Missouri governor taps DNR chief to lead agency overseeing state budget and purchasing

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 440

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A veteran Republican politician and attorney will take over the state department responsible for providing support services to almost every other Missouri agency, Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Friday.

Kurt Schaefer, director of the Department of Natural Resources and a former state Senate Appropriations Committee chairman, will become Commissioner of Administration, Kehoe said in a news release.

Schaefer, a resident of Columbia, replaces Ken Zellers, who is retiring on Sept. 4. Zellers held …

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