“There must be serious consequences for criminal behavior, but when individuals demonstrate a changed lifestyle and a commitment to abandoning the ways of their past, they should be able to redeem themselves in the eyes of the law.”

American politician and former law enforcement officer

Mike Parson is an American politician and former law enforcement officer who served as governor of Missouri from 2018 to 2025. A Republican, he became the state’s 57th governor after Eric Greitens resigned, following his time as lieutenant governor from 2017 to 2018. Parson finished Greitens’s term and then won election to a full term in 2020. His public career moved from law enforcement into state politics, with his years in office centered on executive leadership in Missouri.