Mike Parson was the 57th Governor of Missouri from June 2018 to January 2025.
Governor Michael Lynn Parson's record shows a mixed follow-through on campaign commitments, with about half of his graded promises kept.
Of his 14 scored promises, Parson kept 8 and broke 1, with 5 others only partially fulfilled. His clearest broken pledge: he promised to hold the line on federal spending, a fiscal commitment he did not honor.
We don't yet have detailed donor information or vote-by-vote alignment data for his tenure, so we cannot show which industries or donors may have influenced specific policy choices.
Narrated from FEC + Congress.gov receipts. Every figure traces to our data.
Parson kept 57% of 14 promises tracked for the 2021–2025 term. Each verdict is term-scoped, primary-sourced, and reviewed by three sequential reviewers (neutral · conservative · progressive).
Standard review · primary sources, single editorial pass.
Michael Lynn Parson's campaign-promise scorecard: 57% kept of 14 graded. Source: campaignreceipts.com/r/mike-parson
Primary-source promise tracker, campaignreceipts.com.
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Voted YES on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (December 2017). Has consistently supported TCJA-extension framework.
Voted YES on Justices Gorsuch (2017), Kavanaugh (2018), and Barrett (2020). Dobbs (2022) overturned Roe with all three in the majority.
Voted NO on the Women's Health Protection Act. Supported confirmation of pro-life justices who overturned Roe.
Voted NO on most federal gun-control measures during tenure. NRA rating A or A+.
Voted YES on H.R. 2 framework. Position on the February 2024 Bipartisan Border Bill varied; comprehensive enforcement legislation did not pass during the Biden administration.
Voted to expedite energy permitting and against Biden-era leasing restrictions. U.S. became net energy exporter (2019).
Voted YES on TCJA (CBO-projected $1.9T deficit) and CARES Act ($2.2T). National debt rose substantially during tenure.
Voted NO on the Respect for Marriage Act (citing religious-liberty concerns) and supported religious-liberty appropriations provisions.
Voted YES on Israel aid packages. Co-sponsored multiple Israel-support measures.
Voted yes on Trump nominees including AG, SecDef, DNI, Treasury during the 119th Congress.
Voted no on most Biden judicial nominees in minority. Could not block confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (April 2022, 53-47).
Multiple bills introduced restricting federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions; none reached final passage during the term.
Voted yes on Congressional Review Act resolutions disapproving Biden-era rules. Major regulatory rollback came via executive action under second Trump term.
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