Jason Kander
Jason Kander is the Missouri Secretary of State. Kander is a former Army Captain who served in Afghanistan as a military intelligence officer, a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, and an attorney from Kansas City, Missouri. During his career in the General Assembly, he represented the 44th district from 2009 to 2013. He was elected Secretary of State on November 6, 2012. He is running for the United States Senate against Republican incumbent Roy Blunt in the 2016 election.
Jason Kander was born in Overland Park, Kansas, the son of Janet and Steve Kander, and is a 1999 graduate of Bishop Miege High School in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. He was a senior at American University during the Septemberattacks, and soon after decided to enlist in the Army National Guard. While pursuing a law degree from Georgetown University, he earned his commission through the Universitys ROTC battalion. He then volunteered for a tour in Afghanistan, where as a lieutenant, he led a team of intelligence soldiers who investigated dirty dealers inside the Afghan government.
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