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An exciting time for Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade and Assistant Minority Leader DaRon McGee January 9, 2019 will usher in Missouri’s 100th General Assembly; with it arises new Democratic leadership. As Missouri’s House Minority leaders, we are excited to meet the will of the people with authentic representation and active engagement in transparent legislative work. We will prioritize the interests of working-class Missourians, continue to emphasize transparency in both our legislative work and campaigns, and lead the work to ensure dignity returns to the Capitol. Missouri's Democratic leadership recognizes the importance of representing our constituents first. We believe our role as representatives must center around honesty and clarity, and our representation must stay true to the wishes of our voters. Luckily for us, it’s not difficult to understand the priorities of Missouri’s voters; we need not look further than recent ballot initiatives. In August, Missourians voted to strike down Right to Work legislation with a 65% majority. The November midterms revealed even more about Missouri voter values when 62% of Missourians voted to raise the minimum wage, 65% voted in favor of medical marijuana, and 62% voted to clean up dark money politics and bring forth transparency through Amendment 1. The Democratic caucus is committed to ensuring that the needs of our constituents prevail. Recent Missouri legislative sessions have often ignored the wishes of the voters, and current events suggest this will continue to be a difficult battle. Despite the fact that Missourians overwhelmingly voted against Right to Work, legislation is already resurfacing. We believe this to be a slap in the face of the people we were elected to represent; defying the will of the people to protect the interests of the few is a disgraceful act of self indulgence that we can never support. Instead, Democratic leadership promises to consistently hear the voices of our constituents - respecting how they vote, reading their letters, listening to their phone calls, and having those crucial one-on-one conversations. Missouri voters have already made their voices heard on Right to Work; Missouri Democrats are listening. Additionally, in voting so overwhelmingly to clean up politics in Jefferson City, it’s clear that voters object strongly to politicians whose donor lists are riddled with secret

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large-scale donors, and who focus more on the desires of dark money interests than their voters. It is clear that voters believe Jefferson City needs to be more transparent and increase integrity in all that we do. Our goals will always reflect those of our constituents. The Democratic Caucus already had a longstanding policy that our work as legislators is subject to sunshine laws, and we will continue to be committed to transparency. In that way, Missouri’s House Democrats also hear the voices of Missourians on the many other issues that matter to their every day lives. We look forward to working with the Governor and House Republicans on their promised investments in infrastructure and workforce development. We also hope to work on meaningful bipartisan reforms to our criminal justice system that treat all Missourians fairly while keeping our communities safe. We will continue to fight every day for accessible and affordable quality healthcare for all Missourians, quality education for all of our kids, and for a tax structure that allows us to responsibly invest in Missouri’s future without putting all of the tax burden on working families. This is an exciting time for Missouri. With a record number of millennials in the legislature's leadership, this session is unprecedented and will undoubtedly bring insight and perspective from Missouri's most diverse generation in history. It is crucial to ensure all priorities are reflected in our legislature as we face a bold new transition to a new generation of leadership, both within the capitol and throughout the state. The results of the recent elections showed us that Missourians agree with Democrats on a number of issues. Citizens stood firmly with workers and their rights by defeating Right to Work, we agreed that workers deserve to be paid fairly, and we demanded our leaders clean up the culture of corruption in state government. We showed compassion and care for others by legalizing medical marijuana. As the new face of the Democrat party, we are excited to continue working on these issues and remain committed to working across the aisle to ensure that our Republican colleagues hear your voices. Missouri voters are engaged, committed, and demanding to be heard; Missouri Democrats are ready to be your megaphone.

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HOT LIST WISH LIST BILLS

Tort reform, consent, criminal reform, broadband, MONA, oh my - the 100th General Assembly has their work cut out for them.

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Only one office vacancy is a lot to celebrate, with HD158 opening. The House has 62 incoming freshmen, while the Senate has 10 (9 to be sworn in). Additionally, Missouri has two new statewide officials.

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Out the first week of session, the new edition of the Missouri Times Magazine features the 2018 Best of the Legislature! Be sure to grab a copy (featuring House Majority Floor Leader Rob Vescovo on the cover).

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Governor Mike Parson @GovParsonMO 31 Dec 2018 Heading into work after @Chiefs claim AFC west and clinch #1 seed like —> #ChiefsKindgom

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Mike Cierpiot @MikeCierpiot My New Years wish is a simple one. The Chiefs end this season with a win. That’s all. Jean Evans @MoRepEvans Congratulations to my good friend @cody4mo, and to the State of Missouri for having a steady hand at the helm of the Budget Committee. #moleg J O H N R I Z Z O @JohnJRizzo As a lifelong Chiefs fan, watching the @Broncos crumble under the leadership of John Elway while the @Chiefs have a MVP QB for the next 15 years in so gratifying. #ChiefsKindgom #elwaynoway

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MISSOURI CONSERVATIVE’S NEXT GENERATION

Haahr and Fitzpatrick step into the Republican spotlight as leaders of today...and tomorrow Rachael Herndon Dunn 2019 marks a new start in Missouri, led by some of the youngest conservative leaders in the country with Elijah Haahr as the House Speaker, Senator Caleb Rowden in the Majority Floor Leader’s Office, and now-Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick on the 2nd floor. Missouri’s new freshman U.S. Senator, Josh Hawley, is the youngest U.S. Senator in the country. Hawley’s election follows a midwest trend of electing younger Republicans with neighboring state Oklahoma previously being represented by the youngest U.S. Senator, Tom Cotton. Cotton, 41, is 1 and a half years older than Hawley, who just turned 40 on December 31, 2018. In Missouri, the only state elected offices without an age requirement are secretary of state, treasurer, and attorney general. "The Missouri House selecting the youngest speaker in the nation is part of a larger trend in our state,” Haahr said. "Dirk Deaton is the youngest elected legislator in over a hundred years. New state senators Justin Brown, Lincoln Hough, and Tony Luetkemeyer are all millennials. And, of course, our new U.S. Senator, Josh Hawley, is the youngest senator in the country. My age may be an anomaly nationally, but I am in the wheelhouse of our Missouri GOP. Missourians should be excited for the future of our state.” Millennials, which Nielsen Media Research dubs as those born between 1977-1996, are 22-41 years of age as of the writing of this article. Roughly a quarter of the 100th General Assembly are millennials, with Deaton at the youngest.

In 2015, the Census released that millennials now outnumber baby boomers nationally. In Missouri, however, the two generations are neck and neck, with all but 8 counties being outside of 10 points of difference, likely due to being home to colleges, universities, and/or military bases. In Missouri, just over a quarter (25.46%) of Missourians are within the Census group of those aged 2544 (1993-1974), making millennials the most accurately represented demographic of the state. The remaining 74.54% of the population is represented by the 42.58% of Missouri born before 1974. Blame the increase in the percentage of younger lawmakers on innovation compression and/or term limits, but younger lawmakers, ranging from small business owners to lawyers and preachers to farmers, are taking their life experience - and their political leanings - as motivation to run for office. “There are a lot of people who are more liberal early in life, and then become more conservative the more life they have lived,” Fitzpatrick said. "Obviously, this is not true of everyone, and sometimes one’s life experiences cause the opposite to occur. I was a bit unique in terms of the experiences I had in business at a young age, and the encounters I had dealing with government at all levels in my late teens and early twenties. Those experiences firmly shaped my worldview of one that is better with less government involvement in our day to day lives. "Because of the encounters I had with bureaucrats in running a busi-

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ness at a young age,” Fitzpatrick said, "I decided I wanted to get involved to try to help people navigate the red tape of government when necessary, and to stop any more of that red tape from being created." For Fitzpatrick, being the second youngest statewide official in the country is nothing more than a fun fact about his elected service. The youngest statewide official is also-appointed Kansas Treasurer Jake LaTurner. "I am not nervous about my age as it relates to my position,” Fitzpatrick said. "That being said, like any public official, I want to do an incredibly good job for the taxpayers, and I will always be on my toes to make sure we are doing the best job possible for the people of Missouri.” Treasurer Fitzpatrick credited his non-millennial caucus colleagues - former Speakers Tim Jones, John Diehl, and Todd Richardson - for placing him on the powerful budget committee, giving him the opportunity to prove himself. "I really don’t feel that age has been a consideration by my colleagues, which is a bit surprising,” Fitzpatrick said. "When I was first elected, age may have played into some of the other members’ perception of me, but I feel that once we got to know each other, my age just became more of a number. Plus, now that I am in my thirties, a lot of them are younger than me. I have a special friendship with many other members, especially the ones that I have served with since I was elected in 2012." Speaker Haahr said in a previous interview that Republicans often overlook age in favor of overall effec-

tiveness. "I don’t necessarily think age has anything to do with your life experience, what you have seen and done, or your ability to best represent the voters," Haahr said in a previous interview. "I think people look at caucus leadership, not from a perspective of age but from a perspective of experience and how they can better the causes." The causes? Over and over, the next generation of young Republican elected officials says shrinking the size of government by “cutting red tape” and preserving the essential rights guaranteed by the founding documents of this country are their top priorities. "Being a conservative begins with a belief that free people in free markets are the most successful people on earth,” Haahr said. "Recognizing that government impedes those free people far more than it helps them and, therefore, the best government is a limited one. That government should build roads, protect the innocent, defend free speech, free religion, and a free press, and keep the peace. And just like we are expected to, the government should live within its means. That Americans spend their money far more efficiently than bureaucrats, so the less the latter takes from the former, the better for everyone. And all of this can only exist with the recognition that the rule of law is the cornerstone of our Republic." "To me, being a conservative means allowing people to live their lives with as little government intru-

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How Parson helped turn the tide by November Rachael Herndon Dunn

One of the first among many challenges for Governor Mike Parson, when he took office in June, was to change the perception of not only state government, but that of the Republican Party. With the general election just months away, polls showed 50% of Missourians felt the state was on the wrong track, compared to only 33% felt the state was on the right track. Parson took office on June 1, but it would be just four days into his administration when many felt what would be a harbinger of November. Before resigning from office, his predecessor, Eric Greitens, set a special state senate election in a swing district in Clay County. Republicans had previously held the district un-

all parties, and traveling to places such as the Kansas City City Hall, where most Governors did not spend the time to rebuild credibility and trust within the office. At the same time, he was personally reaching out to Republican leaders, many of whom had taken shots at him in the weeks prior. All that toil paid off for the Republican Party on election day in November. “Parson was the right person, at right time to lead the state,” said James Harris, a political consultant. What changed in those short few months to change Missouri Republicans fortunes? The person in charge of leading the state. Once in office, Missouri’s new governor made an active change in the

“Parson was the right person, at right time to lead the state.” der Senators Luann Ridgeway and Ryan Silvey. However, the district swung hard to the left with now-Senator Lauren Arthur winning the special election by 20 points. That special election combined with House Republicans losing a seat in the former battleground of Jefferson County in a separate special election led many Republicans to forecast doom in November No one in either party was predicting what would happen in November. It was against that backdrop that now-Governor Parson hit the road, crisscrossing the state meeting with folks, and put a focus on policy and inclusion. There was a laser focus on helping heal the state and the Republican Party begin to heal from the controversial months before taking office. The first half of the year, the main topic of discussion was not policy nor the issues facing Missourians and the state. Rather, conversations centered around the turmoil in the then-Governor’s Office. The first steps were opening up the Governor’s Office to elected officials of

tone and success of the Missouri Republican Party’s campaigns. “[Parson] was a team player, he really focused on healing the state,” said David Barklage, a political consultant. “He was key in creating an atmosphere that was much more favorable.” Barklage attributed the successes Republicans had on Election Day to Parson’s leadership. Parson went out and talked to Missourians, he stumped for Josh Hawley in the U.S. Senate race, he campaigned for candidates for the General Assembly, he facilitated bipartisan support for increased road funding and raised money for the Missouri Republican Party. On one day in October, Parson spoke at five different rallies in four different cities and then he went on to host a fundraiser for now-Sen.-elect Tony Luetkemeyer. The next day he hit the road, again campaigning and then turning around for another event in support of Sen. Mike Cierpiot’s re-election. Both Luetkemeyer and Cierpiot won hard-fought victories that were imperative to maintaining the Republican supermajority in the Senate.

“He allowed people to focus back on policy, not personality,” said Cierpiot. “He was very helpful in that regard. He’s more interested in getting things done than getting attention.” At a time when in Iowa Republicans lost seats in the state legislature, and Republicans lost gubernatorial elections to the east in Illinois and to the west in Kansas, Missouri Republicans had a banner night. “Governor Parson was instrumental in the GOP’s successful election cycle in 2018,” said House Speaker Elijah Haahr. Despite voters soundly defeating right-to-work, not a single senator that supported the legislation lost their seat. The state House did not see a net loss — though they lost three seats, they also pick up three seats, flipping a seat they had previously lost under Gov. Eric Greitens. Hawley ousted incumbent-U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, resulting in an Attorney General and upcoming state treasurer appointment. “He was instrumental in bringing the political environment back where it needs to be,” said Harris. “Mike Parson is a humble person, he is a person happy to be in Missouri, and he is willing to sit down with anyone, including those he might not agree with ideologically. Governor Parson has worked hard, he is accessible — he went around the state and sat down with people, listened to people, talked to people.” As of the end of October, 45 percent of Missourians believed that the state was heading in the right direction with only 11 percent of people having an unfavorable opinion of Parson. In the spring, the undercurrent of division within Missouri did not bode well for the upcoming general election or the legislative session that would follow. However, after election day, Missouri Republicans had their swagger back and are preparing an aggressive legislative agenda for the upcoming session. “His steady leadership will be an incredible help as we prepare for Missouri’s 100th General Assembly,” said Haahr.

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STATE PROJECTS INCREASE IN GENERAL REVENUE COLLECTION FOR FY 2020 State budget experts and outside consultants are expecting general revenue collections to see an uptick for the next budget year. On Friday, Gov. Mike Parson, along with current House Budget Committee Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick and Senate Appropriations Chairman Dan Brown, announced the Fiscal Year 2020 Consensus Revenue Estimate. “Budgets are based on projections. The best way to ensure a balanced budget is to use a conservative but realistic revenue estimate, which I feel is represented in this agreement. I appreciate Governor Parson and Senator Brown’s commitment to fiscal discipline as we enter a new budget cycle,” said Fitzpatrick. He has been tapped as the incoming-state treasurer. The annual CRE, which is developed by state budget experts and outside consultants, is one of the basic assumptions the Governor and General Assembly use to build a balanced budget. The CRE is projecting that general revenue collection for FY2020 will go up compared to the current year. Net general revenue collections in FY2020 are estimated to be $9.822 billion. This represents growth of $193 million over the estimated revenue for FY2019. The estimate for FY2020 assumes growth of 2.0 percent. The revised estimate for the current Fiscal Year is $9.629 billion. “With a low 3 percent unemployment rate in Missouri and jobs available, I think 2 percent growth is realistic and can be attained in Fiscal Year 2020. I am excited about Missouri’s outlook and future. A lot of thought went into this process, and I thank Rep. Fitzpatrick, Gov. Parson, and his staff,” said Brown. Revenue collections in 2018 have been down overall compared to 2017 collections. State Budget Director Dan Haug announced in December that general revenue collections for 2018 fiscal yearto-date decreased 4.9 percent compared to the same time frame in 2017, from $3.62 billion last year to $3.44 billion this year. No withholdings have been made on the current fiscal year. “Maintaining a fiscally responsible budget for our state government is one of the most important and challenging responsibilities for lawmakers, and I want to thank Sen. Brown and Rep. Fitzpatrick for their work on finalizing the revenue estimate,” said Parson. “Missouri is at its best when we work together, and we look forward to creating a budget that will serve all Missourians and continue to move Missouri forward.”

NEXT GEN, FROM 5 sion as possible, and realizing the main role of government is to protect individual liberty first - including the rights of the unborn, and providing essential services that a free market cannot provide on its own, such as law enforcement and infrastructure, while only taxing the people as much as they must be taxed to pay for those essential services,” Fitzpatrick said. The leaders of Missouri’s next generation of conservatives hope to lend the state’s Republican future more than any begrudging cliche for millennials, instead looking to applying their age-specific innovation expertise to better policy - and better politics. "Being a millennial gives me a unique viewpoint on policy and recognizing the exciting opportunities we have because of the current technological age,” Haahr said. "I’ve grown up in a world where shopping online is the norm, pictures develop instantaneously, and candidates bypass traditional media to have conversations directly with voters on Facebook and Twitter.” Treasurer Fitzpatrick noted that the party "needs to do a better job appealing to millennials, and I believe the age diversity I bring to the statewide ticket will help with that.” "I am acutely familiar with the 21st-century challenges we must address: the rapidly increasing prescriptions drug abuse epidemic, our deteriorating transportation infrastructure, and the workforce skills gap,” Haahr said. "As part of a generation that is facing these issues, and knowing the innovative tools we have at our fingertips, I hope to help lead the state in addressing them." With an early career start, political observers can only speculate where current leaders’ careers will go. Speaker Haahr, on one hand, has his eyes set immediately on his tenure as speaker and what the lower chamber can accomplish. "Our legislature and leaders are replete with millennials brimming with optimism and energy,” Haahr wrote in a piece in the January 2019 edition of the Missouri Times Magazine. "We are not afraid to embrace innovative ideas that will benefit the future of our state in ways those before us never dreamt possible. Just like the giants we follow made history, we too will make history by delivering bold solutions to develop a strong workforce and create jobs, offering Missourians a chance to achieve the American Dream at home in the state we love.” On the other hand, Fitzpatrick, newly minted as treasurer, is learning the ropes of a new job - and hoping to be rehired by the voters in less than 2 years from his start in the office. "I am going to let God take me where he wants me to go,” Fitzpatrick said. "I started early because the timing was right, and I had to develop a passion for trying to move government in the right direction. If at the end of these next two years, that is curtains on my political career, I will accept that. If God has other plans for me, I will look forward to continuing to serve the people of Missouri in a different capacity."

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Parson appoints Fitzpatrick as Missouri’s next chief financial officer Alisha Shurr

The top fiscal hawk in the Missouri House will be taking on a new role in January and it won’t be controlling the state’s purse strings. On Wednesday, Gov. Mike Parson named House Budget Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick to succeed Eric Schmitt as state treasure when Schmitt replaces Attorney General Josh Hawley. Hawley, the current Attorney General, was elected to the U.S. Senate in the November General Election. He will be sworn in to his new position on January 3, 2019. Schmitt was appointed by Parson last month to fill the vacancy in the state’s top law enforcement office. With the appointment of Fitzpatrick to complete the remaining two years of Schmitt’s term, there are set to be more changes. House Speaker Elijah Haahr will be responsible for selecting a new budget

chairperson. Parson will be responsible for calling a special election to fill Fitzpatrick’s House seat or HD 158 will be without a representative until the next election. “From the beginning of this administration, it has been a top priority that we strive to provide stability and instill confidence for all Missourians – that we can and will move forward. Missourians will soon have another fully qualified, ready to lead, fiscal conservative managing the Treasurer’s office,” said Parson. “I want to thank Governor Parson for the tremendous honor of being selected as Missouri’s next state treasurer,” said Fitzpatrick. “As House budget chairman, I’ve worked to protect Missouri taxpayers by passing balanced budgets that eliminate wasteful spending while investing in our shared priorities. As State Treasurer, I’ll continue to work each and every day

to promote government transparency and efficiency.” Fitzpatrick will be the youngest statewide elected official in Missouri once sworn into office and among the youngest nationwide. In his six years in the Missouri House, the 31-year-old elected official has gained a reputation for fighting for fiscal responsibility and his understanding of the extremely complex budget process. “The State Treasurer’s job is to be an excellent steward of the people’s tax dollars. Scott has a long record of proven leadership as Chair of the House Budget Committee, and his experience and integrity will serve him well in his new role,” said Schmitt. The Shell Knob Republican took an interest in budget early in his legislative career and by his sophomore term was named vice-chairman of the House Bud-

get Committee. In 2016, Fitzpatrick was elevated to chair the committee. His vice chair was Rep. Cody Smith, R-Carthage. Under his leadership, the committee balanced the state’s budget while fully funding the education formula for two consecutive years and the budget committee engineered a freeze of the low-income housing tax credit. Fitzpatrick also led the effort in the House to override four of Parson’s budget vetoes in 2018. “Rep. Fitzpatrick’s depth of knowledge about the state budget is secondto-none,” said Sen. Dave Schatz and Sen. Caleb Rowden in a joint statement. He was appointed to the Missouri State Employees Retirement System Board of Directors in June. Despite his young age, Fitzpatrick is an experienced businessperson. He owns MariCorp, a dock-building company, and was recognized in Springfield Busi-

ness Journal’s “40 under 40.” Graduating from Cassville High School in 2006, he then went on to the University of Missouri where he graduated from in 2010. Fitzpatrick and his wife Mallory live in Cassville with their two sons, Luke and Carson. “Filling Eric Schmitt’s shoes was no small task, but Governor Mike Parson’s appointment of Scott Fitzpatrick is a home run,” said Ray Bozarth, MOGOP Executive Director. “Scott is a successful small business owner who knows how to manage a large staff and make payroll, which are invaluable traits in a state treasurer. Not only that, he was a very effective budget chair in the House, making him uniquely prepared to serve as Missouri’s chief financial officer. We’re excited to see Scott build on Eric Schmitt’s great work and we look forward to working with him in the future.”

Smith to chair House Budget Committee

Speaker of the House Elijah Haahr announced that the House Budget Committee chairman for the 100th General Assembly will be Rep. Cody Smith. Smith will replace former Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick who will be stepping down from the House after being tapped by Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday to fill the vacancy of the state Treasurer. “Rep. Smith has proven himself to be true steward of Missourians’ hard-earned tax dollars and a leader in securitizing government spending,” said Haahr. “Having served the past months as the vice-chairman and preparing for the session, he is ready to tackle the complexities of the budget process and provide stability on the committee for years to

come.” The House Budget Committee is tasked with crafting and passing the state’s $28 billion operating budget that funds the critical functions of state government. The committee chairman also leads in negotiating differences between budgets proposed by the Governor and the Senate. Haahr continued, “Passing a balanced budget is the most important responsibility of the Missouri General Assembly and I am confident in Rep. Smith’s ability to ensure every tax dollar spent reflects the priorities of Missourians. Government must live within its means and Rep. Smith will put conservative principles into action to protect from wasteful

spending while not raising taxes.” Smith is a small business owner and realtor with an extensive background in banking and finance. In November, he was elected to his second term in the House. He was appointed vice-chairman of the committee this past summer and has also served as the vice-chairman of the important Fiscal Review committee. There, Smith was instrumental in the thorough review of legislation being considered that would require the state to spend taxpayer money. “I look forward to bringing my real world insight as a business owner to the Budget Committee,” said Smith. “I thank Speaker Haahr for this appointment and I am ready to work with my colleagues on

both sides of the aisle to guide the House in passing a responsible and balanced budget.” “Cody will do an outstanding job in leading our House Budget Committee as it crafts a fiscally responsible state budget that protects the interests of Missouri taxpayers. I have complete confidence in his abilities, and I know his hard work and integrity have earned him the respect and admiration of all of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle,” said Floor Leader Rob Vescovo. “His experience, strong work ethic, and leadership abilities will allow him to excel in what is one of the most difficult jobs in all of state government. I look forward to working with him to craft a budget that invests in the priorities of Missouri families.”

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Former State Rep. Nate Walker eyes some drought-impacted corn (ALISHA SHURR/THE MISSOURI

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President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley (ALISHA SHURR/THE MISSOURI TIMES)

US Sen. Claire McCaskill speaks to a room of supporters in Columbia (ALISHA

First Lady of Missouri Teresa Parson at the Missouri State Fair (ALISHA SHURR/THE MISSOURI TIMES)

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Gov. Eric Greitens announces his resignation as Missouri's governor (ALISHA SHURR/ THE MISSOURI TIMES)

Gov. Mike Parson takes questions from the media before a Cabinet meeting on June 4, 2018 (ALIS]HA SHURR/

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Col. Sandra Karsten has been named as the next director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety. (BENJAMIN PETERS -

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Raise up Missouri turns in signatures for initiative petition (ALISHA SHURR/THE MISSOURI TIMES)

Johnny Graham, owner and chef at Revel Catering (HANNAH BEERS FOR THE MISSOURI TIMES MAGAZINE)

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The Missouri State Building and Construction Trades Council's “Rally for the Middle Class” in Jefferson City on March 28, 2018

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Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst dons a cat-themed suit jacket at the MFB conference (ALISHA SHURR/THE MISSOURI TIMES)

House Speaker Todd Richardson and Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard announce a special session to start May 18, 2018 (ALISHA SHURR/THE MISSOURI TIMES)

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens is greeted by a throng of reporters outside the Civil Courts Building to make remarks about charges of invasion of privacy against him, being dropped in St. Louis on May 14, 2018 (BILL GREENBLATT/ UPI)

Ceres makes her way to the ground from her perch atop the Missouri Capitol on Thursday morning (ALISHA

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The Jay Nixon official portrait unveiling, January 4, 2017 (ALISHA SHURR/THE MISSOURI TIMES)

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AN INTERVIEW WITH…

Jean Peters Baker This Week in Missouri Politics Host Scott Faughn (SF) sat down with Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker (JPB), discussing her roots, her career, and where she goes from here as the newly elected chair of the Missouri Democratic Party. SF: You have been an elected official for some time. You have experience down in Jefferson City and here, what made you decide to take on the challenge of leading the Missouri Democratic Party? JPB: I do question it some days. I really did it out of a sense of duty. I’ve been a Democrat my whole life, but like you laid out, I’ve been a member of elected office for some time and it seemed like it was time for me to step up and do a little more. SF: Start with what seems to be the hardest question. There seems to be there was a dichotomy that interested a lot of people that watch politics, how in August you have people vote overwhelming against right-to-work, a signature Republican idea and a signature thing the Democratic Party has fought. Then they flipped and voted Republican in the fall. How do you go to that union member in eastern Jackson County or Jefferson County or Clay County and start with the folks you traditional have and bring them back into voting Democrat, especially at the state level? JPB: It is a challenge right now, especially in the state of Missouri, but I believe that the ideas and the values of the Democratic Party speak to those individuals that you referenced. It’s an opportunity really to bring them back home. I think

Democrats have been vilified and some of us fall into the trap of defending why we are not villains and I think we need to just stop doing that. Let’s stand for what we stand for. Let’s be that party of the big tent. We really are the party of the big tent. There is room for us to have different opinions under that tent, and all of us still be Democrats. So, I see my challenge is trying to unify this party and keeping us together. We have different policy positions on certain issues.

to come back home to the Democratic Party. We are good, honest, hardworking people and we care about everyday values and every day that individual is trying to make their paycheck work to pay their light bill as well. That is what we need to be about. We need to focus on those issues far more than some of the issues that cause people to run to their corners.

to do, we want to make sure we are expanding our workforces, manufacturing and other industries. About 10 percent of our workforce in Missouri is manufacturing jobs, so we want to keep those and we want to expand them. Because I benefited from my dad’s hard work. No one gave us anything, we worked for it. I want that to be the message of the Democrats: that we are good, decent, hard working

And that is let’s just focus on what we do well. And there is a whole lot of noise in the air right now and it is divided and it is kind of awful really. I don’t care what party you are from, it’s awful right now. So let’s just try and shut that out and let’s be who we are as Democrats, what do we offer. There are policies that reach every day working class people’s lives. That means people who live in suburbs, that

“We need to focus on what we can bring and what we can deliver and why we are the alternative. Why we are the better choice.”

SF: To me, a lot of that outstate Missouri, or even suburban Missouri, goes to guns and abortion. Those are things that are generally attributed, I’ve always felt like, as an observer of politics, that the guns and abortion issue is a huge limiting factor to Democrats winning votes. Like we just discussed, what do you do as a party that, especially at the national level, is pro-choice, and pro-gun control. How do you articulate a message that reaches people that aren’t?

JPB: I think the Democratic party is about so much else. It is about trying to expand a paycheck of folks like my parents who were real working class folks. My mom was a secretary when she wasn’t at home raising us and my dad worked at a manufacturing plant and did form by flashlight when he got home from work. That’s who we are. Again I think its, we, Democrats have allowed others to really put us into a false category as villains. What I would say to those people who are looking for their party who are looking for where they want to come home to,

SRF: Gov. Nixon who knows something about getting votes, no one has ever got more votes in the history of the state than Gov. Nixon, said Democrats always put a high value on work. Is putting the value on work gonna reach people? JBP: I think so and also to remind people that even though we tend to, we are in a time when we are getting more polarized, perhaps that’s true that we are more divided, we don’t have to be that. We don’t have to fall into that kind of speak. We need to be the party that’s about everyday lives. We need to talk about health care, what is affordable health care, what is good public policy on health care, and allow others to have a debate about other things. We need to talk about how to expand our paychecks. Those people that work, we need to make sure we are providing them with enough work for them

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people. And we want to serve all Missourians, not just Missourians that live in certain quadrants. SRF: You mentioned polarization. When I hear that word in today’s politics I think Donald Trump. You are an educated woman, a professional. That is a group of people that voted for Trump, not a majority, but a disproportionate amount as normal and had misgivings about that. When you talk about how to reach women, such as yourself, what will you be telling Democratic candidates to do and what kind of strategy will you implore to not only win that group but to win it by a large margin that helps carry the races? JPB: Maybe the message is too simple. Even though you pointed out I have some degrees, I kinda take this down to the basics for myself and for other candidates that I have supported over time.

means women who look like me. And we don’t have to throw bombs in order to do that. We don’t have to focus on all that is wrong and negative in politics right now and maybe in the White House. We need to focus on what we can bring and what we can deliver and why we are the alternative. Why we are the better choice. Consider coming back home. SRF: When I hear you talk it sounds a lot like Claire McCaskill, and when I think of Claire McCaskill in my mind I don’t think of a democrat I think of Claire McCaskill. Maybe because she has a lot of success and a big personality. I always felt like this last election, she knew how to go to places like Sedalia and Kennet, and talk to people. She sounded a lot like a rural Missourians. You seem to have a similar tone in your voice. Looking back on her career first, someone I know you know well, how should Missourians, re-

The Missouri Times gardless of party, remember her service? JPB: You know, I think when public servants leave office people are a little more generous. SRF: Do you think she deserves it though? JPB: I do think she deserves it. Here is how I know her. I think people know her through her different contacts with her. I know her as a very young, I thought I knew a lot more than I really did, young assistant prosecutor. Lawyers we think we know a lot. And she taught me how to carry that newfound power that I had with a level of humility. She taught me how to work hard, she taught me how to take risk, she taught me how to give a damn and care about my community outside of the courthouse doors. For those things, I am grateful. I don’t seek to sound like her, I sound like who I am. Maybe as a prosecutor it makes you a little sharp on the tongue. That perhaps is true. I’ve been a prosecutor now about 20 years, so I can’t undo that. SRF: Now where did you grow up at? JPB: I grew up in Parkindy, Missouri. SRF: Where is that at? I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know what county and exactly where it is at. JPB: It is in Texas County. And I am really so proud. That is my home. I grew up on a family farm there. But during the 1970s my dad couldn’t make a living, had to support his family so that is why he went and got a manufacturing job. I am proud of my family, I am proud of that heritage and history. Those are good, good folks. SRF: Texas County roots and ended up in the job you are in now as Jackson County prosecutor. Like I said maybe a reason you sound a little bit like when you talk about politics and work. JPB: Perhaps. I just know who I am. I am a collection of things. I now live in Kansas City and I very much love this home. I love my life here but I look back on those years, the first couple of decades of my life growing up on a family farm, I romance about that too. It is a beautiful place to live and grow up and i am so grateful, so grateful for what my parents were able to give me, which was the only way I am able to sit here and talk to you now is because my dad especially installed in me a notion in me that find out who else in the room is a leader, find out how hard they work and then work harder than them. So that is the only reason I am here. I am not here because I am bright, I am here because I work hard. SRF: There are people that have mentioned you are a statewide office in the past, being chair of the party you connect with a lot of Democrats around the state, is that something you are considering in 2020 or are you? JPB: No it will not be something I consider in 2020 and I am very happy to stay here at home and I will be running for my seat again as county prosecutor. I love that job. In fact, I am about to head back out to a meeting where we will talk about how to better help this community through crime reduction efforts. SRF: Claire McCaskill said she is not

running. It looks like Senator Sifton intends to run. Nicole Galloway hasn’t said. That will be a person you work with quite closely going forward, whoever the nominee is. Do you see the field expanding, is there someone else we should be keeping an eye on? JPB: I don’t have any names I am going to throw out today but yeah, I do think it is possible that field will expand. I am excited to sit back and see what happens. SRF: The Missouri Democratic Party about abortion. There was some sort of language on a platform or something. I always felt like Claire McCaskill might have been pro-choice but she might have understood why people were pro-life. How do you make that come through in a state party that has these..you mentioned the big tent, is it a big tent, are pro-life candidates welcome to run in the Democratic Party? JPB: Yeah. Yes. That’s true. Although it is a platform of the Democratic Party, I very much support the democratic process within the Democratic Party and those committee members decided that platform and I support that. When I was in the House for the 39th district of this area, what I focused on the issue was what I knew. And I have known woman, that I

have walked into court with representing them, who were impregnated by rape or incest and that is a real factor. It is a real thing, it really happens. I know that because I have actually seen it happen and I have had to deal with the fallout through the criminal justice system when that occurs. That is a real issue. I have also had a colleague, whose baby died in utero and she desperately, her and her husband desperately wanted to have that child. Those women fell into a category of women that I think deserve our protection. SRF: Lastly, if you are thinking about running for state rep somewhere in like Jefferson County, what would be your pitch to get someone to run as a Democrat in 2020? JPB: I would say, look at the Democratic Platform. Everyone knows their jurisdiction best, I don’t know Jefferson County the way people born and raised there know it and know how to represent it. It is a representative government, so they should care the title of Democrat proudly but they should also represent their district. So, I am willing to support whomever those candidates are that feel like they can do that.

Baker named chair of Democratic Party Rachael Herndon Dunn Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County prosecutor and former state representative, has been chosen to lead the Missouri Democratic Party for the next term. Following Stephen Webber as chair, Baker announced her candidacy for the role in late November. “As political cycles seem to shorten, the party needs to quickly begin the work of designing strategies and recruiting candidates up and down the ballot for 2020,” Baker wrote in her announcement. “I will bring my political experience (twice elected Prosecutor and former State Representative), fundraising capability and proven leadership to this race for Chair. “I am a Missourian, born and raised in rural Osage County before attending Columbia College as an undergraduate, Mizzou for a Master’s in Public Administration and Missouri-Kansas City for law school. I was hired by Claire McCaskill in the Jackson County Prosecutor’s office, but served for over twenty years in that office. In 2010, I was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives serving with distinction before being appointed County Prosecutor to fill an unexpired term. “I’m known as a fair but progressive leader both as an attorney and as a Democrat. Serving as State Party Chair will be a strong step toward advancing the Democratic platform and building the resources needed to compete in all cor-

ners of Missouri. I have deep ties to rural communities, proven urban leadership, the willingness to find consensus and the strength to do what will be necessary to get Democrats winning elections again. It can be done.” Baker has been a rising star in the Democratic Party over the last decade, proving herself as a public servant with a winning record. Baker replaces former state Representative Stephen Webber as chair, who wrote to Party supporters on Thursday about the accomplishments he was proud to witness. Under his leadership, the Party did not lose any seats in the state legislature or from the statewide congressional representation, but did have a loss in U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill. "As I end my cycle as Chair of the Democratic Party, I want to thank all of you for the opportunity to serve you," Webber wrote. "In the past two years, I’ve had the honor and privilege of traveling the state to work with all of you. My team and I visited nearly every county in Missouri – giving speeches, conducting trainings, and meeting with Democratic Clubs and candidates. "It's truly been an honor to lead the Party of Mel Carnahan & Harry Truman. I thank you all for joining the fight against injustice and discrimination. While I’ll end my time as Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party this Saturday, I know I’ll see y’all again."

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STORIES OF 2018 The Missouri Times has compiled a list of the stories written in 2018 that drew the most attention throughout the year. 1. State workers’ premiums set to rise in 2019, legislators’ delay of state worker raises set to keep rates from further increases. By Benjamin Peters. During the previous legislative session, legislators learned that the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan – the health care for state workers – would have to raise premiums and deductibles. While working on the budget, Senate Appropriations chairman Dan Brown said that deductibles were expected to rise from $300 and $600 to $750 and $1,000 deductibles. Upon learning that, it had seemed that a wrench had been thrown into the plans by the legislature to try to implement a pay raise for state workers, who have been securely listed as the lowest-paid state workers in the nation for some time. 2. Office of Administration announces scheduled removal and public viewing of Ceres, the statue atop the Missouri State Capitol. On November 15, 2018, the bronze statue, who emulates the Roman goddess of agriculture, descended from her perch atop the Capitol. Ceres was removed from atop the Missouri State Capitol as part of the ongoing renovations that are expected to last another couple of years. 3. New polling projects Hawley with slight edge over McCaskill, right-towork failing in August. By Benjamin Peters. A poll before the August primary election gave Attorney General Josh Hawley an edge over incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill in this year’s race for the U.S. Senate and showed the socalled right-to-work referendum failing. In the August primary election, rightto-work ended up failing by a significant margin. In the November general election, Hawley defeated McCaskill. 4. Shared parenting bill moving through legislature. By Alisha Shurr. During the 2018 regular session, Rep. Kathryn Swan sponsored a bill that would establish the presumption that equal parenting time in custody arrangements is in the best interest of the child. 5. How does the impeachment process work in Missouri? By Benjamin Peters. Following the allegations against thenGov. Eric Greitens of infidelity and blackmail, whispers of a possible impeachment attempt began circulating. The Missouri Times took a look into what the process

is and how it works in Missouri. 6. Greitens’ COO tells cabinet to prepare for $300 million in reductions. By Benjamin Peters. The state’s chief operating officer, Drew Erdmann, asked the different state departments to look for ways to tighten the proverbial belt in advance of the 2019 fiscal year’s budget. 7. Court denies NFL, Rams & Kroenke’s attempt for arbitration, saying they cannot ‘ignore what this lawsuit is about.’ By Benjamin Peters. A Missouri appeals court declined the NFL’s attempt to transfer the case and brush a legal showdown under the rug, allowing the lawsuit filed by the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority, St. Louis City and St. Louis County in 2017 after the departure of the team. 8. Former state representative Keith English found dead. By Benjamin Peters. In February, former State Representative Keith English passed away. He first came to office after being elected from Florissant in November 2012, and quickly made waves in his short tenure, which all led up to the headlines when he broke from the Democratic caucus in 2014. English was the only Democrat that year to vote in favor of reducing Missouri’s state income tax, providing the pivotal vote to override the veto of then-Gov. Jay Nixon. After that, he was removed from four House committees, and eventually left the party in early 2015, switching his party affiliation to that of an independent. 9. Chapelle-Nadal appears to shove man at public hearing, grassroot group rejects her involvement. By Rachael Herndon Dunn. At a Thursday, February 22, 2018, public meeting discussing updates on remedial activities in North County, Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal appears to shove a long-time local man. The man, identified as Carl Chapell, a Coldwater Creek area resident, is legally blind and lost both his son and father to radiation-related illnesses attributed to Coldwater Creek radiation. 10. VFW of Missouri endorses Amendment 2. By Rachael Herndon Dunn. The Veterans of Foreign Wars of Missouri made a rare endorsement in standing up to support Amendment 2, a medical marijuana ballot initiative. The spokesman for the measure said part of the 4 percent retail tax will go to help veterans health care, being allocated by an existing state agency.

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Willis Jones may be the new playmaker in Republican politics, building his business making the best defense for candidates in a great offense. At his research firm, Jones says his team’s services help candidates prepare for potential attacks. Jones founded Capitol City Research in 2014 and has since grown ten times over, boasting over half of his clients are from out-of-state. Just in Missouri, Jones has helped former Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, current Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, incoming Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, and committee organizations like MSCC and HRCC, in addition to countless other state legislators. “The methods I use work,” Jones said. “73 percent of my clients have won.” His methods? Knowledge. His on demand team works fast to compile opponent research, as

well as research on the candidates themselves, something he calls “inoculation.” He has five members on his team now, but during peak campaign season, the team has grown to 13, who mostly work part-time. “I find out all the bad stuff about who’s running against you and I watch out for the same for you,” Jones said. “We find out the bad stuff before the other guys do. Because of the information we found, we were able to craft messages for our clients to respond to attacks before they happened. Inoculation helps you get ready for attacks.” The 30-year minister and recent pastor may be giving a new face to the reputation of research. Jones currently serves as the pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church in Tuscumbia, but was called to the ministry in 1988. He’s happy to share that his office neighbor

is the executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention and loves sharing a home with the powerhouse church’s organization in the Missouri Baptist Building. He has been met with some questioning how he can be a pastor and also be political research professional. “I like to think I’m shining a light on people’s records that may not have been shown,” Jones said. “People like me bring information to the public eye and let people make their own decision based on the information.” Though Capitol City Research has only been around since 2014, Jones has been doing research professionally for 22 years. He got his start in 1996, interning for David Barklage, who was then head of HRCC. He still has a close relationship with Barklage. Jones decided to jump in and start his own company after meet-

ing a growing research demand for several Republicans since leaving Kinder’s office, where he served as director of constituent research. “It got to the point people were asking me to do research for them and it just made sense,” he said. “What would it be like if I did some marketing? Then it took off in 21 different states.” Jones is originally from Oklahoma but has long called Missouri home. He and his wife, Wyllma, have two grandchildren. “This is the first cycle in I don’t know how long that I’m not sweating,” Jones said. “Since 2014, we’ve grown 10 times over.” The secret to the company’s fast growth? Likely that Jones always tries to give the best price to clients – and making friends. “They say if you want a friend in politics, get a dog, but I’ve made many.”

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