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" Everything I do in my political life is colored by my military service. It was the defining moment in my life and helped me develop the leadership skills that I still utilize. "

Jason Kander

Leadership

Service

Moment

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Jason Kander

Important

Law

" You can protect the integrity of elections without stopping anyone from voting. "

" Voter suppression anywhere hurts our democracy everywhere. "

" I'll be working every day to help elect voting rights champions in Missouri and around the country. "

" Very few things in life are more fulfilling than being part of a team and knowing you're a part of something bigger than your own self-interest. "

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Team

Own

" When Democrats concede the idea that some voters are not our voters, we shouldn't be surprised when those voters agree. "

" I'm a Democrat because I want every American to have a fair shot at the American Dream. That's what ties it all together for me, and in my experience, that means recognizing that no one is dealing with life one 'issue' at a time. "

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" Americans are struck by lightning with greater frequency than they commit voter impersonation fraud, and that's the only kind of fraud that photo ID requirements could have any hope of preventing. "

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Lightning

Hope

" That's a compliment reserved only for politicians. You never hear someone say, 'You know what I love about my accountant? He's just a normal guy.' That's how low the bar is for people in politics. "

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Campaigning

Tough

" We should be doing everything we can to make it as convenient as possible for eligible Americans to cast a ballot. People fought and died for the right to vote. "

" Because President Obama had an overall strategy, military and civilian leaders under his command could make reactive decisions that advanced the president's goals. In the military, we call that commander's intent: When there's a decision to be made and you don't have exact guidance at that moment, you at least know overall what your boss wants. "

" Voting in our country has never been easy, and unfortunately, it has never been guaranteed for everyone. But through the work of brave civil rights leaders, some of whom died for the cause, by the early 2000s we were at a point where most, but still not all, people who wanted to vote could do so. "