Following an investigative report that raised serious questions around $230,000 in campaign contributions cut to Kehoe and Missouri Republicans made by the founder of state contractor World Wide Technologies, which was awarded a $14 million contract to administer a disastrous IT system for the Missouri Department of Education, the Missouri Democratic Party issued the following statement:

“Lt. Governor Kehoe has been campaigning in a tour bus owned by the only Missouri lobbyist employed by the Chinese-owned Smithfield Foods, so it is not surprising to find out that Kehoe is bankrolled by additional corporate entities with interests being considered by the state,” said Communications Director Chelsea Rodriguez. “For Mike Kehoe and Missouri Republicans, this behavior is business as usual and Missouri childcare providers and parents are just the latest to be sold out for their political gain.”

Background:

Kehoe Cast Deciding Votes To Lift The Ban On Selling Missouri Farmland To Foreign Entities At Least Four Times, Including To Override Governor Nixon’s Veto On September 11, 2013. [Missouri State Senate Journal, 2013 Veto Override, Passed 23-10, 9/11/2013; Missouri Times, 9/11/2013; Missouri State Senate Journal, Conference Committee Adoption, Passed 33-0, 5/16/2013; Missouri State Senate Journal, Third Read & Passage, Passed 32-1, 5/16/2013;  Missouri State Senate Journal, Third Read & Passage, Passed 23-7, 2/18/2013]

- American Dream PAC: “China is the Enemy” (VIDEO)

- Missouri Independent: Kehoe Campaign For Missouri Governor Riding On Bus Owned By Lobbyist For Chinese Pork Producer 

- Kansas City Star: Mo Governor’s Race Erupts Over Foreign-Owned Farmland After New Restrictions Fail To Pass

- KY3: Fact Finders: Did Eric Schmitt Vote Twice To Sell Missouri Farmland To Foreigners?