Missouri Republican Party
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Missouri Republican Party
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| Chairman | Todd Graves |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Social conservatism Fiscal conservatism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
| Missouri Senate |
25 / 34
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| Missouri House of Representatives |
118 / 163
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| Website | |
| www |
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The Missouri Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party (GOP) in Missouri. The party Chairman is Todd Graves, brother of Missouri congressman Sam Graves. Todd Graves was unanimously elected to the position on January 7, 2017.
Republicans hold four of the state's six statewide offices, a supermajority in the Missouri House of Representatives and a supermajority in the Missouri Senate. Republicans also hold one of the state's U.S. Senate seats and six of the state's eight U.S. House of Representatives seats.
The state of Missouri has been known to be a bellwether state, which means that it has voted for the winning presidential candidate in all but two elections. The vote of Missouri can be swayed either way and historically, no party has had a strong grasp on the state. Despite this, the Republican Party has recently become more successful on the national level for Missouri, as the state voted for the Republican candidate for President in 2008, 2012, and 2016.
The Missouri GOP believes that families are the bedrock of Missouri. The party tries to pursue policies that strengthen families and get rid of those that weaken family values.
The Missouri Republicans support laws that will help fund public schools. They believe in giving families the option to take their child out of a failing school and transfer them to the school of their choice. They want to look into and fix the urban education problem that has already hurt so many families. The GOP believes in focusing on a formula that takes into account the needs of the children over the tax capacity of that district and also providing education savings accounts that are tax exempt.
The Missouri Republicans believe that parents should have an important role and should get involved in their child's education. Parents should have the final word regarding their child's education. They also expect parents to act as role models and provide a good and nurturing environment at home.
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