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In 2004, Faleti left the military and moved to St. Louis to begin law school at the
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announced him as their nominee in April 2020. He stated that he is running for office "to increase opportunities to vote, reduce barriers to voter participation and protect and honor our ballot initiative process." If elected, he would have been the first
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Faleti lives with his wife, Ronke, and their four children in
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325:and graduated in 1998. In 2007, he earned his
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999:"Meet the Candidate: Yinka Faleti (Missouri)"
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1005:. March 7, 2020. Archived from
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464:Faleti's endorsements included
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560:"Yinka Faleti For Missouri"
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352:Operation Desert Spring
288:John F. Kennedy Airport
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390:Law career (2007–2013)
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232:. He graduated with a
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234:Bachelor of Science
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1386:St. Louis American
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1130:St. Louis American
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