“There was never any doubt that I was going to be with Nicole if she ran, and I made that clear from the beginning to all who asked,” he said. Sifton added he and Galloway had collaborated on legislation that would require government contractors to report large contributions to dark-money groups.

Sifton is a lawyer who has served seven years in the Missouri Senate, winning two competitive races against Republicans in a district that stretches from the Oakville area to Brentwood. He also served one term in the Missouri House, and had served on the Affton School Board.

Then-Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Galloway as auditor in 2015 following the death of then-Auditor Tom Schweich, a Republican who had just been re-elected in 2014.

Galloway won a four-year term in 2018, winning 50.4% of the vote and narrowly defeating Republican Saundra McDowell, who was damaged by residency questions and reports that she had failed to pay off her debts and tax bills.