Kander Announces Day 1 Achievements: Business Outreach Office, Early Voting Commission, Office Ethics Policy

Jefferson City, MO – Secretary of State Jason Kander today announced that in his first day in office, he has implemented three programs to provide improved service to Missourians, all at no cost to taxpayers.

“My goal is to build on the work that has been done in the Secretary of State’s office to provide even better service to Missourians,” Kander said. “These three initiatives will make it easier to start a business in …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jason Kander today released his campaign’s second ad of the general election titled Serving, which contrasts the views of Jason and his opponent on military voting.

The ad, which can be viewed at www.jasonkander.com/serving, highlights how Kander was able to vote an absentee ballot during the general election in Nov. 2006 despite serving his country in Afghanistan at the time. The ad points out that absentee voting by mail would be prohibited under a bill Shane Schoeller sponsored this past legislative session.

According to the St. Louis Beacon, …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s two largest newspapers today endorsed Jason Kander to be Missouri’s next Secretary of State, in part because Missourians can “expect his work as secretary of state to be untainted by politics or favoritism.”

The Kansas City Star and St. Louis Post-Dispatch both urged Missourians to cast a ballot for Jason Kander based on his commitment to public service and his vision for the office. The papers faulted Shane Schoeller for getting a no-bid family fee office while a legislator and for pushing …

Kansas City, MO – Secretary of State candidate Jason Kander today announced that General Wesley K. Clark (Ret.) has endorsed his campaign for Secretary of State.

“I want Missouri’s veterans to know that I fully endorse Jason Kander’s candidacy for Secretary of State. Shane Schoeller’s attempt earlier this year to eliminate absentee voting by mail in Missouri is offensive to those of us – like Jason Kander and myself – who have voted absentee while serving our country away from home,” said Clark, the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. …

The state’s chief elections officer must be smart, fair and a person of highest integrity.

The Star strongly recommends Democrat Jason Kander of Kansas City for Missouri secretary of state.

A lawyer and former Army captain, Kander spent time in Afghanistan investigating suspected government corruption, espionage and drug trafficking.

He was first elected to the Missouri House in 2008 and has made ethics reform his signature issue, calling for limits on political donations and less influence by lobbyists. Missourians could expect his work as secretary of state to be …