Issue Position: Fighting for the Middle Class

Issue Position

As Secretary of State, one of Jason's major duties is helping protect Missourians from financial fraud. Jason has helped return millions of dollars to Missourians who were scammed out of their hard earned savings. He has gone after fraudsters big and small forcefully -- from small-time scam artists to some of the biggest corporations in the world. In February 2015, he teamed up with Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to get $21.5 million for Missouri taxpayers after an investigation into Standard & Poor's revealed the company had mislead Missourians.

As Secretary of State and formerly as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, Jason fought to expand health care coverage for all Missourians, especially children. In 2009, when the Republican majority wouldn't budge on the issue, Jason got more children covered in the House budget by forcing a choice between covering sick children and keeping special perks given to members of the legislature.

A supporter of early childhood education, Jason started the Racing to Read grant program statewide, which provides parents with free resources at their local libraries to help them better prepare their kids for kindergarten.

Before becoming Secretary of State, Jason was a member of the United Transportation Union and represented its members in court when they were injured on the job. He was also part of the legal team that advised the Kansas City Fraternal Order of Police when it was officially recognized as a union by the police department.

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