Missouri governor candidates attend Ham Breakfast, agree to debate

SEDALIA, Mo. — Less than 12 weeks remain until Missouri voters go to the polls, where they’ll choose a new governor.

Outgoing Governor Mike Parson and his right hand man, Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe, met with voters on Thursday at the Missouri State Fair in Pettis County. A packed house awaited them for the governor’s annual Ham Breakfast on Thursday morning at the state fairgrounds.

Both officials spent time with voters at the breakfast and at a groundbreaking for a new pavilion at the fairgrounds.

Gov. Parson continues to praise Lt. Governor Kehoe and his chance at winning the vote in November’s election. Lt. Gov. Kehoe won nearly 40 percent of the vote in the August 6th primary to become the GOP’s gubernatorial candidate.

He’ll face Democratic nominee Crystal Quade for the right to become Missouri’s 58th governor.

“He’s a hard worker. He’s going to spend a lot of time up there. I’m telling you — now that I’ve set in the seat of governor fox six years, it’s never about your last name. I always try to tell people. It’s always about the seat of governor,” Gov. Parson said on Thursday.

Kehoe is seen as being a political moderate when compared to his Republican counterparts. He and Gov. Parson continue to push the platform of “Faith, Family and Freedom.”

“We’re 82 days away. Missourians will make a choice. We’re going to work very hard all the way to the finish line to see if we can earn the trust and the votes for Missourians,” Lt. Gov. Kehoe said.

Quade also attended Thursday’s breakfast. The outgoing Missouri House minority leader knocked off businessman Mike Hamra in the primary to earn the nomination.

She and Kehoe agreed to a debate on September 20th hosted by the Missouri Press Association.

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