Galloway has also
lic accountant and certified fraud examiner. She taken on municipal court reform. These efforts
took the oath of office on April 27, 2015. include expanding court audits to incorporate re-
Auditor Galloway believes government’s pur- views of common inappropriate activities identi-
pose is to serve the citizens it represents. In her fied at the municipal court level and issuing rules
role as state auditor, she serves as the citizens’ to guide local governments in implementing
advocate, making sure government at all levels court reform reporting requirements.
is efficient, effective and transparent. She brings Prior to becoming state auditor, Galloway
her expertise to work for Missourians each day to served as treasurer of Boone County, where she
be a strong, independent watchdog, holding gov- was responsible for debt issuance, and protected
ernment accountable. Her efforts help govern- the county’s top-tier bond rating, putting that fi-
ment at every level improve operations, spanning nancial strength to use to consolidate debt and
from statewide offices to county commissions to save taxpayers more than $4.6 million. She also
school districts. worked in the private sector as a forensic auditor
Since taking office, Auditor Galloway has with a focus on identifying corporate fraud and
placed an emphasis on identifying fraud in gov- waste.
ernment and holding those responsible account- Auditor Galloway is committed to improv-
able. Her audits have identified millions of dol- ing the state. Galloway served as secretary/
lars in government waste, fraud, abuse and mis-
treasurer of the Missouri Technology Corpora-
management. As a result of the evidence provid-
tion, a public-private partnership that invests in
ed through these audits, more than 30 criminal
entrepreneurs and small businesses to help cre-
counts have been filed against at least a dozen
ate jobs and expand innovation in Missouri. She
corrupt public officials.
also served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Missouri
Under Auditor Galloway’s leadership, the County Employees’ Retirement Fund, protecting
office is focused on bringing private-sector best the retirement benefits of nearly 16,000 partici-
practices to state government, including a focus pants in 111 counties.
on cybersecurity. As the mother of three young
boys, she understands the benefits and risks She has a Master of Business Administration
of changing technology, and the responsibility from the University of Missouri and degrees in
government has at all levels to protect citizens’ Applied Mathematics and Economics from Mis-
private data. She initiated a Cyber Aware School souri University of Science and Technology in
Audit program as part of an ongoing emphasis on Rolla.
data protection practices and keeping Missouri- Auditor Galloway was raised in the St. Lou-
ans’ information secure. As an experienced pro- is region. She now lives in Columbia with her
fessional private-sector auditor, she will always husband, Jon, and sons, William, Benjamin and
shine a light when government fails to safeguard Joseph.
the information families expect to be kept safe
and secure.
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Office of
State Auditor
121 State Capitol, Jefferson City 65101
Telephone: (573) 751-4824
Truman State Office Bldg., Room 880
Telephone: (573) 751-4213 / FAX: (573) 751-7984
www.auditor.mo.gov MICHAEL MOOREFIELD PAUL HARPER
Email: moaudit@auditor.mo.gov Chief of Staff General Counsel

Duties
The Missouri state auditor’s office is Missouri’s
independent watchdog agency, charged with
protecting taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and
abuse, and determining whether they are spent
efficiently, effectively and in accordance with the
law. Audits are conducted in an impartial, non-
partisan manner in accordance with government
auditing standards issued by the Comptroller
General of the United States.
The state auditor has authority to audit state
STEPH DEIDRICK JOAN GUMMELS
entities, including departments, boards, commis- Press Secretary Legislative Director & Senior
sions, statewide offices and the General Assem- Counsel
bly. The office is charged with auditing the state’s
expenditure of state and federal dollars, and may
also audit courts, school districts, certain coun-
ties, municipalities and other taxing or political
subdivisions.
The office reviews property tax rates set by lo-
cal political subdivisions and drafts fiscal notes
and fiscal note summaries for initiative petitions.
The office registers general obligation bonds is-
sued by political subdivisions of the state to en-
sure compliance with state law.
The office maintains a Whistleblower Hot-
line for citizens to report suspected waste, fraud
or abuse at all levels of government. Individu- SHERRIE BROWN
als may report information to the State Auditor’s Director of Human Resources
Whistleblower Hotline by calling 800-347-8597,
by emailing moaudit@auditor.mo.gov, or by using protecting taxpayers’ dollars from fraud, waste
the online submission form at auditor.mo.gov/ho- and abuse, and whether tax dollars are being
tline. Callers may choose to remain anonymous. spent efficiently, economically and legally. All
The powers of the state auditor are derived audits are conducted in an impartial, nonpartisan
from Article IV, Section 13 of the Missouri Consti- manner and in accordance with government au-
tution. Statutory authority and duties are primar- diting standards issued by the Comptroller Gen-
ily detailed in Chapter 29 of the Revised Statutes eral of the United States.
of Missouri. The state auditor’s office performs financial
and performance audits, which also include
reviews of management practices. Financial re-
Audits cords of auditees are examined to determine
Audits are performed to determine how well how the auditee accounted for funds under its
governmental agencies and elected officials are control. The state auditor’s office reviews auditee
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BARBARA WOOD JOEL ANDERSON REGINA PRUITT, CPA DOUG PORTING, CPA
Senior Counsel Chief Litigation Counsel Director of Local Director of State Audits
Government Audits

systems and controls to ensure taxpayer dollars

are protected. The state auditor’s office also re-
views compliance with constitutional provisions,
laws, legislative appropriation levels, administra-
tive rules, and the efficiency and accountability
of management practices.
Completed audits contain a formal opinion
from the state auditor regarding the fair presenta-
tion of financial statements. A management advi-
sory report listing any management weaknesses
discovered during the audit is also included.
Findings and recommendations in the manage-
ment advisory report are reviewed with the au- JOHN HAWLES, CPA BOBBY SHOWERS, CPA
ditee at an exit conference prior to the release of Director of Quality Control Assistant Director of Audits
the audit so responses from the auditee may be & Planning
included in the final report.

Whistleblower Hotline
The state auditor may take immediate action
when there is evidence of fraud; violation of state
or federal law, rule or regulation; significant mis-
management or waste of public resources; or sig-
nificant risk of loss of confidence by the public
due to government fiscal abuse or mismanage-
ment. Audit staff, under the guidance of general
counsel and chief litigation counsel, may take
immediate action, up to and including immedi-
ate referral to appropriate authorities, in order to
RANDY GORDON, CPA KIM SPRAGGS, CPA
preserve relevant evidence and/or prevent con- Deputy Director of Local Deputy Director of State Audits
tinued harm. Government Audits
Missourians may contact the State Auditor’s
Whistleblower Hotline with concerns related contact the auditor’s office if they have informa-
to fraud or waste in government operations by tion they believe could be useful to audit staff.
calling 800-347-8597, by emailing moaudit@
auditor.mo.gov, or by using the online submis-
sion form at auditor.mo.gov/hotline. Callers may Follow-Up Reports
choose to remain anonymous. Audit follow-up reviews are conducted to in-
The state auditor also publicly announces the crease accountability in government for the tax-
start of each new audit and requests information payers of Missouri. Audit follow-up reports docu-
from citizens, legislators and government em- ment whether audit recommendations have been
ployees to assist in completing the audit process implemented as recommended by the state audi-
and identifying problems. Citizens are urged to tor. The state auditor’s office works with audited
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entities to establish a reasonable timeline for the Missouri. The state auditor and her representative
implementation of audit recommendations, with staff regularly speak to groups and organizations
a particular focus on findings requiring immedi- on matters related to audit processes, financial
ate action. controls and procedures and the importance of
compliance and transparency in state govern-
ment.
Cybersecurity Initiative
Citizens may contact the auditor’s office to
Advances in technology have led to an in- provide information for an audit, request infor-
creased need for data protection. Auditor Gallo- mation on audit practices and priorities or sched-
way’s Cybersecurity Initiative places an emphasis ule a speaker for an upcoming event by calling
on government data protection practices when (800) 347-8597 or by emailing moaudit@auditor.
interacting with citizens and handling or stor- mo.gov.
ing personal or financial data. When information
and records can be accessed from anywhere in
the world, increased precautions must be taken Commitment to Transparency
to ensure criminals are not able to access data All audit reports issued by the state auditor are
within schools or other government bodies. public documents. Reports are available on the
Government must be held accountable to keep state auditor’s website and distributed electroni-
sensitive information secure and protected for all cally to the public and members of the media.
Missourians. Citizens may sign up to receive email alerts when
audit reports are issued by visiting the state audi-
Public Engagement tor’s website at www.auditor.mo.gov.
Auditor Galloway is dedicated to helping
government officials identify best practices and
make lasting improvements for the taxpayers of
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Historical Listing, State Auditors

Name and (Party) Term County Born Died
1. William Christy (D) 1820–21 St. Louis 1/10/1764 4/3/1837
2. William V. Rector (D) 1821–23 St. Louis Unknown 9/16/1829
3. Elias Barcroft (D)5 1823–33 St. Louis 1778 8/26/1851
4. Henry Shurlds (D) 1833–35 Washington 11/21/1796 8/2/1852
5. Peter Garland Glover (D) 1835–37 Callaway 1/14/1792 10/27/1851
6. Hiram H. Baber (D)5 1837–45 Cole 9/10/1795 10/23/1873
7. William Monroe (D) 1845 Morgan Unknown 4/9/1846
8. James W. McDearmon (D) 1845–48 St. Charles 8/31/1805 3/20/1848
9. George W. Miller (D) 1848–49 Cole Unknown 3/19/1879
10. Wilson Brown (D) 1849–52 Cape Girardeau 8/27/1804 8/27/1855
11. Abraham Fulkerson (D) 1852 Cole Unknown 10/2/1892
12. William H. Buffington (D) 1853–61 Cole Unknown 9/26/1899
13. W.S. Moseley (D) 1861–65 New Madrid Unknown 1/3/1879
14. Alonzo Thompson (R) 1865–69 Nodaway 2/22/1832 4/9/1913
15. Daniel M. Draper (R) 1869–73 Montgomery 1839 5/26/1915
16. George Boardman Clark (D) 1873–75 Washington Unknown 12/8/1903
17. Thomas Holladay (D)5 1875–81 Madison 1834 7/31/1904
18. John Walker (D)5 1881–89 Howard Unknown 9/30/1892
19. James Monroe Seibert (D) 1889–1901 Cape Girardeau 2/3/1847 1/23/1935
20. Albert Otis Allen (D) 1901–05 New Madrid 12/12/1842 4/4/1926
21. William Werner Wilder (R) 1905–09 Ste. Genevieve 12/13/1857 8/26/1930
22. John Pemberton Gordon (D)5 1909–17 Lafayette 4/29/1866 3/5/1949
23. George Ernst Hackman (R)5 1917–25 Warren 8/10/1877 12/29/1954
24. Lorenzo Dow Thompson (R)5 1925–33 Callaway 11/22/1873 10/1/1951
25. Forrest Smith (D)5 1933–49 Ray 12/14/1886 3/8/1962
26. William Henry Holmes (D) 1949–53 Maries 4/21/1883 3/31/1953
27. Haskell Holman (D)1, 5 1953–71 Randolph 11/29/1908 7/12/1974
28. Christopher S. (Kit) Bond (R) 1971–73 Audrain 3/6/1939
29. John Ashcroft (R)² 1973–74 Greene 5/9/1942
30. George W. Lehr (D) 1974–77 Jackson 3/10/1937 3/21/1988
31. Thomas M. Keyes (D)3 1977–78 Jackson 2/4/1914 4/3/1987
32. James Antonio (R)5 1978–84 Cole 6/30/1939
33. Margaret B. Kelly (R)4, 5 1984–99 Cole 9/17/1935
34. Claire McCaskill (D) 1999–2007 Jackson 7/24/1953
35. Susan Montee (D)6 2007–11 Buchanan 7/06/1959
36. Thomas A. Schweich (R) 2011–15 St. Louis 2/10/1960 2/26/2015
37. Nicole R. Galloway (D)7 2015– Boone 6/13/1982

¹Appointed upon death of W.H. Holmes.

²Appointed upon resignation of Christopher S. Bond.
³Appointed upon resignation of George W. Lehr.
4
Appointed upon resignation of James Antonio.
5
Some held multiple terms as state auditor. In consideration of space, they are listed here only once.
6
Appointed upon resignation of Claire McCaskill to become U.S. Senator in November 2006.
7
Appointed upon the death of Thomas Schweich.
 OFFICE OF STATE TREASURER 63

Eric Schmitt
State Treasurer
Elected November 8, 2016
Term expires January 2021

ERIC SCHMITT (Republican) was sworn in as the State University, where he founded a Habitat for
46th Treasurer of the state of Missouri on January Humanity chapter. After graduation, he attended
9, 2017. law school at Saint Louis University where he re-
As state treasurer, Eric is focused on protect- ceived his J.D. and served as an editor of the Law
ing Missouri taxpayers, supporting small busi- Review.
nesses, and empowering individuals and families
He was inspired to enter public service to
while overseeing the state’s $3.6 billion invest-
be a voice for his son, Stephen, who was born
ment portfolio as its chief financial officer.
with a rare genetic condition (tuberous sclerosis)
Eric’s roots in Missouri run deep, stretching causing tumors on his organs. Stephen also has
through six generations of farmers, teachers and
epilepsy, is on the autism spectrum and is non-
small businesspeople who have lived and worked
in the Missouri cities of Tipton, Pilot Grove, Loui- verbal.
siana and St. Louis. Eric’s record of accomplishments serves as a
Eric’s grandfather served in the 7th Army dur- reflection of his values and leadership. During
ing World War II and saw major combat as an his time as an Alderman for the city of Glendale
infantryman. After the war, he returned to Mis- and his two terms in the Missouri State Senate, he
souri to start a small butcher shop, where Eric’s worked to cut taxes for working families, improve
father would later work. His father worked his educational opportunities for Missouri children
way through night school to provide for his family and advocate for those with special needs.
while earning a diploma. Eric watched his father
work seven days a week on the midnight shift to He was elected the 46th treasurer of the state
provide a better life for his family, an experience of Missouri on Nov. 8, 2016 with more votes than
that taught him the value of a strong work ethic. any other state treasurer in Missouri history.
Eric attended DeSmet Jesuit High School and Eric and his wife, Jaime, have three children,
went on to graduate cum laude from Truman Stephen, Sophia and Olivia.
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Office of State
Treasurer
Office of State Treasurer
State Capitol, Room 229, Jefferson City 65101
Rooms 157, 780, Harry S. Truman State Office Bldg.
PO Box 210, Jefferson City 65102
Telephone: (573) 751-8533 CHRIS WRAY JILLEAN BATTLE
www.treasurer.mo.gov Deputy State Treasurer Assistant Deputy State Treasurer

Duties
State Treasurer Eric Schmitt serves as Mis-
souri’s chief financial officer. The treasurer pro-
tects taxpayer funds from fraud and abuse, safe-
guards more than $988 million in Unclaimed
Property, manages a small business and agricul-
ture economic development program, and ad-
ministers the state’s tax-advantaged college and
disability savings plans. He is one of six statewide
elected officials and is currently serving a term
of four years. Treasurer Schmitt fights every day
for more opportunity for all Missourians by pro-
tecting Missouri taxpayers, supporting small busi- ANDREW DZIEDZIC JONATHAN HENSLEY
nesses and farms, and empowering individuals Chief of Staff General Counsel
and families.

Protecting Missouri Taxpayers

Banking and Investments
As Missouri’s chief financial officer, the State
Treasurer manages state revenue and investments
while maintaining Missouri’s AAA bond rating
(the highest possible rating issued by Standard &
Poor’s and Fitch Ratings). To accomplish this, his
duties include:
• Authorizing payments and balancing ac-
counts.
• Protecting taxpayer funds against fraud and SCOTT HARPER BRUCE RING
abuse utilizing the latest anti-fraud technol- Director of Unclaimed Director of Investments
Property and General Services
ogy.
• Contracting with Missouri banks to process
state receipts and disbursements; handling
money and security transfers; reporting on
the state’s accounts, balancing and pay-
ment activities; providing related banking Staying Accountable to Missouri Taxpayers
services.
The Missouri State Treasurer is committed to a
• Determining the amount of state funds not
transparent and accountable administration. He
needed for current operating expenses and
investing those funds in interest-bearing maintains an open government portal at https://
time deposits in Missouri banks, U.S. Trea- www.treasurer.mo.gov/content/about-the-office/
sury and federal agency securities, repur- open-government. Citizens may access invest-
chase agreements, and banker’s acceptanc- ment returns, office policies, meeting minutes
es. and other public information through this portal.
 OFFICE OF STATE TREASURER 65

Supporting Small Businesses and Farms

Missouri Linked Deposit Program
The Missouri Linked Deposit Program pro-
vides backing for low-interest loans to small
businesses and farms through partnerships with
qualified Missouri lenders, usually saving around
30 percent to the borrower. Borrowers can find a
list with more than 130 participating lenders and
350 branches throughout Missouri on the office’s
website. The application process takes about one
week to complete. More information about the
program is available at treasurer.mo.gov/content/
NICOLE HACKMANN GARRETT POORMAN
low-interest-loans. Director of Banking Director of Communications

Empowering Individuals and Families

MO ABLE – Tax-Free Savings Plan for Missourians
with Disabilities
The State Treasurer administers MO ABLE, a
savings plan that empowers Missourians living
with disabilities and their families to save and
invest through tax-free savings accounts. This
savings plan is designed to give individuals with
special needs more independence and financial
security by providing a flexible, secure, and ac-
cessible way to save for their long-term needs.
Launched by Treasurer Schmitt in 2017, MO
ABLE allows families to set aside money to use on DAVID PEARCE
qualified expenses such as education, healthcare, Senior Policy Advisor
housing, transportation and more. Highlights of
the program include:
MOST 529 Plan. Some of the features of the plan
• MO ABLE functions similarly to Missouri’s are:
MOST 529 College Savings Plan. Missouri-
• You can start an account with any amount
ans who contribute to MO ABLE Accounts
and save as you are able.
will be eligible for a tax deduction of up
to $8,000 or $16,000 if married and filing • Owners of MOST 529 accounts can make a
jointly. deduction for contributions of up to $8,000
per year per taxpayer ($16,000 for married
• The funds in MO ABLE Accounts do not affect filing jointly) from their Missouri state in-
eligibility for federal programs like Med- come taxes.
icaid and Supplemental Security Income
(SSI). • Contributions can grow free from federal and
Missouri income tax until withdrawn.
• Earnings in MO ABLE Accounts are not sub-
ject to federal income tax, as long as funds • When it is time for the beneficiary to go to
are spent on qualified disability expenses. college, trade or technical school, with-
drawals used for qualified higher educa-
• Account set up and enrollment can be ac- tion expenses, including any earnings the
complished online free of charge. An initial investments may have yielded, will also be
contribution of at least $50 is required in exempt from federal and Missouri income
order to set up an account. taxes.
Eligible individuals can learn more and sign To open a MOST 529 account, call toll free:
up for an account at www.moable.com. (888) 414-MOST or visit www.missourimost.org.
MOST – Missouri’s 529 College Savings Plan Returning Unclaimed Property
The State Treasurer is responsible for oversee- The State Treasurer is responsible for returning
ing MOST, Missouri’s 529 college savings plan. Missouri’s Unclaimed Property. Each year finan-
This savings plan is designed to help families save cial institutions, businesses, government agen-
for the costs of higher education, whether it’s col- cies and other organizations turn over millions of
lege, trade or technical school. Federal and state dollars in cash and the contents of nearly 1,000
tax benefits enhance the value of investing in the safe deposit boxes to the treasurer’s office. The
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treasurer currently holds more than $988 mil- owners in which the medals and insig-
lion in unclaimed assets. The average Unclaimed nia were found. This information is avail-
Property return is approximately $300. The trea- able at https://treasurer.mo.gov/Military/
surer’s office works hard every day to financially AllMedals.aspx.
empower Missourians by returning the money • Allowing Missourians to donate their un-
they are rightfully owed by: claimed property to any of 20 charitable
• Creating public awareness by publishing the organizations operating in Missouri. The
names of owners of unclaimed property in process of donating unclaimed property
Missouri newspapers. Names of more than can be completed entirely online in most
145,000 owners are printed in more than cases.
100 news publications across the state as One in 10 Missourians have unclaimed prop-
required by state law. erty. Individuals can search the treasurer’s data-
• Working to return unclaimed military medals base at www.ShowMeMoney.com for unclaimed
and insignia to the heroes who earned them property 24/7. They can also sign up for email
by encouraging Missouri military families alerts when new unclaimed property comes in
to search the treasurer’s office website. Pic- matching their information and can also file pa-
tures are paired with the names and last perless claims. These services are always free of
known addresses of the safe deposit box charge.
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Historical Listing, State Treasurers

Name and (Party) Term County Born Died
1. John Peter Didier (D) 1820–21 St. Louis Unknown 8/25/1823
2. Nathaniel Simonds (D)1 1821–29 St. Louis 1775 4/7/1850
3. James Earickson (D) 1829–33 Howard 1792 1844
4. John Walker (D) 1833–38 Cole 10/17/1772 5/26/1838
5. Abraham McClellan (D) 1838–43 Jackson 1775 9/18/1851
6. Peter Garland Glover (D)1 1843–51 Cole 1/14/1792 10/27/1851
7. Alfred William Morrison (D)1 1851–61 Howard 11/25/1802 8/24/1883
8. George Caleb Bingham (D)¹, 2 1862–65 Jackson 3/20/1811 7/7/1879
9. William Bishop (R) 1865–69 Clark 1822 5/2/1879
10. William Quintilis Dallmeyer (R) 1869–71 Gasconade 10/23/1829 3/15/1908
11. Samuel Hays (R) 1871–73 Buchanan Unknown 10/8/1897
12. Harvey Wallis Salmon (D) 1873–75 Henry 2/26/1839 4/27/1927
13. Joseph Wayne Mercer (D) 1875–77 Jackson 2/25/1846 3/13/1906
14. Elijah Gates (D) 1877–81 Buchanan 1827 3/4/1915
15. Phillip Edward Chappel (D) 1881–85 Cole 8/18/1837 2/23/1908
16. James Monroe Seibert (D) 1885–89 Cape Girardeau 12/3/1847 1/23/1935
17. Edward T. Noland (D) 1889–90 Cape Girardeau 3/24/1847 6/20/1926
18. Lon Vest Stephens (D) 1890–97 Cooper 12/1/1855 1/10/1923
19. Frank Littleton Pitts (D) 1897–1901 Monroe 4/25/1841 2/4/1905
20. Robert Prewitt Williams (D) 1901–05 Howard 9/8/1841 7/11/1910
21. Jacob Friedrich Gmelich (R) 1905–09 Cooper 7/23/1839 2/21/1914
22. James Cowgill (D) 1909–13 Jackson 4/2/1848 1/20/1922
23. Edwin P. Deal (D) 1913–17 Mississippi 4/19/1859 12/10/1945
24. George H. Middlekamp (D) 1917–21 Warren 4/20/1880 10/5/1966
25. Lorenzo Dow Thompson (R) 1921–25 Callaway 11/22/1873 10/1/1951
26. C. Eugene Stephens (R) 1925–29 St. Louis 12/20/1889 6/25/1970
27. Larry Brunk (R) 1929–33 Lawrence 2/9/1883 11/22/1956
28. Richard R. Nacy (D) 1933–37 Cole 11/7/1895 1/10/1961
29. Robert William Winn (D) 1937–41 Ralls 6/9/1895 8/13/1948
30. Wilson Bell (D) 1941–45 Washington 5/24/1897 5/20/1947
31. Robert William Winn (D) 1945–48 Ralls 6/9/1895 8/13/1948
32. Richard R. Nacy (D)3 1948–49 Cole 11/7/1895 1/10/1961
33. Mount Etna Morris (D) 1949–53 Grundy 9/1/1900 7/8/1988
34. George Hubert Bates (D) 1953–57 Lafayette 12/8/1884 7/22/1978
35. Mount Etna Morris (D) 1957–61 Grundy 9/1/1900 7/8/1988
36. Milton Carpenter (D) 1961–65 St. Louis City 3/4/1905 11/19/1996
37. Mount Etna Morris (D) 1965–69 Grundy 9/1/1900 7/8/1988
38. William Edmond Robinson (D) 1969–73 Cole 6/1/1920 10/16/1992
39. James I. Spainhower (D)1 1973–81 Cole 8/3/1928
40. Mel Carnahan (D) 1981–85 Phelps 2/11/1934 10/16/2000
41. Wendell Bailey (R)1 1985–93 Howell 7/31/1940
42. Bob Holden (D)1 1993–2001 Shannon 8/24/1949
43. Nancy Farmer (D) 2001–05 St. Louis City 9/11/1956
44. Sarah Steelman (R) 2005–09 Phelps 5/3/1958
45. Clint Zweifel (D) 1 2009–2017 St. Louis 11/3/1973
46. Eric Schmitt (R) 2017– St. Louis 6/20/1975
1
Some held multiple terms as state treasurer. In consideration of space, they are listed here only once.
2
Bingham was appointed state treasurer by provisional Governor Gamble when Morrison refused to take a loyalty oath.
3
Appointed upon the death of Robert William Winn.
 OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL 69

Josh Hawley
Attorney General
Elected November 8, 2016
Term expires January 2021

JOSH HAWLEY (Republican) was elected as the He is a constitutional lawyer and a recog-
42nd Attorney General for the State of Missouri nized national expert on the Constitution. He
on Nov. 8, 2016. He was officially sworn into of- has litigated in the Supreme Court of the Unit-
fice on Jan. 9, 2017. ed States, most of the federal courts of appeals,
federal district courts and state courts across the
He is a conservative constitutional attorney
country. Hawley is also a former professor of law
and the first Republican attorney general in Mis-
at the University of Missouri.
souri since 1993.
Since becoming attorney general, Hawley has
A native of Lexington, Missouri in rural La-
made ethics reform, fighting Washington over-
fayette County, Hawley graduated from Rock- reach, and defending Missouri consumers and
hurst High School in Kansas City and went on families his top priorities. His first official act
to graduate with highest honors from Stanford was to implement the toughest ethics policy of
University. He attended Yale Law School, where any attorney general’s office in America. Under
he served as articles editor for the Yale Law Jour- his leadership, Missouri has become a national
nal and as president of the Yale Federalist Society. leader in the fight for small business and against
He subsequently earned clerkships at the U.S. the job-killing Washington bureaucracy.
Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit and the U.S.
Hawley’s office is focused on protecting
Supreme Court.
Missouri consumers and families from those who
Josh and his wife, Erin, have two young sons. threaten them.
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Consumer Protection Division

The attorney general is responsible for pro-

Office of tecting the public’s interests in an open and hon-

est marketplace. The Consumer Protection Divi-
sion enforces Missouri’s Consumer Protection Act
Attorney and antitrust laws, and has the responsibility of
representing the commissioner of securities of
General the secretary of state’s office. Missouri’s consumer
protection statutes prohibit deception, fraud, un-
fair practices and misrepresentation or conceal-
Supreme Court Building
ment of material facts in the sale or advertisement
PO Box 899, Jefferson City 65102
of goods or services. These laws authorize the at-
Telephone: (573) 751-3321 / FAX: (573) 751-0774 torney general to take action against such fraud
www.ago.mo.gov and ensure consumers’ rights are protected.
Email: attorney.general@ag.mo.gov The division also has an active consumer edu-
cation program. Consumers can file complaints
The attorney general is the attorney for the or obtain information by calling the Attorney
state, representing the legal interests of Missouri General’s Consumer Hotline at (800) 392-8222
and its state agencies. or online at www.ago.mo.gov. The division re-
ceives more than 90,000 consumer complaints
As the state’s chief legal officer, the attorney and inquiries each year.
general must prosecute or defend all appeals to
which the state is a party, including every felony Under Missouri antitrust laws, the attorney
general has the authority to represent the state
criminal case appealed to the Missouri Supreme
or any of its political subdivisions, public agen-
Court and Court of Appeals. The attorney general cies, school districts or municipalities in actions
also is required to institute, in the name and on to prohibit monopolies and trade restraints. The
behalf of the state, all civil suits and other pro- attorney general also may act under federal an-
ceedings that are necessary to protect the state’s titrust statutes to bring civil actions in the name
rights, interests or claims. The attorney general of the state and on behalf of Missouri residents
may appear, interplead, answer or defend any to recover damages for injuries caused by certain
proceedings that involve the state’s interests or antitrust violations.
appear on behalf of the state in declaratory judg- The attorney general is the state’s chief pros-
ment proceedings when the constitutionality of a ecutor for securities fraud, and may initiate legal
statute is challenged. actions for civil injunctive relief, penalties and
The attorney general also renders official restitution under the Missouri Merchandising
Practices Law. Attorneys in this division also pro-
opinions to the executive and legislative branches
tect Missourians by enforcing compliance with
and county prosecuting attorneys on questions of
state laws by trusts, foundations and nonprofit
law relating to their duties. The attorney general corporations.
may institute quo warranto proceedings against
anyone unlawfully holding office or move to oust The No Call program to reduce unwanted
telemarketing calls also is under the Consumer
any public official for malfeasance in office.
Protection Division. Missourians may register for
The attorney general’s office was created in No Call by calling (866) 662-2551 or online at
1806 when Missouri was part of the Louisiana www.ago.mo.gov.
Territory. The first Missouri Constitution in 1820
provided for an appointed attorney general, but
Criminal Division
since the 1865 Constitution, the attorney general
has been elected. The attorney general represents the state in
every felony case appealed to the Supreme Court
By law, the attorney general is a member of of Missouri and Missouri Court of Appeals. Each
the Board of Fund Commissioners, the Board of year, attorneys in the Criminal Division brief and
Public Buildings, the Governor’s Committee on argue more than 700 cases in the Missouri Court
Interstate Cooperation, the Missouri Highway of Appeals and the Missouri Supreme Court.
Reciprocity Commission and the Missouri Hous- Division attorneys also assist local and state au-
ing Development Commission. thorities with extraditions to and from Missouri of
those charged in criminal cases.
To fulfill these and other responsibilities, the
attorney general’s office is organized into eight
divisions.
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Financial Services Division lawsuits, employment issues, constitutional chal-

lenges, suits seeking injunctive relief and other
The Financial Services Division protects Mis-
types of civil litigation.
sourians by recouping money owed to the state
or state agencies, including providing collection The division defends the state in lawsuits
services to several divisions of the attorney gen- brought by inmates of Missouri’s correctional fa-
eral’s office and more than 40 other state agen- cilities. Division attorneys also defend constitu-
cies. Division attorneys also take legal action tional challenges to state laws and ballot issues.
to establish, maintain and modify child support The division also represents the Missouri
obligations and work to recover money owed by Commission on Human Rights in cases before
inmates to reimburse the state for the cost of their the Administrative Hearing Commission and in
care. all subsequent court actions. The division en-
forces the Missouri Human Rights Act and takes
action on behalf of Missouri citizens in discrimi-
Governmental Affairs Division
nation cases. The division enforces state interests
The Governmental Affairs Division protects regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act and
the safety and well-being of Missourians by en- the Federal Fair Housing Act. The Litigation Divi-
suring regulated professionals adhere to state sion is also responsible for representing the state
laws and disciplinary rules by enforcing state in environmental and agricultural lawsuits.
ethics and campaign finance laws and enforc-
ing penalties against nursing homes for violating Finally, the division protects and enforces
standards of care and removing caregivers who workers’ rights in Missouri under the prevailing
abuse or neglect vulnerable citizens. They also wage and minimum wage laws, and Missouri’s
help mentally ill and physically challenged Mis- unauthorized workers law.
sourians obtain guardians to help obtain care.
The division provides legal representation to Medicaid Fraud Control Division
state officers—including the secretary of state, The Medicaid Fraud Control Division prose-
treasurer and auditor—as well as several state cutes cases involving fraud of the state Medicaid
agencies, including the departments of health program by health professionals, and prosecutes
and senior services, mental health and social abuse or neglect of Medicaid recipients by care-
services; the Missouri Ethics Commission; the givers.
Health Facilities Review Committee; and more
than 30 professional licensing boards. Division
attorneys also defend constitutional challenges Public Safety Division
to state laws and ballot issues. Division attorneys The Public Safety Division is involved in a
enforce the provisions of the tobacco Master Set- wide range of criminal prosecutions at the trial
tlement Agreement, which has brought in more level. The division’s special prosecution unit
than $1.5 billion to the state as of April 2009. prosecutes or assists in the prosecution of cases
Attorneys in the division also address questions throughout Missouri, many of them homicide
from the public, from government officials and cases. The unit also specializes in handling crimi-
from the media about Missouri’s open meetings nal cases involving the manufacture, sale or pos-
and records law, commonly known as the Sun- session of methamphetamine.
shine Law.
The Sexually Violent Predator Unit seeks the
civil commitment of sexual predators who suffer
Labor Division from a mental abnormality making them more
The Labor Division provides general counsel likely to commit additional predatory acts of
and litigation services for the Missouri Depart- sexual violence.
ment of Labor and Industrial Relations and its of- Attorneys in the division also serve as legal
ficers and agencies. The division also represents counsel for the Department of Public Safety, the
the state in crime victims’ claims and workers’ Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Missouri State
compensation cases of state employees, includ- Water Patrol and other state law enforcement
ing claims involving the Second Injury Fund. agencies, and represent those agencies in all civil
litigation to which they are a party. Division at-
torneys also defend the state in all habeas corpus
Litigation Division actions filed by prison inmates in state and fed-
Litigation Division attorneys handle major eral courts. Each year, they litigate some 500 fed-
and complex litigation for Missouri, providing eral habeas corpus actions in the federal district
legal defense to state officials, state agencies and courts, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and the
their employees. Cases in the division include U.S. Supreme Court.
damage claims, contract actions, class-action
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Historical Listing, Attorneys General

Name and (Party) Term County Born Died
1. Edward Bates (D) 1820–21 St. Louis 9/4/1793 3/25/1869
2. Rufus Easton (D) 1821–26 St. Louis 3/4/1774 7/5/1834
3. Robert William Wells (D) 1826–36 St. Charles 11/29/1795 9/22/1861
4. William Barclay Napton (D) 1836–39 Howard 1808 1/8/1883
5. Samuel Mansfield Bay (D) 1839–45 Cole 1810 7/1849
6. Benjamin F. Stringfellow (D) 1845–49 Chariton 9/3/1816 4/25/1891
7. William A. Robards (D) 1849–51 Boone 5/3/1817 9/3/1851
8. James B. Gardenhire (Whig) 1851–57 Buchanan 1821 2/20/1862
9. Ephraim B. Ewing (D) 1857–58 Ray 5/1819 6/2/1873
10. J. Proctor Knott (D) 1858–61 Scotland 8/29/1830 6/18/1911
11. Aikman Welch (D)¹ 1861–64 Johnson 5/25/1827 7/28/1864
12. Thomas Theodore Crittenden (D)2 1864 Johnson 1/22/1832 5/29/1909
13. Robert Franklin Wingate (D) 1865–69 St. Louis 1/24/1822 11/12/1897
14. Horace B. Johnson (R) 1869–71 Cole 8/14/1842 3/30/1904
15. Andrew Jackson Baker (R)3 1871–72 Schuyler 6/6/1832 4/23/1911
16. Henry Clay Ewing (D) 1873–75 Cole 8/15/1828 3/22/1907
17. John A. Hockaday (D) 1875–77 Callaway 1837 11/20/1903
18. Jackson Leonidas Smith (D) 1877–81 Cole 1/31/1837 11/13/1908
19. Daniel Harrison McIntyre (D) 1881–85 Audrain 5/5/1833 1/1/1910
20. Banton Gallitin Boone (D) 1885–89 Henry 10/23/1838 2/11/1900
21. John McKee Wood (D) 1889–93 Clark 8/8/1850 1/24/1926
22. Robert Franklin Walker (D) 1893–97 Morgan 11/29/1850 11/19/1930
23. Edward Coke Crow (D) 1897–1905 Jasper 12/19/1861 5/9/1945
24. Herbert Spencer Hadley (R) 1905–09 Jackson 2/20/1872 12/1/1927
25. Elliott Woolfolk Major (D) 1909–13 Pike 10/20/1864 7/9/1949
26. John Tull Barker (D) 1913–17 Macon 8/2/1877 12/7/1958
27. Frank Winton McAllister (D) 1917–21 Monroe 1/26/1873 6/11/1948
28. Jesse W. Barrett (R) 1921–25 Lewis 3/17/1884 11/12/1953
29. Robert William Otto (R)4 1925 Franklin 12/25/1892 5/5/1977
30. North Todd Gentry (R) 1925–28 Boone 3/2/1866 9/18/1944
31. Stratton Shartel (R) 1928–33 Newton 12/25/1895 2/2/1956
32. Roy M. McKittrick (D)5 1933–45 Chariton 8/24/1888 1/22/1961
33. Jonathan E. (Buck) Taylor (D)5 1945–53 Livingston 11/26/1906 12/27/1981
34. John M. Dalton (D) 1953–61 Dunklin 11/9/1900 7/7/1972
35. Thomas F. Eagleton (D) 1961–65 St. Louis City 9/4/1929 3/4/2007
36. Norman H. Anderson (D) 1965–69 St. Louis 3/24/1924 6/16/1997
37. John C. Danforth (R) 1969–77 St. Louis, Cole 9/5/1936
38. John D. Ashcroft (R) 1977–85 Greene 5/9/1942
39. William L. Webster (R)5 1985–93 Jasper 9/17/1953
40. Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon (D)5 1993–2009 Jefferson 2/13/1956
41. Chris Koster (D)5 2009–2017 Cass 8/31/1964
42. Josh Hawley (R) 2017– Lafayette 12/31/1979
¹Welch was appointed attorney general by provisional Governor Gamble when Knott refused to take a loyalty oath.
²Crittenden was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Aikman Welsh, who died in office. Crittenden only served until the end of that
year.
3
Baker ran and was elected as a Liberal Republican.
4
Otto left office to become a Supreme Court Judge.
5
Some held multiple terms as attorney general. In consideration of space, some are listed here only once.

Note: Like other state offices, except governor and lieutenant governor, the attorney general’s office was filled by appointment from
1820-1852. The offices then became elective for four-year terms. They changed to two-year elective terms in 1868, and changed
back to four-year elective terms in 1875.