Ike Skelton
Republican · MO · Camden County Presiding Commissioner
Ike Skelton is the presiding commissioner of Camden County and is nearing the end of his first term. He is also a small-business owner in the Lake of the Ozarks area.
Where Ike Skelton stands, based on their records
Supports
Data Privacy (2 records)
Opposes
Gun Control (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
As Camden County Presiding Commissioner, publicly criticized the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for asking county employees for residents' firearms-permit information and directed that county employees are not to assist any federal agency in enforcing firearm laws, citing Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act and the county's anti-commandeering ordinance.
April 7, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: krcgtv.com · researched July 23, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
Moved to direct the Camden County attorney to investigate and pursue civil litigation against the Missouri Department of Public Safety and Flock to enforce the county's license-plate-reader ban ordinance and have the camera removed; the motion died for lack of a second from the other two commissioners.
February 5, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: ky3.com · researched July 23, 2026
Stated his opposition to automated license plate readers as Presiding Commissioner when the Camden County Commission voted to ban license plate readers in the county, arguing the surveillance devices record innocent motorists and threaten citizens' freedom of movement.
December 12, 2023Supports Data Privacy
Source: ky3.com · researched July 23, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 2 records
Pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing government operations for removing the Flock Safety license plate reader and was fined $500 plus court costs; the two felony counts of stealing and tampering were dropped under the plea agreement.
October 6, 2025
Source: komu.com · researched July 23, 2026
Was charged by Camden County prosecutors with two felonies - stealing and first-degree tampering with a service of a utility or institution - and a misdemeanor count of obstructing government operations, after a Missouri State Highway Patrol sergeant reported seeing him remove a Flock Safety license plate reader from a pole on U.S. 54 on December 31, 2024; investigators recovered the camera from his county office.
March 6, 2025
Source: komu.com · researched July 23, 2026
Past race Ike Skelton ran in:
- State Senator - District 6 · August 4, 2026 · State Senate District 6; Missouri
Profile last researched July 23, 2026.