Jason Kander Mayor wiki, bio, age, wife, drops, party, politics

The 37-year-old 39th Secretary of State of Missouri, Jason has a son named True with his wife Diana Kander. Jason recently dropped out from mayor's race due to PTSD. To know more about Jason's political career, keep reading

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Jason Kander: Personal Life, Birth, Education, Parents

Jason Kander was born in Overland Park, Kansas on May 4, 1981. He was brought up in Jewish Family. Jason is the son of a juvenile probation officer, Janet and the police officer, Steve Kander. He is the grand nephew of  John Kander, a musical composer. He is also a distant relative of the author of the Settlement Cookbook Lizzie Black Kander. Jason is not the only child in the family. Jason spent his childhood in Kansas with his younger brother Jeff.

Kandar is a huge fan of the Kansas City Royals.

Jason attended the  Bishop Miege High School in 1999. He studied political science at the American University and graduated with a degree in law at Georgetown University in 2005. After completing his education, Jason worked as a volunteer in Afghanistan. As an intelligence officer, Jason works were to investigate the suspects of corruption, drug trafficking, and espionage.

Jason got married to author Diana Kander in 2003. Diana is Jason's high school sweetheart. The couple is blessed with a son named True. True was born in September 2013.

Currently, Jason is living in Waldo, Missouri with his wife Diana.

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  • Nationality  : American
  •  Ethnicity     : NA
  • Religion       : Jewish
  • Parents        : Janet and Steve
  • Education   : Georgetown University Law Center 
  • Married       : Yes
  • Wife              : Diana Kander
  • Height          : 5 feet 11 inch
  • Weight         : NA
  • Hair Color  : NA
  • Eye Color    : NA
  • Sibling         : NA
  • Children      : True Kander

 

Jason Kander: Professional Life, Career

 

Professionally, Jason Kander is an attorney, combat veterans, and politician of America. He is the 39 Secretary of State of Missouri.

From 2006 to 2007, Jason served as an intelligence officer in Afghanistan for the US Army. Jason became the lead instructor at the MANGOCS( Missouri Army National Guard's Officer Candidate School) at Fort Leonard Wood. In 2008, Jason won the election to the  Missouri House of Representatives. Later in 2012, Jason was elected as the Secretary of Missouri State. He ran for the seat of US  Senate in 2016 from Missouri but couldn't win. Jason founded  Let America Vote. LAV is an organization that works to end voter suppression across the United States. The members of the organization are actor Bradley Whitford, activist Martin Luther King III, Jon Favreau, Josh Earnest, Dan Pfeiffer. Jon, Josh, and Dan are the former officials of White House. Jason also works as the chairman of DNC Commission along with Terri Sewell as a vice- chairwomen.

Kander became a CNN contributor in 2017. He hosted Majority 54 With Jason Kander. The show was a podcast by Crooked Media. In the show, Jason and his guests discussed issues with the people who voted for Trump. After a year, Kander published his first book Outside the Wire: 10 Lessons I've Learned in Everyday Courage. The book reflected his career in the military. He announced that he was running for the 2019 Kansas City Mayoral Election but on the 2nd of October, Jason dropped out because of depression.

Talking about Jason's achievements, Kander was honored with James C Kirkpatrick Excellence In Governance Award on April 19, 2018. He was awarded by the Student Government Association at UCM. While receiving the awards, Jason encouraged every single individual present at the awards to serve the nation whenever they find an opportunity.

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  • Profession               : Attorney, Politician
  • Worked as               :  Secretary of State of Missouri
  • Books                        : Self-Confidence: Strength and Self-Esteem Workbook for Everybody Overcoming Fear,
                                           Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I've Learned in Everyday Courage, and Self-Confidence:                                                            How to Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs and Achieve Your Goals

 Jason Kander: Net worth, Salary

There is no information on Jason's net worth and his annual salary.

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Jason Kander: Social Media, Instagram, Twitter 

Jason has been available on the social networking sites for quite a while now.

On Twitter, Jason is available at @JasonKander and has around 328 thousand followers. After joining the site back in February 2009, he has tweeted over 15.6 thousand times until now. Jason can be found on Instagram as @jasonkander. He has a verified account with over 11.5 thousand followers. Jason's Facebook page is liked by more than 63 thousand people. He also has her own personal website which attracts thousands of visitors every month. You can make a visit to his website, here.

To know more about him,  you can follow his Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram account.