Jay W. Nixon (D)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Governor of Missouri
- Birth Date: Feb. 13, 1956
- Occupation: Attorney General
- Religion: Methodist
- Web site: http://www.nixonforgovernor.com/
Education
- University of Missouri, BA
- University of Missouri, JD
Jay Nixon was born in De Soto, Mo. and currently lives in Jefferson City, Mo. He grew up in De Soto, Mo., where his father was mayor and his mother was president of the school board.
Nixon received both a bachelor's degree in political science and a law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
He first was elected to the Missouri Senate in 1986 and first was elected as attorney general in 1992. He has remained there ever since. Nixon made two unsuccessful bids for the U.S. Senate losing to Republican John Danforth in 1988 and Republican Kit Bond in 1998.
He is married to Georganne Wheeler Nixon. They have two sons, Jeremiah and Will.
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