Missouri Republican Party

Hartzler calls for Attorney General Eric Holder to Resign

June 13, 2013

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) is calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to resign from office. “The U.S. Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer of this country and is responsible for ensuring federal laws are enforced,” said Hartzler. “But Attorney General Eric Holder has let the American people down by failing to perform [...]

MRP Congratulates Jason Smith

June 4, 2013

Jefferson City, MO – The Missouri Republican Party would like to congratulate Jason Smith on his victory tonight in the 8th Congressional District. Ed Martin, Chairman of the Missouri Republican Party, issued the following statement: “I congratulate Jason Smith on his election and look forward to his leadership as he advocates for the conservative principles [...]

No work and all pay: Steve Hodges skips votes again

March 28, 2013

Share this on Facebook For two days Representative Steve Hodges has failed to fully represent his constituents. Out of the 40 votes held in the last two days, Hodges only showed up to vote four times, making us question if he was purposely missing key votes on Medicaid Expansion and our state’s $25 billion budget. [...]

No work and all pay: Steve Hodges collects government per diem but misses Medicaid vote among others

March 27, 2013

On a day where the Missouri House of Representatives voted ten times, including pivotal votes on Medicaid expansion and the state budget, Steve Hodges, Democratic candidate for Missouri’s 8th Congressional seat, did not cast a single vote. Hodges instead, in concurrence with Missouri State House policy, had his presence noted, which allowed him to collect [...]

Shane Schoeller to serve as new MOGOP Executive Director

February 28, 2013

Missouri GOP Chairman Ed Martin announced this morning that the Republican Party has hired Shane Schoeller to serve as the new Executive Director of the State Party. Schoeller was selected after a nationwide search, which included more than 45 applicants from around the country.

MOGOP Chairman Ed Martin reacts to the State of the Union address

February 12, 2013

Today marks the 1,386th day since Democrats passed a budget—and during that time, our nation has racked up $5.3 trillion more in debt. Tonight was the perfect opportunity for President Obama to outline realistic solutions to our fiscal problems, but instead, he focused solely on increasing the size of federal government. In fact, his speech did not include a single specific government program that the President proposes to cut.

MOGOP Congratulates 8th District GOP Nominee Jason Smith

February 9, 2013

Jason Smith is part of the next generation of leadership for the Republican Party. A committed conservative, Jason will take his common-sense record to Washington, fighting for lower taxes, a balanced budget, restrained spending, and protecting innocent life. He will be a strong voice against the extreme Obama agenda—from the President’s efforts to infringe on the 2nd Amendment, to his insistence on increasing taxes rather than reducing spending, to the avalanche of onerous federal regulations he has pushed on job creators.

Gov Bobby Jindal to speak at 2013 Missouri Lincoln Days

February 6, 2013

Governor Bobby Jindal has an impressive record of conservative accomplishment in Louisiana, and we are excited that he will once again address Missouri’s committed activists and volunteers.

Jay Nixon received $10K check on the same day he called for contribution limits

January 31, 2013

During his State of the State address on Monday, Jay Nixon called for campaign contribution limits, declaring that with every large check, the “public’s trust erodes a little bit more.” But on the very same day, Nixon took a $10,000 check from World Wide Technology Holding Co., Inc.

Speaker Jones delivers GOP response to State of the State address

January 28, 2013

Speaker of the House Tim Jones delivered the Republican response to the State of the State address, declaring that Republicans are committed to working with the Governor whenever we can; however, when his leadership is absent, or when his positions threaten to bust the budget, we will not hesitate to use our record majorities to pass a pro-growth, pro-education, pro-jobs agenda.