Kander to Launch Growing Missouri Business Tour

Kansas City, MO – Secretary of State candidate Jason Kander will begin his Growing Missouri Business Tour later today, Monday, October 15, 2012, when he will unveil his plan to make the Secretary of State’s office a hub for entrepreneurship in Missouri.

Kander will travel across the state to talk to Missouri small business owners, innovators and community groups to explain how he will help create a better business environment in Missouri as Secretary of State.

“The most important issue any statewide officeholder can take on right now …

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Jason Kander – Tough Calls

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Secretary of State candidate Jason Kander today announced that he will debut his television ad, titled Tough Calls, during the St. Louis Cardinals playoff game on TBS.

The ad discusses how Kander’s experiences signing up for the Army after 9/11, volunteering to serve in Afghanistan, and helping to balance Missouri’s budget without raising taxes, have prepared him to make the tough calls as Missouri’s next Secretary of State.

Part of the ad features a visual of the combat boots Kander wore in …

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Kander calls on Schoeller to Explain How his Family’s No-Bid Fee Office Isn’t Illegal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jason Kander today called on Rep. Shane Schoeller to explain to Missourians how his family business’s ownership of the Nixa fee office at the same time he was serving in the legislature does not violate Missouri’s conflict of interest laws.

The Schoeller Group managed the fee office in Nixa from 2006 until 2010. According to publicly available documents, The Schoeller Group continued to manage the Nixa fee office after Representative Schoeller was sworn into office in 2007, which appears to violate RSMO …

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My Favorite Photo

I wanted to share with you one of my favorite photos:

This is Jason surprising me the day he got home from Afghanistan. It had been several trying months and I was so excited and relieved to see him.

Like many military wives, while Jason was serving, I found comfort in knowing he was with the best-trained soldiers in history.

Today, it’s been nearly a year since Jason announced he was running for Secretary of State, and while he’s in Missouri and safe, I’ve …

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Kander continues impressive fundraising lead with $950k

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Thursday, September 06, 2012

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jason Kander announced today that his campaign enjoys a more than $671,000 fundraising lead over his Republican opponent. Kander now has more than $956,000 in the bank to spend this fall, compared to only $284,000 for Shane Schoeller.

Kander, one of the leading champions for ethics reform and the reinstatement of campaign contribution limits, also pointed out that more than 41 percent of his opponent’s contributions have come from a single individual.

“Unlike my opponent, I have fueled …

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