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Jay Nixon

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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Jay Nixon is the 18,800th most popular politician (up from 18,878th in 2019), the 16,395th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,687th in 2019) and the 1,331st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jay Nixon ranks 18,800 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria Butina, Jack Markell, Sergey Abramov, Geoff Hoon, Diederik Samsom, and Mary Landrieu. After him are Claiborne Pell, Toomas Tõniste, Terry McAuliffe, Valerie Jarrett, Varlam Liparteliani, and Şafak Pavey.

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Contemporaries

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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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay Nixon ranks 16,400 out of 20,380. Before him are Daran Norris (1964), James Lesure (1970), Carolyn McCormick (1959), and Mary Landrieu (1955). After him are Amy Hargreaves (1970), Claiborne Pell (1918), Karl Glusman (1988), Robert Finke (1999), Laura Jane Grace (1980), AZ (1972), Ernest Truex (1889), and WC (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jay Nixon ranks 1,331. 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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