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Jason Kander
Jason Kander
	Kander in 2015
39th Secretary of State of Missouri
	In office; January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017
Governor	Jay Nixon
Preceded by	Robin Carnahan
Succeeded by	Jay Ashcroft
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives; from the 44th district
	In office; January 12, 2009 – January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Jenee Lowe
Succeeded by	Caleb Rowden
Personal details
Born	Jason David Kander; May 4, 1981 (age 43); Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Diana Kagan (m. 2003)
Children	2
Relatives	John Kander (grand-uncle)
Education	American University (BA); Georgetown University (JD)
Website	Campaign website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	2003–2011
Rank	Captain
Unit	Missouri National Guard
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan

Jason David Kander (born May 4, 1981)^[1] is an American attorney, author, veteran, and politician. A Democrat, he served as the 39th secretary of state of Missouri, from 2013 to 2017. He had previously served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013. Before entering politics, he was an intelligence officer in the Army Reserve. He served in Afghanistan and achieved the rank of captain.

He was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate for Missouri in 2016, losing the election to Republican incumbent Roy Blunt.^[2] After the Senate election, Kander founded an organization called Let America Vote, a campaign dedicated to ending voter suppression.^[3] Though he was a rumored 2020 presidential candidate making frequent trips to early primary states,^[4] he instead declared as a candidate in the 2019 Kansas City mayoral election before dropping out on October 2, 2018, while revealing that he suffered from PTSD and depression stemming from his service in Afghanistan.^[5]

Since 2019, Kander has served as president of national expansion at VCP (Veterans Community Project), a non-profit organization serving homeless and at-risk veterans with tiny homes, wrap-around support services, and emergency assistance.^[6]

After the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan, Kander led a group of U.S. military veterans in orchestrating "Operation Bella," a private rescue mission named after his then-infant daughter. Kander's initial goal was to evacuate his translator's family. He was successful in doing so, and the family is now a part of his own, living just down the street. Operation Bella involved a fake wedding to fool the Taliban in the process of flying 383 Afghan allies out of the country and beyond the reach of the Taliban. ^[7] Buoyed by the success of Operation Bella, Kander founded Afghan Rescue Project, a 501c3 non-profit which evacuated thousands of Afghans who assisted the United States and would have otherwise faced brutal Taliban retribution.^[8]

^ Kraske, Steve (May 12, 2015). "Missouri is no longer home to the youngest statewide official". Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
^ "Missouri Results". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
^ Murphy, Doyle (February 7, 2017). "Jason Kander Launches Let America Vote to Fight Voter Suppression". Riverfront Times. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
^ "Rumored 2020 candidate Jason Kander is running ... For mayor of Kansas City | CNN Politics". CNN. June 25, 2018.
^ Cite error: The named reference Turque was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Jason Kander to lead national expansion of KC group combating veterans' homelessness". Kansas City Star. July 15, 2019.
^ "Whatever happened to Jason Kander? He's been operating daring rescues overseas". February 18, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "Jason Kander Group has Rescued Thousands of Afghan Allies to U-S, More Remain". September 9, 2022.

[1] Kraske, Steve (May 12, 2015). "Missouri is no longer home to the youngest statewide official". Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[results-2] "Missouri Results". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

[murphy-3] Murphy, Doyle (February 7, 2017). "Jason Kander Launches Let America Vote to Fight Voter Suppression". Riverfront Times. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

[4] "Rumored 2020 candidate Jason Kander is running ... For mayor of Kansas City | CNN Politics". CNN. June 25, 2018.

[Turque-5] Cite error: The named reference Turque was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[VCP-6] "Jason Kander to lead national expansion of KC group combating veterans' homelessness". Kansas City Star. July 15, 2019.

[7] "Whatever happened to Jason Kander? He's been operating daring rescues overseas". February 18, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[8] "Jason Kander Group has Rescued Thousands of Afghan Allies to U-S, More Remain". September 9, 2022.

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Kander in 2015

39th Secretary of State of Missouri
In office January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017
Governor	Jay Nixon
Preceded by	Robin Carnahan
Succeeded by	Jay Ashcroft
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 44th district
In office January 12, 2009 – January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Jenee Lowe
Succeeded by	Caleb Rowden

Personal details
Born	Jason David Kander (1981-05-04) May 4, 1981 (age 43) Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Diana Kagan (m. 2003)
Children	2
Relatives	John Kander (grand-uncle)
Education	American University (BA) Georgetown University (JD)
Website	Campaign website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	2003–2011
Rank	Captain
Unit	Missouri National Guard
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan