Jason Kander issued the following statement on Tuesday after the Associated Press announced he won the Missouri Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
 
“I would like to thank all of the Missourians who came out today and voted for a new generation of leadership to represent Missouri families in the Senate. Over the past year, I’ve been to every county in our state and have heard the same message from Republicans, Democrats and Independents: Washington is broken and we need to elect new leaders to fix it. Missourians are ready for an independent-minded voice who will put country ahead of political party to clean up Congress. Senator Blunt has become part of the problem in his nearly 20 years in Washington and now works for the lobbyists and special interests that fund his campaigns instead of the folks who actually elected him. As a former Army Captain who volunteered to serve in Afghanistan, I have taken on tougher challenges than this, so I look forward to a spirited general election focused on how we can make Washington work for Missouri families again."