By Abortion Action Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY – (On Tuesday) January 13, 2026, Governor Kehoe gave a State of the State address riddled with co-opted language from Missourians tired of politicians abusing their power and defying their votes, conjuring such terms as the “will of the people” and declaring that “unelected bureaucrats cannot act like kings”.
Meanwhile, his administration and the members of the General Assembly he praised for their proposed legislation are the very same politicians violating their oaths of office to slash Missourians rights.
Statement from Mallory Schwarz, AAM executive director: “New year, same tricks. Anti- democracy politicians like Kehoe hide behind co-opted language from their opposition to manipulate people and votes. Kehoe, whose wife literally just launched a huge PAC to undermine voters on abortion in 2026, claiming to fight for the “will of the people,” is laughable. This whole speech was a joke. The state of the state of Missouri voters right now is fed up.
People looking for accurate information about access to and support for abortion care right now can find it at INeedAnA.com and ReproLegalHelpline.org.”
Abortion Action Missouri is the leading grassroots pro-abortion advocacy organization in Missouri and works to foster and sustain a Midwest movement for control of our bodies, lives, and futures. We envision a world with stigma-free abortion access and reproductive freedom for all.