JEFFERSON CITY - Jay Nixon says he’s running for governor but has chosen to hide behind official spokesmen rather than publicly discussing several key issues. Missourians deserve to specifically know:

1. What is Jay Nixon’s position on HJR 1 that would prevent unelected judges from imposing tax increases on Missourians?
2. What is Jay Nixon’s position on proposed legislation that will stop taxing seniors’ Social Security benefits?
3. Does Nixon believe it is ethical for a prosecutor to seek political contributions from an entity he/she is investigating?
4. Which member of Nixon’s staff, or did Nixon himself, solicit contributions from Ameren while Nixon was investigating the utility in a criminal matter?
5. Besides Ameren and Blue Cross, what other targets of his investigations has Nixon extorted contributions from?
6. What role did Nixon play in the Senate opposition to the Lewis and Clark Discovery Initiative and what kind of political pressure did he exact on his Democrat colleagues?
7. To what extent did Nixon interact and coordinate with the Service Employees International Union while he was supposedly defending the state in a lawsuit over certain union payments?
8. Does Nixon believe it is his prerogative to defend or pursue legal matters on behalf of the state based on his personal policy positions or is it his duty to follow the policy objectives of the people’s representatives in the Legislature and the Governor?
9. When did Nixon find out that his spokesman’s wife was representing the plaintiff in the Ferrell case and what safeguards did he erect to ensure there was no unethical communication that could compromise the state’s position?
10. Why has Nixon refused to answer these questions for Missourians since he is an announced candidate for Governor and the people of our state deserve answers to these questions?