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James Blunt and George Jetson?
Background On Governor Matt Blunt And Speaker Rod Jetton:Governor Matt Blunt Became Missouri's 54th Governor In 2004. Prior to his election as governor, Matt Blunt served as an active duty Naval Officer, as a member of the Missouri General Assembly and as Missouri's 37th Secretary of State. Governor Blunt has signed meaningful litigation reform to address a health care crisis that was driving doctors out of the state and also implemented significant regulatory reforms that will lower costs for small business owners. He also submitted a balanced budget to the Missouri General Assembly that contains a significant increase in funding for public schools without an increase in existing taxes or the imposition of new taxes on Missouri's working families.
Rod Jetton Was Elected To The Missouri House Of Representatives In 2000 And Became House Speaker In 2005. A Missouri native, Jetton graduated from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar. In 1996, he became the youngest-ever elected member of a Missouri county commission. A former Marine Corps Officer who served in Bosnia and Somalia, he founded a real estate business that showed him how difficult his state's business climate had become for small business owners. A member of the Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business, he has been a strong advocate for reduced taxes and regulation. In 2000, Jetton won a seat in the Missouri House of Representatives and was chosen as Speaker in 2005.