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• Position: People & Politics - New House speaker Rod Jetton - Brief Article

Missouri's new House speaker knows how to make a point. To draw attention to the state's deteriorating roads, he walked halfway across Missouri. Frustrated by the State of the State address, he shouted out during the governor's address. Yet Rod Jetton has a reputation as a leader who first listens then talks. He won the unanimous support of his colleagues when they elected him leader at the start of the session. The third term lawmaker worked tirelessly to change the GOP from minority to majority party during his first term...