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12/2/2008 - Senator Crowell challenges contribution limits.:
Minority House Leader Paul LeVota says campaign contributions are out of control and there need to be limits.
11/6/2008 - Democrats plan to end Partisan Politics:
Re-elected House Minority Leader Paul LeVota says he expects full cooperation from the Republican House leaders.
11/6/2008 - As returning and new state officials convene at Capitol, spirit of bipartisanship prevails:
In the House, Independence Democrat Paul LeVota was re-elected as House minority leader and Ron Richard, from Joplin, was nominated by Republicans to be House Speaker.
10/29/2008 - Blunt considers Kinder's lame-duck session.:
Democratic Representative Paul LeVota said the program is a political ploy designed to help Kinder's election.
10/20/2008 - Missouri House Democratic Leader says Republicans are wrong for calling Obama a Socialist:
House Democratic Leader Paul LeVota declares that Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama  is not a Socialist.
5/8/2008 - Resolution to require voter photo ID passed into Senate:
Democratic House Floor Leader Paul LeVota says the majority party is determined to make sure some people in Missouri are unable to vote.
5/7/2008 - House perfects a Bill requiring voters to show valid ID:
Democrats like House Minority Leader Paul LeVota say the bill will prevent the elderly and African-Americans from voting.
5/16/2008 - Flurry of activity on last day in Missouri legslature:
A a House Democratic news conference following the session, House Democratic leader Rep. Paul LeVota criticized Republicans for frequently shutting off debate on the final day in order to rush through bills with limited discussion.
5/14/2008 - Legislative action stalls:
"They just came to me as an option of what they could send a message to the speaker," said the leader of House Democrats, Rep. Paul LeVota, D-Jackson County. "They have some serious problems of sticking together and their major priorities aren't going to pass, which is good for the people of Missouri; and for the minority party's side, we don't want some of these things to pass."
4/28/2008 - Voter ID law found constitutional:
House Democratic Leader Paul LeVota said each case dealt with separate laws on different levels of government and therefore cannot affect each other.
4/28/2008 - House Minority Leader raises stir over campaign contribution limits:
Jackson County Democratic Representative Paul LeVota sent letters to Republican Representatives Allen Icet, Ron Richard, and Joe Smith, asking them not to vote on a bill that would remove campaign contribution limits.
4/28/2008 - Three House Republicans asked by Democrats to recuse themselves from campaign finance vote:
House Democratic Leader Paul LeVota, D-Independence, sent out letters Monday asking some Republicans not to vote on the important measure. Other important House Democratic leadership member signed on to LeVota's news release.
4/14/2008 - House votes to narrow influence of lawyers on the nominating board:
Fierce opposition emanated from leaders within the Democratic House ranks, including the Democratic Floor Leader, Rep. Paul LeVota, D-Jackson County, and attorney general candidate and Columbia representative Jeff Harris.
3/4/2008 - Democrats support tax rebate:
"The purpose of the federal stimulus act was to give taxpayers money that they can save or spend, and if Missouri's going to tax that money and take away part of that, then they're not going to be able to save or spend it," said House minority leader Paul LeVota, D-Jackson County. "We need to stimulate the economy. Our unemployment rate is higher than surrounding states; our job growth isn't as good as other states. This is not for state government to get more money in our pockets."
2/5/2008 - "Robocalls" Could End With Primary:
Minority Floor Leader Paul LeVota agrees that campaign phone calls should be restricted.  
1/23/2008 - Nixon expresses Democratic unity in response to Blunt's announcement:
Democratic Floor Leader Paul LeVota, D-Jackson County, said Republicans are unclear as to who their standard bearer is and what their message is, while House Democrats are united around Jay Nixon and his agenda.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of December 8, 2008:
Minority House Leader Paul LeVota argues the reasons why the limits would increase transparency and prevent individuals from donating extreme amounts of money to campaigns.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of December 1, 2008:
Minority House Leader Paul LeVota argues the reasons why the limits would increase transparency and prevent individuals from donating extreme amounts of money to campaigns.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of November 10, 2008:
Missouri's Democratic House Leader, Paul LeVota, says he wants to end partisan politics in the House.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of November 3, 2008:
Missouri's Democratic House Leader, Paul LeVota, says he wants to end partisan politics in the House.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of October 27, 2008:
Rep. Paul LeVota called the session a political stunt.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of October 20, 2008:
Missouri House Democratic Leader Paul LeVota disagrees that Obama is a Socialist and said his policies are designed to help the middle class. 
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 12, 2008:
Rep. Paul LeVota would not say who approached him, but said they claimed to represent more than a dozen GOP colleagues upset with Rod Jetton's leadership.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 5, 2008:
Missouri House Democratic Leader Paul LeVota, D-Jackson County, asked three House Republicans to not vote on an upcoming bill dealing with campaign contribution limits.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 28, 2008:
Missouri House Minority Leader Paul LeVota, D-Jackson County, asked three House Republicans to not vote on an upcoming bill dealing with campaign contribution limits.
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