A New Missouri, Inc.

In 2018, the organization faced criticism from left-of-center group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington for paying for some of then-Governor Greitens’ travel expenses and other activities. ²

History and Leadership

A New Missouri, Inc. was established on February 5, 2017, to support the legislative agenda of then-Missouri Governor Eric Greitens (R). ³

As of 2023, Ladonna Droke is the director of A New Missouri, Inc. Robin Simpson is the organization’s president. ⁴

Now-Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams (R) was the secretary and treasurer of A New Missouri, Inc. ¹ Other Greitens campaign staff, including campaign consultant and former aide to former Vice President Mike Pence Nick Ayers and campaign finance director Meredith Gibbons, also worked for A New Missouri. ⁵

Activities and Funding

A New Missouri, Inc. spent money in support of then-Missouri Governor Eric Greitens (R) policy agenda and attacked his political opponents. ^{6 7}

A New Missouri, Inc. faced criticism from left-leaning watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington in 2018 for paying for some of then-Governor Greitens’ travel expenses and other activities. ²

During Greitens’s 2018 impeachment inquiry, some members of the state legislature believed A New Missouri was used to conceal the identities of major donors. ¹ In February 2020, A New Missouri faced allegations in front of the Missouri Ethics Commission for failing to file a statement of organization, campaign finance disclosure reports, and other documents. ³

Political Activities

In 2018, A New Missouri, Inc. gave $500,000 to Freedom to Work. ⁸ In 2017, the organization gave $1,500,000 to Freedom to Work, $350,000 to Missourians for Worker Freedom, and $7,500 to the Republican Jewish Coalition. ⁹

A New Missouri’s vendors have included C5 Creative Consulting, a firm run by former Greitens campaign staffer and aide to former Vice President Mike Pence Nick Ayers. ⁵

Funding

A New Missouri, Inc. receives funding from individual contributions and grants. In 2022, the organization reported zero revenue and expenses of $85,307. ¹⁰

A New Missouri, Inc.’s highest revenue years were 2017 and 2018. In 2017, A New Missouri, Inc. reported revenue of $6,077,825 and expenses of $1,507,500. ¹¹ In 2018, the organization reported revenue of $270,102 and expenses of $1,054,8766. ¹²

The organization’s only known contributor is the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, which contributed $50,000 to A New Missouri, Inc. in 2018. ²