Jason Rae

Jason Rae (born 25 November 1986) is a Democratic National Committee (DNC) member from the state of Wisconsin. Rae is the youngest person ever elected to the DNC.

Jason Rae was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, to John and Lori Rae. He was a student at Marquette University and graduated with an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political science. He now works as an associate at Nation Consulting in Milwaukee.

Rae was the chair of the Marquette University chapter of College Democrats and was elected Chair of the College Democrats of Wisconsin in 2008. Within Marquette University Student Government (MUSG), he was Legislative Vice President, in which he formed of the Ad Hoc Committee on Funding of Student Activities. He previously served in the MUSG Senate as Senator, student representative to the Faculty Academic Senate, College of Arts & Sciences Committee chair, and Parliamentarian. Rae was the author of a bill passed by the Marquette University Student Government to provide domestic partner benefits to faculty.

At Marquette, Rae received the 2006 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Community Service and in 2007 got the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Governance and Organizational Leadership. Rae is also on the Board of Directors for the Rice Lake Boys Club.

In 2004, Rae was vice chair of the Barron County Democratic Party and was appointed to Senator Russ Feingold's re-election steering committee.

Rae was elected to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in June 2004. At the time of his election to his leadership role within the party, he was 17, making him the youngest person ever elected to the DNC. The party election garnered much press coverage, as a state legislator and the president of the state's firefighters' union were among the losing candidates for the position.

Rae's election to the DNC was unexpected.

Rae attended the 2004 Democratic National Convention as a special guest of the Wisconsin delegation. He was a superdelegate for the 2008 convention in Denver. Additionally, Rae is chair of the DNC's Youth Council. In this position, he has been active in increasing youth involvement in politics and working to see that candidates address issues of importance to young people. He has spoken at DNC meetings to members of Kids for Democracy, as well as other interested groups, such as Y-Press.

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