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Jay Nixon, re-elected governor of Missouri in November 2012, previously served as attorney general and as a state senator.

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Jay Nixon
stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair:

"Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri."

By Allison Graves • September 29, 2015
Jay Nixon
stated on August 12, 2015 in a post on Twitter:

Missouri is "#1 in the nation for holding down tuition increases at public universities."

By Arthur Cook • September 24, 2015
Jay Nixon
stated on August 17, 2014 in on ABC's "This Week":

"I've been here almost every day."

By Steve Contorno • August 18, 2014
Jay Nixon
stated on August 27, 2013 in a radio advertisement:

Says that "unlike Texas, Missouri has a perfect AAA credit rating."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 30, 2013

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