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Jay Nixon

1956 - Today

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Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon (born February 13, 1956) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 55th governor of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 40th Missouri Attorney General from 1993 to 2009 and as a Missouri state senator from 1987 to 1993. Born and raised in the city of De Soto, Nixon attended the University of Missouri and graduated with a degree in political science. He first entered politics at age 30 after he was elected to the Missouri Senate to represent Jefferson County. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Jay Nixon is the 18,984th most popular politician (down from 18,837th in 2024), the 16,554th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,687th in 2019) and the 1,335th most popular American Politician.

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Among people born in 1956, Jay Nixon ranks 769. Before him are Richard A. Searfoss, Chuy Bravo, Shawn Colvin, Sue Barker, Frank Stapleton, and Kevin Cogan. After him are Valerie Jarrett, Greg Joy, Marques Johnson, Larry Christiansen, Satish Kaushik, and James H. Newman.

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jay Nixon ranks 1,335. Before him are Mia Love (1975), Bev Perdue (1947), John Sparkman (1899), Alan Keyes (1950), Jack Markell (1960), and Mary Landrieu (1955). After him are Claiborne Pell (1918), Terry McAuliffe (1957), Joshua Bolten (1954), Keith Ellison (1963), Kevin Stitt (1972), and Eric Holcomb (1968).

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