State of Missouri Archives: on Principles & Values
Austin Petersen:
Though agnostic, stands for religious freedom
He said has he stood up for religious freedom, and recently, the debate of whether or not a Christian baker had to make a cake for a gay wedding went to the Supreme Court. The baker had the right not to bake the cake,
Petersen, who is an agnostic, said. Though he believed they should have chosen to do so, as Petersen said he himself would do in value of the free market, they should not be required to compromise their beliefs.
Source: Southeast Arrow on 2018 Missouri Senatorial race
Nov 17, 2017
Billy Long:
I have fought to implement the America First Agenda
Democrats are doing everything they can to change America and usher in Socialism, they are teaching our children to hate America. I have fought to implement the America First Agenda and put our interests first. I will continue to push back on
Communist China stealing our intellectual property rights and encourage American companies to expand in America that will benefit our workforce and economy.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website BillyLong.com
Oct 18, 2021
Billy Long:
Biden and Harris should resign
In fact, they and their team of Obama administration holdovers are actively working against the interests of the country. For their dereliction of duty in the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, their total capitulation to China and other adversaries,
their calamitous open border policies, their disastrous fiscal policies, their servitude to the radical woke left, and their utter failure to lead the nation, Biden and Harris should resign.
Source: Washington Examiner on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Sep 23, 2021
Billy Long:
I'm not a politician; I'm a congressman
Trump asked him if associating his name with Long's campaign run was a savvy political move, and the Springfield man said he didn't really care. "(Trump) looked at me and said, 'You really don't care, do you?' and I said, 'No,
I don't care if it's a politically smart move. I've never loved the politics. I'm not a politician. I'm a congressman.' I said I want to do the right things for the right reasons every day I'm there--if you do the right policy, the politics will follow."
Source: The Joplin Globe on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Aug 12, 2021
Billy Long:
Voted against removing Confederate statues from Capitol
A plan to remove statues of Confederates and white supremacists from the Capitol attracted votes from a bipartisan supermajority of U.S. House members this week. But southwest Missouri's representatives weren't among the
72 Republicans joining Democrats. Both Rep. Billy Long and Rep. Vicky Hartzler voted against the idea as it passed 305-113.
Source: Springfield News-Leader on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Jul 24, 2021
Dave Schatz:
Values of honesty, integrity, hard work were instilled in me
Growing up a blue collar kid in rural Missouri, I spent long days working in my family's construction business, where the values of honesty, integrity and hard work were instilled in me as a young man. It was then that I became inspired by
Ronald Reagan. He spoke to our conservative values, our commonsense beliefs and our way of life. He wasn't part of the club. He didn't care about the club. I respected that. That's who I am.
Source: 2022 Missouri Senate campaign website SchatzForSenate.com
Apr 4, 2022
Dave Schatz:
Trust Americans to run their lives & God to direct our steps
WHAT IS THE MISSOURI WAY? For me, the Missouri Way means focusing more on fixing the problem than fixing the blame...- Caring more about the name on the front of your jersey than the one on the back...
- Working harder to help your families and
communities than to please the mob on Twitter...
- Trusting Americans to know best how to run their own lives and God to direct our steps...
- And NEVER making a promise you don't intend to keep.
Source: 2022 Missouri Senate campaign website SchatzForSenate.com
Apr 4, 2022
Eric Greitens:
Protect the religious liberties of all Missourians
PEOPLE OF FAITH ARE UNDER ATTACK.
I believe we must protect the religious liberties and the beliefs of all Missourians.
Source: 2016 Missouri Governor campaign website EricGreitens.com
Oct 9, 2015
Eric Greitens:
AdWatch: Join MAGA and let's go RINO hunting!
In the ad, Greitens introduces himself as a "Navy SEAL" as he holds a long shotgun, announcing "Today, we're going RINO hunting!" He walks towards a residential home, as other anonymous soldiers in combat fatigues join him.The RINO "feeds on
corruption and is marked by the stripes of cowardice," says Greitens as his combat team breaks down the door of the home, toss a flash-bang grenade inside, and rush in.
"Join the MAGA Crew, get a RINO hunting permit," announces
Greitens inside the smoke-filled front room. "There's no bagging limit, no tagging limit, and it doesn't expire until we save our country."
Viewers are then directed to go to Greitens' campaign website, where a $25 donation will get a sticker with
the "RINO Hunting Permit" design shown in the video.
It's not his first time selling "hunting permits." During his gubernatorial race in 2016, Greitens sold "ISIS Hunting Permits," but that was supposed to be about terrorists.
Source: Mediaite AdWatch on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Jun 20, 2022
Eric Schmitt:
Taken a blow torch to protect the America First Agenda
During Trump's time in office, Eric took the lead on backing up the Administration's policies, including his historic tax cuts, efforts to reduce regulations, and building the best economy this country has ever seen. Since the Biden Administration has
taken over, Eric has taken a blow torch to Biden's unconstitutional and unlawful policies to protect the America First Agenda. He has been on the front lines of every fight Biden has waged against our jobs, our freedoms, and our safety.
As Attorney General, Eric Schmitt defended President Trump at every turn and fought for justice for Missourians against the radical left, Big Tech, and even the Communist Party of China.
Now with Joe Biden in the White House and a liberal takeover in the House and Senate, we need a proven Conservative to take the fight to the Senate and save our values, our culture, and our country.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website SchmittForSenate.com
May 2, 2021
Eric Schmitt:
Take the radical left's cancel culture movement head-on
Eric's job as Attorney General is to safeguard and fight against efforts to restrict the constitutional rights of Missourians and protect the rule of law. Eric stridently opposed the radical left when they tried to stop the confirmations of Justices
Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. Eric can be trusted to vote for federal judicial nominees who understand the role of a judge is to look to the U.S. Constitution and interpret the law, not create laws or legislate from the bench.
We need more fighters in Washington willing to stop the radical cancel culture agenda being advanced by the left that is destroying lives and suppressing speech.
Eric is ready to take the radical left's cancel culture movement head-on and protect our values.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website SchmittForSenate.com
May 2, 2021
Jay Nixon:
Our legacy is measured by lasting impact on our communities
One year ago, many of us gathered in St. Louis to mourn the loss of an icon--Missouri's adopted son, Stan Musial. He was known to say, "Every day you put this jersey on, it's a privilege."The same can be said for all of us in this room. Every day when
you put that pin on your lapel, and enter these doors to do the people's business, it's a privilege. And with that privilege comes responsibility. It's easy to get caught up in the controversy of the hour. Or the latest tweet. But we must be bigger than
that, because the work we do here is very, very real [to Missourians]. And their state government has been with them every step of the way -because that's what we do. That's why we serve. We're here to make a difference for those who work hard and need a
hand--often times for people we'll never meet. Because the legacy we leave will not be measured by votes on Election Day or back-slaps in these hallways--it will be measured by the lasting impact we have on the communities we serve.
Source: 2014 State of the State Address to Missouri legislature
Jan 21, 2014
John Brunner:
Lost 2012 primary to Todd Akin, who then lost Senate race
Brunner's family, especially his father (a founder of the Missouri Republican Assembly), had been involved in area Republican politics for decades. But John Brunner personally entered the fray in a big way in 2012 when he ran for the
U.S. Senate against then-U.S. Rep. Todd Akin and former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman.Despite spending millions of dollars of his own money, and leading in many polls,
Brunner came in second behind Akin--who soon after self destructed with his comments about "legitimate rape,'' leading to his huge loss in a general election against U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.
After sitting out the 2014 election cycle,
Brunner recently formed an exploratory committee to run for governor next year, largely as a response to the Feb. 26 suicide of then-state Auditor Tom Schweich, at the time a leading GOP contender.
Source: St. Louis Public Radio on 2016 Missouri gubernatorial race
May 3, 2015
Josh Hawley:
Conservative principles are the backbone of our country
The American Conservative Union announced its endorsement of Josh Hawley, the leading conservative in Missouri's race for AG. Josh Hawley said about to the endorsement: "I'm honored to receive the endorsement of the ACU, one of our nation's strongest
advocates for promoting our constitutional rights, personal responsibility & limited government. This continues the strong momentum for our grassroots campaign that is focused on the conservative principles that have made our country free & prosperous."
Source: American Conservative Union on 2018 Missouri Senate race
Jul 27, 2016
Josh Hawley:
Fight the false gospel of 'anything goes'
During a speech at a "Pastors and Pews" event hosted by the Missouri Renewal Project, Hawley tied the sexual revolution, the cultural shift in the 1960s and 1970s that eliminated the social stigma for premarital sex and contraception that had been
commonplace in the United States:"We have a human trafficking crisis in our state and in this city and in our country because people are willing to purchase women, young women, and treat them like commodities. There is a market for it. Why is there?
Because our culture has completely lost its way. The sexual revolution has led to exploitation of women on a scale that we would never have imagined, never have imagined," Hawley told the crowd.
"We must deliver a message to our culture
that the false gospel of 'anything goes' ends in this road of slavery. It ends in the slavery and the exploitation of the most vulnerable among us. It ends in the slavery and exploitation of young women."
Source: Kansas City Star on 2018 Missouri Senate race
Jan 31, 2018
Josh Hawley:
Attorney General's duty to investigate Governor Greitens
Attorney General Josh Hawley has investigated some of the claims against the Republican governor, though Hawley seemingly has sought to distance himself from the embattled governor as he seeks the U.S. Senate seat.Some have criticized the
Attorney General for his investigations, saying his office took it easy on Greitens. "I've soft-pedaled nothing. I take my responsibilities as Missouri's chief law enforcement officer very seriously," he said. "This is bad for the state, there's no way
around it."
When asked whether he believed the Governor should step down, Hawley responded, saying that he didn't want to say anything to compromise the investigation, but called the situation "very grave."
When asked if Greitens was one of
the 15 entities that had been subpoenaed, Hawley said, "We will subpoena anyone and everyone who is relevant to this investigation," he said. "And we will not be put off by any invocation of executive privilege or anything else. We will get the facts."
Source: Missouri Times on 2018 Missouri Gubernatorial impeachment
Mar 29, 2018
Josh Hawley:
Under investigation for mixing public funds with campaign
The Republican Secretary of State has formally requested an investigation into allegations that Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley used public resources to support his successful campaign for the U.S. Senate. The action was sparked by a complaint
filed in early November by The American Democracy Legal Fund, demanding an investigation to determine whether Hawley should be prosecuted for violating a state law barring elected officials from using public funds to support political campaigns.
The complaint cited a report by The Kansas City Star in October that out-of-state campaign consultants who would go on to run Hawley's Senate campaign gave tasks to taxpayer-funded staff in the attorney general's office. The consultants led meetings
with official staff during work hours in the state Supreme Court building in Jefferson City. The arrangement raised concerns among some of Hawley's employees about the mixing of politics with public business.
Source: Kansas City Star on 2018 Missouri Senate race
Dec 10, 2018
Josh Hawley:
Represented Hobby Lobby for businesses religious freedom
Contraception: Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if disagree with it morally?
Hawley: Yes. Was lawyer in Hobby Lobby case that gave businesses religious freedom rights to withhold this coverage.
McCaskill: No. Says best way to reduce unintended pregnancies and abortions is by expanding access to birth control.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Missouri Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
Lester Turilli:
We live in a nation founded on Christian freedom
Q: Your comments on the statement, "Keep God in the public sphere"? A: Freedom of speech and religious liberty are important to the framework of our country.
We live in a nation founded on Christian freedom, and to extract it from our society is to unravel every fiber of our nation's heritage and its future.
It is my belief that by acknowledging God and the Bible as the unchangeable foundation for life, both personally and professionally, I am recognizing His Sovereignty and blessing upon our great country. Our founding fathers original intent for our nation
was that it be as a "city on a hill" (John Winthrop 1630, Governor Massachusetts Bay Colony). My "relationship" with God guides my life and I love sharing this. I am not an advocate of promoting religion.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Missouri candidacy by OnTheIssues
Apr 25, 2016
Mike Kehoe:
I'm a true Missourian who's never lived anywhere else
[On Missouri values}: "We've been really blessed," Kehoe said. "Claudia and I think it's our time to give back to Missourians. It's been a good community and state to us--Missourians have welcomed us into their homes.
I love this state, I'm a true Missourian who's never lived anywhere else, and I think it's our opportunity to give back."
Source: The Missouri Times on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Mar 29, 2021
Mike Parson:
Vows to bring honor, integrity and transparency to office
[At his inauguration after impeachment proceedings led to the resignation of his predecessor Eric Greitens]: "My pledge to all Missourians is to work hard each and every day, to bring honor, integrity, transparency to the governor's office,"
Parson said in a message that took less than a minute to deliver.
Source: Columbia Missourian on 2018 Missouri Governor impeachment
Jun 1, 2018
Mike Parson:
Missouri is the best state in the United States
This past year we celebrated the bicentennial of our state and 150 years of the Missouri Governor's Mansion. I am honored to have served as Missouri's Governor during this remarkable milestone for our state. The First Lady and I count ourselves blessed
to have experienced the history, tradition, and heart and soul of what makes Missouri great. Faith, family, neighbors helping neighbors... that's who Missourians are. AND that's what makes Missouri the best state in the United States.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Missouri legislature
Jan 19, 2022
Peter Kinder:
Amend constitution to protect religious liberties
Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder testified in support of SJR 39, a measure that would allow Missouri voters the opportunity to decide whether the state constitution should be amended to protect Missourians' religious freedoms. "SJR 39 boils down to a
simple question, whether Missourians should be given the chance to decide whether the Missouri constitution should be amended to provide vital protections for all Missourians' religious liberties," Kinder said. "This is not about discrimination, as
opponents are trying to spin it. It is purely about letting voters have a voice on reserving a zone of protected activity based on their sincere religious convictions. This zone of religious liberty is a foundational principle of America: a morally,
legally, philosophically, and ideologically neutral principle available to all comers. SJR39 is but another piece of the fabric of religious liberty that everyone in America enjoys, whether Christian, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, Hindu or atheist."
Source: Buffalo Reflex: 2016 Missouri governor race: voting records
Apr 14, 2016
Robin Carnahan:
Rep. Blunt is an insider Congressman
Blunt sought to tie Carnahan to the Democrats in power. And Carnahan repeatedly referred to Blunt as "Congressman," reinforcing Blunt's insider status. She accused him for being more responsible for the recession than she."The fact was that I was in
Jefferson City and he was in Washington," she said. Blunt shot back that voters put Democrats in charge in 2006, when the party took over the House, and in 2008, when Pres. Obama was elected, "and look where that got us."
Blunt also addressed an issue
that's been the crux of Carnahan's "insider" allegations: She says Blunt attempted to put a provision that benefited his then-girlfriend's company into the bill that created the Homeland Security Dept.
Blunt said the provision was one of many that he
heard that made sense when Congress crafted the bill, though he didn't mention his now-wife, who was then a lobbyist for tobacco giant Phillip Morris. Blunt previously had remained mum on the provision, saying only that it was a national security issue.
Source: Springfield News-Leader on 2010 Missouri Senate debate
Oct 15, 2010
Roy Blunt:
Married a lobbyist for tobacco giant Phillip Morris
Blunt sought to tie Carnahan to the Democrats in power. And Carnahan repeatedly referred to Blunt as "Congressman," reinforcing Blunt's insider status. She accused him for being more responsible for the recession than she."The fact was that I was in
Jefferson City and he was in Washington," she said. Blunt shot back that voters put Democrats in charge in 2006, when the party took over the House, and in 2008, when Pres. Obama was elected, "and look where that got us."
Blunt also addressed an issue
that's been the crux of Carnahan's "insider" allegations: She says Blunt attempted to put a provision that benefited his then-girlfriend's company into the bill that created the Homeland Security Dept.
Blunt said the provision was one of many that he
heard that made sense when Congress crafted the bill, though he didn't mention his now-wife, who was then a lobbyist for tobacco giant Phillip Morris. Blunt previously had remained mum on the provision, saying only that it was a national security issue.
Source: Springfield News-Leader on 2010 Missouri Senate debate
Oct 15, 2010
Sarah Steelman:
Elected officials are trustees of the people
Steelman felt she was a trustee of the people in a constitutional republic form of government.
Akin advocated for getting rid of the Departments of Energy, Education and Commerce. The representative believes every bill before Congress should have a webpage dedicated to why a certain bill is constitutional or not.
Source: Yahoo.com coverage of KYTV 2012 Missouri Senate debate
May 27, 2012
Scott Sifton:
Supported impeachment of then-governor Eric Greitens
He emphasized the importance of keeping former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens from being elected to a statewide position. Sifton said voters can count on him to take on Eric Greitens, because he has done it before.
He cited his work on various Senate bills, projects and investigations during Greitens' gubernatorial term. Sifton was one of 29 out of 32 senators to sign the Greitens impeachment inquiry.
Source: The Columbia Missourian on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Apr 9, 2021
Scott Sifton:
Promote truth and equality; trust science
[On Jan. 6 insurrection]: "Missouri needs a senator who promotes truth, not conspiracy theories. And equality, not hate. A senator who trusts science instead of denying it," Sifton said during his minute-and-a-half video,
hitting on talking points of those critical of former President Donald Trump and his allies. Sifton criticized the state's Republican junior senator for inciting the rioters who invaded the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6--a charge Hawley has denied.
Source: St. Louis Public Radio on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Feb 8, 2021
Scott Sifton:
Championed strong ethics rules for legislators
Scott has earned a reputation for putting policy before politics and for championing strong ethics rules for legislators. His efforts have been acknowledged with awards from the Missouri Bar Association, the Missouri Judicial Conference and many others.
At OnderLaw, his practice focuses on environmental cleanup litigation and helping recover taxpayer health care costs in connection with the opioid crisis.
Source: Onder Law LLC biography for 2022 Missouri Senate race
Jul 1, 2021
Todd Akin:
Experienced conservative voice in Congress
At a debate Saturday during a Republican conference in Kansas City, U.S. Rep. Todd Akin highlighted his experience as a conservative voice in Congress.
Former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman cast herself as a fighter for freedom over her career. John Brunner stressed his experience as a businessman in St. Louis while pledging to be a "citizen senator."
Source: KSDK coverage of 2012 Missouri Senate debate
Feb 19, 2012
Todd Akin:
I'm no career politician; I left a safe district
Brunner touted his experience in the private sector, where he learned the skills needed to unseat McCaskill, such as surrounding himself with "a great team." He said, "You have to have a great message, and a great message is not another career
politician."Akin, a six-term congressman, took exception. "If I were a career politician, I'd stay in a safe congressional district, wouldn't I?" While Akin listed jobs in a steel mill and for IBM, he also painted his experience in
Washington, D.C., as an attribute. "I don't think the Senate is the place for on-the-job training," he said.
Brunner, who has poured more than $2 million of his own money into his campaign and
has outspent his opponents, called Akin's remarks about on-the-job training "political talk." His opponents' recent job experience "is a little different than being on the production line," he said.
Source: Columbia Daily Tribune on 2012 Missouri Senate debate
Apr 22, 2012
Vicky Hartzler:
Work hard, trust in God, help your neighbors in need
Vicky Hartzler's journey starts near Archie, Missouri. In Archie, pursuing the American Dream meant working hard, trusting in God, and helping your neighbors in need. That is why growing up Vicky worked alongside her parents and sister.
She took on hard jobs cleaning hog barns, driving tractors, manning produce stands, and serving as a church camp counselor. She learned what it meant to be a fighter by delivering results doing tough work and serving causes greater than herself.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website VickyHartzler.com
Jul 9, 2021
Vicky Hartzler:
?Chairs the House Values Action Team
As a constitutional conservative, Vicky has consistently defended our 2nd Amendment rights, and has protected innocent life.
She also chairs the House Values Action Team, which fights for commonsense solutions to protect religious liberty, life, and families.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website VickyHartzler.com
Jul 9, 2021
Vicky Hartzler:
Liberals have thrown us into crisis with socialist ideas
Vicky Hartzler knows liberals in control of Washington, D.C. have thrown America into crisis, using socialist ideas to attack our freedoms, endanger our security, bankrupt our nation, kill our jobs, tax our small businesses, harm our
children's future, drive up our energy costs, and divide our nation. Vicky has taken on the tough fights her entire career and is ready for the next fight to defend our values and the American Dream.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website VickyHartzler.com
Jul 9, 2021
Vicky Hartzler:
Voted against certifying Biden's Electoral College victory
During a campaign kickoff at Frontier Justice, a gun store in Lee's Summit, Hartzler unloaded attacks on President Biden, Democrats and "cancel culture." She sought to link herself to former President Trump, telling supporters that together they
would "Make America Great Again." In Congress, Hartzler was one of five House Republicans from Missouri who voted against certifying Biden's Electoral College victory. She has spoken against LGBTQ rights and called for tough treatment of China.
Source: Kansas City Star on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Jun 10, 2021
Vicky Hartzler:
Voted for Trump efforts over 95% of the time
Hartzler bragged that she, unlike the three men who have announced they will run, has actually worked with former President Donald Trump on the programs he embraced during his four years in office. "I am one of
only two members of Congress from Missouri to have voted for and supported the efforts of President Trump over 95 percent of the time," Hartzler said.
Source: KTTN-FM 92.3/KGOZ on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Jun 14, 2021
Vicky Hartzler:
Benefitted from farm subsidies she voted for
Hartzler and her husband Lowell Hartzler own farms and a farm implement business based in Cass County. During her first campaign for congress and since environmental organizations and groups opposed to concentrated farming have highlighted
the subsidy payments the farms have received from programs she voted for in the U.S. House. Those subsidy payments shot up in 2018, 2019, and 2020, for a total of $232,570, according to federal data posted online by the Environmental Working Group.
Source: KTTN-FM 92.3/KGOZ on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Jun 14, 2021
Vicky Hartzler:
Voted against removing Confederate statues from Capitol
A plan to remove statues of Confederates and white supremacists from the Capitol attracted votes from a bipartisan supermajority of U.S. House members this week. But southwest Missouri's representatives weren't among the
72 Republicans joining Democrats. Both Rep. Billy Long and Rep. Vicky Hartzler voted against the idea as it passed 305-113.
Source: Springfield News-Leader on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Jul 24, 2021
Eric Schmitt:
No-show at first Senate debate
Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who last week accused Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine of dodging debates, refused to show up for the first debate of Missouri's U.S. Senate campaign on Friday.
Organized by the Missouri Press Association as part of its annual convention in Lake Ozark, Valentine, the Libertarian Party candidate, and the
Constitution Party candidate shared the stage with an empty lectern that was reserved for Schmitt. [An organizer] said this is only
the second time since 1988 that a major-party candidate has refused to attend one of the organization's debates.
Source: St. Louis Public Radio on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Sep 17, 2022
Eric Schmitt:
Filed lawsuit to overturn 2020 election
As Missouri's attorney general, Republican Senate nominee Eric Schmitt supported a December 2020 effort to overturn the election--signing on Missouri to the Texas-led lawsuit that sought to get the Supreme Court to rescind Biden's victory.Schmitt is
running against Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine, a nurse and an heir to the Anheuser-Busch beer fortune, for the open seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Roy Blunt. Schmitt's office did not respond to a request for comment for this article.
Source: CNN on 2020 Election Denial in 2022 Missouri Senate race
Sep 15, 2022
Lucas Kunce:
Never forget the community you signed up to serve
I deployed to Iraq on my first of three tours of duty in the War on Terror, before later being stationed at the Pentagon. During those 13 years of active duty I learned firsthand what service and sacrifice for your country really means, the same things
I had heard about down at the Apache Flats Marine Corps League: Doing the right thing when you're thousands of miles from home, believing in a mission that's bigger than yourself, and never forgetting the community you signed up to serve.
Source: 2024 Missouri Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Apr 6, 2023
Bill Eigel:
Prosecution of Trump is atrocious abuse of power
As the left continues to weaponize the US Justice System against its political rivals, Eigel and the people of Missouri say enough is enough. For the first time in history a former President is under threat of arrest and indictment at the hands of an
over-zealous, politcally-motivated New York City District Attorney. Republicans across the country stand against this atrocious abuse of power and the dangerous precedent the Left is willing to set with this threat.
Source: 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial campaign website BillEigel.com
May 24, 2023
Bill Eigel:
I believe that God has a plan for each and every one of us
I am a big believer that God has a plan for each and every one of us. Oftentimes, it is challenging to understand how that Divine Plan is unfolding here on an imperfect Earth.
Especially this year, as folks have dealt with significant cultural and economic challenges, understanding the specific paths His plan is taking for each of us is even more difficult to decipher.
Source: 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial campaign website BillEigel.com
May 24, 2023
Jay Ashcroft:
Bible calls us to obedience, not to accomplishment
One of the themes of the Bible that I think is so often overlooked is that we are not called to accomplish anything in the Bible; we are called to obedience. God will give us what we should do. Politics can be a very arrogant business.
You think you know what you're doing. It's all about you. I think we all fight against that. The concern is: how do I make sure that I'm looking to Him for guidance and His wisdom instead of, quote, "my own"?
Source: MBC Pathway on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race
Jul 19, 2018
Jay Ashcroft:
Is government here for us, or are we to serve government?
[On Audacy Radio]: "I think we really need to decide, is government there to serve the people, to create an environment where the people can be successful,
where they can be free to make their own decisions? Or the people here to serve the government?" Ashcroft said.
Source: KMOX 1120 AM on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race
Apr 14, 2023
Mike Kehoe:
I very much enjoy the agricultural way of life
Starting from scratch, the first-generation farmer, who runs cattle and puts up his own hay, is responsible for roughly 750 acres. It's not something he did overnight, spending years building his operation to what it is now. And it's a move he made
simply because he enjoys the work."I very much enjoy the agricultural way of life," said Kehoe. "Just getting out, fixing some fence, working some cows, cutting some hay, splitting some wood…for me is relaxing."
Source: The Missouri Times on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race
Mar 1, 2019
Mike Kehoe:
We are a country built on faith, specifically on God
As a state senator, he occasionally heard from constituents who asserted that his faith should have no bearing on his politics. This often came in light of issues such as abortion and marriage."But I said when I was running that
I'm a Catholic family man with strong values, and the people elected me," he said. "So I'm giving them what they voted for."
"We are a country built on faith, specifically on God," he said.
Source: The Catholic Missourian on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race
Jul 27, 2018
Mike Kehoe:
If you want to do something you can do it in this country
He believes an important part of being American is not taking for granted the freedom and opportunities this country provides. "I believe that's what this country does," he said. "It affords anybody the opportunity who really
wants to succeed--and different definitions of success, I understand, are out there--but if you want to do something, you can do it in this country."
Source: The Catholic Missourian on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race
Jul 27, 2018
Mike Kehoe:
Amend constitution to protect religious liberties
State Sen. Kehoe voted YES on SJR 39: to allow Missouri voters to decide whether the state constitution should be amended to protect Missourians' religious freedoms.Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder testifying in support: "SJR 39 boils down to a
simple question, whether Missourians should be given the chance to decide whether the Missouri constitution should be amended to provide vital protections for all Missourians' religious liberties," Kinder said. "This is not about discrimination, as
opponents are trying to spin it. It is purely about letting voters have a voice on reserving a zone of protected activity based on their sincere religious convictions. This zone of religious liberty is a foundational principle of America: a morally,
legally, philosophically, and ideologically neutral principle available to all comers. SJR39 is but another piece of the fabric of religious liberty that everyone in America enjoys, whether Christian, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, Hindu or atheist."
Source: Buffalo Reflex: 2016 Missouri governor race: voting records
Apr 14, 2016
Crystal Quade:
Opposed discrimination by businesses due to religion
Quade opposed a proposed constitutional amendment designed to protect businesses religious liberties that was criticized for promoting discrimination. "Especially here in Springfield, you saw so many businesses, faith leaders and university leaders on
board with keeping protections in place," Quade said, referring to the repealed SOGI ordinance. "Unfortunately, we've seen that millennials don't want to come to a city or stay in a city that they don't feel is a welcoming city."
Source: Springfield News-Leader on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race
Oct 30, 2016
Bill Eigel:
People hate politicians because government is out of control
Jay Ashcroft and Bill Eigel both alluded to Mike Kehoe's support for boosting either sales taxes or gas taxes to fund the state's transportation infrastructure.Eigel said "to have somebody stand up on this stage today, who has backed the largest tax
increases in Missouri history, tried to present themselves as a tax cutter--that's why people hate politicians, folks."
Eigel dinged both Ashcroft and Kehoe, saying, "Don't be afraid of the message that we can't take our state back because I don't have
enough lobbyist money or I don't have the right last name from my dad. I got involved with politics when I realized that our government is out of control. And there's a reckoning needed all over this country," Eigel said. "And I got into this, just like
millions of Missourians are getting into this political discussion right now, because of everything that is wrong in our government, everything that they're hearing from politicians and all the broken promises that they're tired of seeing."
Source: St. Louis Public Radio on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race
Feb 18, 2024
Karla May:
Youth minister at Grow 2 Go Christian Center
Born and raised in the City of St. Louis, Sen. May currently resides in the city's 26th Ward, and has been employed with AT&T for 25 years. She attends Grow 2 Go (G2G) Christian Center (formerly St. Louis Christian Center) where she has served as
youth minister since October of 2001, serves on the Pastor's Think Tank, outreach ministry and the intercessory prayer ministry. She holds an ASBA from Forest Park Community College and a BSBA from Saint Louis University.
Source: 2024 Missouri Senate campaign website senate.mo.gov
Aug 8, 2024
Karla May:
Represents 4th State Senatorial District since 2019
Senator Karla May, a Democrat, represents the 4th Senatorial District comprised of a portion of the City of St. Louis, Richmond Heights and Shrewsbury;
Townships of Clayton, Hadley, Jefferson and Gravois; and portions of Maplewood. She was sworn into office on Jan. 9, 2019.
Source: 2024 Missouri Senate campaign website senate.mo.gov
Aug 8, 2024
Bill Eigel:
The government should NEVER be able to close churches
Q: RELIGIOUS LIBERTYUnder what circumstances can government close churches?A: None whatsoever. The government should NEVER be able to close churches. I always opposed the COVID lockdowns. I am adamantly opposed to mask/vaccine mandates.
Our rights come from God, not the government.
Q: Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
A: Strongly Disagree.
Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race
Aug 8, 2024
Josh Hawley:
America is Christian; I advocate Christian nationalism
Missouri's Senior Senator stood firm after an eye-opening speech advocating America be only about one religion: Christianity. "In our history and in our ideals, America has been a Christian nation," Hawley said during his interview with
First Alert 4. "I think most Americans believe in God and think religion is important and we should defend those folks."
"Some will say now that I am calling America a Christian nation. So I am," Hawley shared. "And some will say that I am advocating
Christian nationalism. And so I do."
First Alert 4 asked Hawley how he can endorse Christian nationalism while also endorsing Former President Trump following his publicly known issues with infidelity, inciting an insurrection,
and being a convicted felon. Hawley said First Alert 4's [reporter] has what he called, "Full Trump Derangement Syndrome," and said that question is not serious journalism.
Source: First Alert 4 on 2024 Missouri Senate race
Jul 10, 2024
Lucas Kunce:
Christian nationalism is about control, taking away freedom
Missouri's Senior Senator stood firm after an eye-opening speech advocating America be only about one religion: Christianity. "In our history and in our ideals, America has been a Christian nation," Hawley said during his interview with
First Alert 4. "I think most Americans believe in God and think religion is important and we should defend those folks."
"Some will say now that I am calling America a Christian nation. So I am," Hawley shared. "And some will say that I am advocating
Christian nationalism. And so I do."
Lucas Kunce called [Hawley's] speech and Christian nationalism overall about control and said it takes away an individual's freedom. "It is an agenda of controlling everyday people in
the doctor's office, in the workplace, in their bedroom and for a freedom-loving state like Missouri, that's bad," Kunce said.
Source: First Alert 4 on 2024 Missouri Senate race
Jul 10, 2024
Lucas Kunce:
2022: Won four counties in Senate primary
A total of 29,532 residents voted Tuesday from among 125,775 registered voters. Democrats sent 15,752 voters to the polls; Republicans had 13,620. While Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican, and Anheuser-Busch beer heiress Trudy Busch Valentine,
a Democrat, won their respective U.S. Senate primary races, Boone County voters favored two other candidates to replace the retiring Roy Blunt.Boone County Republicans gave a narrow nod to Vicky Hartzler, who represented the
4th Congressional District before making her Senate bid. Hartzler received 5,693 votes, (42%) in the county, compared to Schmitt's 5,425 (40%). Only one in 10 Boone County GOP voters supported former Gov. Eric Greitens, who finished third statewide.
Boone County Democrats gave Lucas Kunce more than half their support, with 8,167 votes (53%) compared to Busch Valentine's 4,727 (31%). The county was one of four in the state to support Kunce with more than half of its vote share.
Source: Columbia Daily Tribune on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Aug 3, 2022
Mike Kehoe:
Won't sacrifice my core, Christian, conservative beliefs
Working together...It's what we must do to accomplish these goals and a better Missouri. It won't be easy. The politics of today's world tells us that we can't work together, and that consensus is just not possible.
But I have built a life and a career on doing just that, without sacrificing my core, Christian, conservative beliefs. Because it's not just about us.
Source: 2025 State of the State Address to the Missouri legislature
Jan 28, 2025
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