Missouri State Fair to host annual Governor’s Ham Breakfast on Thursday

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Missouri State Fair will host the annual Governor's Ham Breakfast Thursday morning, with multiple politicians from across the state expected to attend.

Several state politicians are gathering at a time when the possibility of redistricting congressional seats has become a hot topic in Missouri. Last week, Gov. Mike Kehoe said he wants Missouri to stand with the Trump Administration on its redistricting push in several states.

Missouri currently has six Republicans and two Democrats in the U.S. House. While no redrawn map has been released, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Kansas City), who has served since 2005,  would likely be the main target. Cleaver’s district currently has a high population of black and Hispanic residents. 

A Kehoe spokesperson told ABC 17 News on the opening day of the Missouri State Fair that Kehoe has had several conversations with the Trump administration about Missouri redistricting.

"As I've told everybody, the way the maps have been drawn have been talked about since we drew them or the House and Senate drew them four years ago," Kehoe said of the state's current House district, which were drawn after the 2020 census. "Nobody's been exactly happy with it, so looking at how that might be more compact and contingent, making sure that America's voice matches Missouri's values, and Missouri is a great conservative, Christian-value state, and I think we're always going to try to make sure that we support [Republican House Speak Mike Johnson] and that we don't have an alternative."

The Governor's Ham Breakfast will be in the NUCOR Director's Pavilion at 8 a.m. at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia.