Early Life
Nixon is a lifelong resident of De Soto, Missouri, where he was born. His mother, Betty Lea (née Willson), was a teacher and president of the local school board, and his father, Jeremiah "Jerry" Nixon, served as the city's mayor. One of his paternal great-great-grandfathers was the brother of Democratic U.S. Senator Benjamin F. Jonas, of Louisiana. Another paternal ancestor, John Inskeep, had served as Mayor of Philadelphia (from 1800 to 1801 and 1805 to 1806). He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1978, later earning a law degree from the same institution.
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