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Abortion
Chris Koster: Planned Parenthood didn't illegally dispose of fetal tissue.
Eric Greitens: Every life is precious; defend & promote life.
Jim Neely: Voted for abortion ban at 8 weeks, but had not read it.
John Brunner: Fight back against judges dictating values on our churches.
Mike Parson: Solidly pro-life; supports protecting rights of the unborn.
Mike Parson: Signs bill criminalizing abortion after eight weeks.
Mike Parson: Enforces law which shuts down only abortion clinic in state.
Mike Parson: Ban abortion after the eighth week of pregnancy.
Nicole Galloway: Upset about Missouri's pro-life abortion position.
Nicole Galloway: Trusts women to make their own healthcare decisions.
Peter Kinder: Investigate organizations harvesting aborted babies' parts.
Bill Eigel: Voted for Heartbeat Bill banning abortion in Missouri.
Jay Ashcroft: is wrong for Missouri, will defend life at all cost.
Mike Kehoe: Plans to vigorously defend state's abortion restrictions.
Crystal Quade: Stand with women for right to make own healthcare decisions.
Bill Eigel: Defeat the abortion initiative; defend the sanctity of life.
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Budget & Economy
Chris Koster: Invest $2 billion and create up to 40,000 new jobs.
Eric Greitens: Government over-regulates, over-spends, & over-reaches.
Mike Parson: Supports economic growth with accountability on taxes.
Nicole Galloway: As auditor uncovered $350 million in waste.
Peter Kinder: Make Missouri competitive again, by cutting spending.
Bill Eigel: Cap spending immediately, reduce each year.
Jay Ashcroft: Current state budget unsustainable, would cut in half.
Bill Eigel: Cut spending to allow eliminating income tax.
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Civil Rights
Catherine Hanaway: Support SJR39: Religious liberty trumps gay marriage.
Chris Koster: Equality and inclusion should include same-sex couples.
Chris Koster: Judges can allow same-sex marriage despite voter amendment.
Chris Koster: Oppose SJR39: gay discrimination isn't religious liberty.
Chris Koster: Gay marriage is another step toward inclusion and equality.
Eric Greitens: Anti-gay "religious liberty" amendment threatens jobs.
Jay Nixon: Same-sex marriage is a major victory for equality.
John Brunner: Let clergy choose to decline to perform gay marriages.
Mike Parson: Gay people go to hell, but don't discriminate on earth.
Mike Parson: Governor bans reporters from briefings, questions by email.
Mike Parson: Overlooking minority, women businesses during health crisis.
Mike Parson: OpEd:Exempting church from coronavirus rules could be deadly.
Mike Parson: Allowed Roman goddess statue to return to Capitol dome.
Mike Parson: Moves primary due to virus, won't extend voter registration.
Nicole Galloway: All marriages deserve to be respected.
Peter Kinder: No federal say over trans-gendered bathroom laws.
Jay Ashcroft: Opposes Respect for Marriage Act.
Jay Ashcroft: Against anti-bias law, we're all discriminated against .
Mike Kehoe: Voted in favor of LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws.
Crystal Quade: Opposed ban on transgender girls and women in women's sports.
Crystal Quade: State ban on funding entities embracing DEI is asinine.
Bill Eigel: America is not racist; no Critical Race Theory .
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Corporations
Nicole Galloway: End Missouri's Big Business Bonus: no bonus for early taxes.
Peter Kinder: Work together to try and make the stimulus work for Missouri.
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Crime
Chris Koster: Deliver justice to those who break our laws.
Eric Greitens: Get first responders needed training, equipment, & support.
Eric Greitens: Facing trial for felony charge of invasion of privacy.
Mike Parson: Time to stand up and support law enforcement.
Nicole Galloway: Need answers on probation, parole reward program.
Nicole Galloway: Ban choke holds and no-knock warrants.
Peter Kinder: Preserve law & order, even when there are riots & looting.
Bill Eigel: We need leaders who will DEFEND our police not DEFUND them.
Mike Kehoe: Don't want to defund the police; we want to protect them .
Crystal Quade: State government needs to listen to local law enforcement.
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Drugs
Chris Koster: Helping meth cooks get ingredients leads to jail.
Eric Greitens: Supports legalizing medical marijuana for kids with epilepsy.
Jim Neely: Opposes raising age for vaping from 18 to 21.
Jim Neely: Supports medical marijuana.
John Brunner: Open to more research about marijuana, nut not legalization.
Mike Parson: Rate of opioid deaths decreasing but new ideas are needed.
Mike Parson: Supports prescription database as tool to fight opioid abuse.
Mike Parson: Against marijuana legalization, OK with medical use.
Nicole Galloway: Supports legalization, expunging criminal records.
Peter Kinder: Supports legalizing medical marijuana under a doctor's order.
Jay Ashcroft: State constitution not the place to legalize marijuana.
Crystal Quade: Supports legalization, not state cap on business licenses.
Mike Parson: Rated C by NORML on marijuana reform .
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Education
Chris Koster: 2007: Left GOP to support high-quality public schools.
Chris Koster: Increase our investment in education.
Eric Greitens: Strongly oppose Common Core; no bureaucrats in charge.
John Brunner: Reject federal Common Core standards.
Mike Parson: $400M in bonds to repair college campuses.
Mike Parson: Cut education budget after COVID revenue shortfalls.
Mike Parson: Declared "Missouri School Choice Week".
Nicole Galloway: Pay teachers what they deserve; expand pre-K.
Nicole Galloway: Strengthen the state's commitment to public schools.
Peter Kinder: Fight for school choice & charter schools.
Bill Eigel: Prohibit biological boys from playing in girls sports.
Bill Eigel: Ban "hate-based ideology," other "woke" programs in schools.
Bill Eigel: Give parents access to curricula and lesson plan records.
Jay Ashcroft: Implemented rules to protect children from obscene content.
Jay Ashcroft: School choice would be a priority of his administration.
Mike Kehoe: Expanding school choice is an early priority .
Crystal Quade: Continues the fight to fund public schools, higher education.
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Energy & Oil
Chris Koster: New EPA regulations on CO2 emissions are federal overreach.
Peter Kinder: The world has embraced renewable energy; this is the future.
Mike Kehoe: Bad Green New Deal experiments endangers private property.
Jay Ashcroft: No use of proceeds from unaccountable gas tax increases.
Bill Eigel: Climate change is a hoax; go nuclear.
Crystal Quade: Endorsed by Missouri Sierra Club; supports renewable energy.
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Environment
Chris Koster: Sue the EPA for over-expanding Clean Water Act.
Eric Greitens: EPA overreach hurts family farms.
Mike Parson: Right to farm & ranch, despite environmental critics.
Peter Kinder: The EPA should respect the limits set by Congress.
Jay Ashcroft: Government regulators' agenda would devastate our economy.
Crystal Quade: $150,000 to address 80 years of radioactive waste.
Mike Parson: Let the feds clean up their 80 years of radioactive waste.
Bill Eigel: Legislate against these woke, liberal ESG scores.
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Families & Children
Catherine Hanaway: Children before marriage has impoverished women & children.
Nicole Galloway: Urges executive order for 12 weeks paid parental leave.
Crystal Quade: Access to affordable and high quality daycare a priority.
Bill Eigel: Bible is clear: marriage is between one man and one woman.
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Foreign Policy
Mike Kehoe: Response to Ukraine: Russia does not share our values.
Bill Eigel: The ONLY candidate who'll ban China owning Missouri land.
Crystal Quade: Democrats have long opposed China owning Missouri ag land.
Jay Ashcroft: AdWatch:I don't authorize Chinese ownership of Missouri land.
Mike Kehoe: AdWatch: My opponent allows China owning Missouri ag land.
Bill Eigel: Ban ALL foreign countries from owning ANY Missouri land.
Crystal Quade: Filed a bill to stop foreign purchasing of farmland.
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Free Trade
Mike Parson: Credits Trump for ending Japan restrictions on US beef.
Mike Parson: Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA.
Mike Parson: Missouri shouldn't rely on other countries & other states.
Crystal Quade: For law to stop China, Russia from buying farmland in state.
Jay Ashcroft: Restrict China's foreign ownership of agriculture.
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Government Reform
Eric Greitens: Ban gifts from lobbyists; close revolving door; limit terms.
Eric Greitens: Cut red tape, cut back regulations.
John Brunner: Eliminate inefficient, outdated and ineffective programs.
Mike Parson: Opposed subjecting lawmakers to open-records law.
Mike Parson: Voted for photo ID and proof of citizenship to vote.
Nicole Galloway: Government should be totally transparent.
Nicole Galloway: Agrees her office should undergo independent audit.
Nicole Galloway: Notary requirement for mail ballot is voter suppression.
Bill Eigel: No more machines; hand count ballots on election day.
Jay Ashcroft: Require photo ID to vote for first time in state history.
Mike Kehoe: Having proper identification to vote is only reasonable.
Crystal Quade: Voter ID bill about minority voter suppression, not fraud.
Bill Eigel: Support Electoral College; oppose Popular Vote Compact .
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Gun Control
Chris Koster: Supported voter amendment on right to bear arms.
Chris Koster: Endorsed by NRA; overrode veto of gun rights.
Eric Greitens: Defend right of law-abiding citizens to bear arms.
Eric Greitens: Protect our freedoms, including the Second Amendment.
Mike Parson: For 2nd Amendment rights; keep federal government at bay.
Mike Parson: Doesn't have a problem with background checks.
Nicole Galloway: Current governor problem in enacting gun laws.
Nicole Galloway: Favors background checks & red flag laws.
Nicole Galloway: Supports background checks, close loopholes on sales.
Peter Kinder: Led fight to pass right to carry law.
Bill Eigel: 2nd amendment protects us from tyrannical government.
Jay Ashcroft: The idea that guns are responsible for deaths is ridiculous.
Crystal Quade: Not anti-gun but huge proponent of background checks.
Jay Ashcroft: Doesn't see a problem with walking down street with an AR 15.
Crystal Quade: Allow local governments to set regulations on firearms.
Mike Kehoe: Restricting gun rights hurts law-abiding citizens.
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Health Care
Asa Hutchinson: Kept state "open for business" during pandemic.
Chris Koster: ObamaCare generates jobs as well as cuts healthcare costs.
Chris Koster: Expanding Medicaid provides immediate fiscal stimulus.
Chris Koster: Closed "tobacco loophole": $50M more in cigarette settlement.
Jim Neely: Championed "Right to Try" experimental treatments law.
Jim Neely: Missouri not paying overdue Medicaid payments.
John Brunner: Spur competition instead of ObamaCare.
Mike Parson: Backed Rx monitoring; couldn't overcome opposition.
Mike Parson: Against Medicaid expansion as massive tax increase.
Nicole Galloway: Would expand Medicaid eligibility.
Peter Kinder: Led lawsuit by 21 states against ObamaCare.
Bill Eigel: Prohibit transgender-related treatment for children under 18.
Bill Eigel: Time to reform bloated, inefficient, ineffective Medicaid.
Mike Kehoe: Allow transgender care for adults, but no government money.
Mike Kehoe: Opposed Medicaid expansion: unsupportable and unsustainable.
Crystal Quade: Has been a leader in bringing Medicaid expansion to Missouri.
Jay Ashcroft: Let the people vote on expanding Medicaid eligibility.
Bill Eigel: Obamacare was shoved down the throat of small business.
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Homeland Security
Eric Greitens: Make Missouri the best state in America for veterans.
Eric Greitens: Felony charge: taking donor lists from veterans charity.
Peter Kinder: Keep Guantanamo open; terrorists are not typical criminals.
Bill Eigel: Calls for restrictions on foreign ownership of farmland.
Bill Eigel: Ensure veterans' sacrifice is honored when they return home.
Crystal Quade: Serious leaders recognize our veterans.
Jay Ashcroft: Special benefits for veterans unfair; treat everyone equally.
Mike Kehoe: Never treat our veterans as anything less than heroes.
Bill Eigel: Chinese Communist Party poses serious threat.
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Immigration
Chris Koster: Strengthen laws against hiring illegal aliens.
Eric Greitens: Gave examples of Muslim immigration that has been positive.
Mike Parson: Supports all legal immigrants, wants enforced border control.
Nicole Galloway: For Supreme Court decision protecting DACA.
Peter Kinder: Ask to halt immigration of Syrians to Missouri.
Bill Eigel: Call out militia to deport undocumented immigrants.
Jay Ashcroft: Declare the influx of immigrants an invasion.
Kit Bond: 1976: cancel 1838 order to deport Mormons; it's unjust.
Mike Kehoe: Visit National Guard at the border to understand the issues.
Mike Parson: $2.2 million to send Missouri National Guard to Texas border.
Bill Eigel: Build the wall; deport all 77,000 illegal aliens in MO.
Crystal Quade: Would support bipartisan federal immigration legislation.
Mike Kehoe: Illegal immigration in Missouri is out of control.
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Jobs
Chris Koster: Right-to-work is an attack on working people.
Mike Parson: Low unemployment rate now, but new skills needed to move up.
Mike Parson: Backs right to work laws.
Mike Parson: Does not support raising minimum wage "at this time".
Nicole Galloway: Endorsed by AFL-CIO: always has the backs of workers.
Nicole Galloway: Every worker deserves a living wage.
Bill Eigel: Defund all government DEI-based positions and programs .
Jay Ashcroft: Diversity job posting is left-wing workplace indoctrination.
Jay Ashcroft: Against diversity, equity and inclusion in state government.
Crystal Quade: Knows impact of minimum wage jobs from personal experience.
Bill Eigel: Regulate minimum wage by free market.
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Principles & Values
Eric Greitens: Protect the religious liberties of all Missourians.
John Brunner: Lost 2012 primary to Todd Akin, who then lost Senate race.
Josh Hawley: Attorney General's duty to investigate Governor Greitens.
Mike Parson: Vows to bring honor, integrity and transparency to office.
Peter Kinder: Amend constitution to protect religious liberties.
Bill Eigel: Prosecution of Trump is atrocious abuse of power.
Bill Eigel: I believe that God has a plan for each and every one of us.
Jay Ashcroft: Bible calls us to obedience, not to accomplishment.
Jay Ashcroft: Is government here for us, or are we to serve government?
Mike Kehoe: I very much enjoy the agricultural way of life.
Mike Kehoe: We are a country built on faith, specifically on God.
Mike Kehoe: If you want to do something you can do it in this country.
Mike Kehoe: Amend constitution to protect religious liberties.
Crystal Quade: Opposed discrimination by businesses due to religion.
Bill Eigel: People hate politicians because government is out of control.
Bill Eigel: The government should NEVER be able to close churches.
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Social Security
John Brunner: Gradually raise the Social Security retirement age.
Crystal Quade: Passed bill that eliminated state tax on Social Security.
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Tax Reform
Chris Koster: Cut personal income tax, capital gains, and tax on dividends.
Eric Greitens: Simplify the tax code; close special interest loopholes.
Mike Parson: Wants legislative approval on big ticket tax expenditures.
Mike Parson: Cut taxes in 2018 on top of significant 2014 tax cuts.
Nicole Galloway: Years of tax cuts lead to big cuts in services.
Bill Eigel: Repeal the regressive state personal property tax.
Bill Eigel: Eliminate the corporate and personal income tax in Missouri.
Jay Ashcroft: Tax cuts are in order; give the money back to the people.
Mike Kehoe: Supported tax increases for transportation projects.
Mike Kehoe: I've cut way more taxes than I proposed.
Crystal Quade: Proposed one-time $5000 tax credit for school staff.
Jay Ashcroft: Opposed increase in state gas tax, state had a surplus.
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Technology
Eric Greitens: OpEd: used self-immolating texting despite open records laws.
Josh Hawley: Investigate state use of self-immolating messaging.
Mike Parson: Supports raising gasoline tax to help rebuild infrastructure.
Mike Kehoe: Taxes to fund the state's transportation infrastructure.
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War & Peace
Bill Eigel: I disdain the ruling elite who send us to war.
Bill Eigel: Israel is our greatest ally, and we must stand with them.
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Welfare & Poverty
Eric Greitens: Current welfare system is broken; it traps people in poverty.
John Brunner: Make welfare temporary, not permanent.
Mike Parson: Ending low-income housing tax credit would hurt veterans too.
Nicole Galloway: Audit and investigate SNAP transactions that raise red flags.
Crystal Quade: Not enough legislators understand the realities of poverty.
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