15 Facts About Mike Kehoe

Michael Leo Kehoe was born on January 17,1962 and is an American politician serving as the 58th governor of Missouri since 2025.

Mike Kehoe previously served in the Missouri Senate, representing the state's 6th senatorial district, and was majority leader from 2015 to 2018.

On June 18,2018, Governor Mike Parson appointed Kehoe as Missouri's lieutenant governor.

Parson and Mike Kehoe were elected to a full term in 2020.

Mike Kehoe won the nomination for governor against State Senator Bill Eigel and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.

Mike Kehoe was inaugurated as the 58th governor of Missouri in January 2025.

Mike Kehoe was born and raised in the St Louis area by his single-parent mother.

Mike Kehoe's father left the family when he was only one year old.

At age 25, Mike Kehoe began working for Osage Industries, a company involved with auto parts and manufacturing ambulances.

In 2010, without having held elected office before, Mike Kehoe ran for the 6th District State Senate seat to succeed Carl Vogel.

On June 18,2018, Governor Mike Parson appointed Kehoe as lieutenant governor.

Mike Kehoe was elected lieutenant governor in his own right in 2020.

In March 2021, Mike Kehoe announced his intention to run for governor in 2024.

Opponents criticized Mike Kehoe for renting a charter bus for the campaign from lobbyist Jewell Patek, whose client Smithfield Foods is owned by Chinese agricultural company WH Group.

Mike Kehoe was the second Roman Catholic lieutenant governor of Missouri, after Thomas Eagleton.