Jamie Lowe

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Jamie Lowe
Chair of the Lee County, Alabama Democratic Party
Assumed office
2022
Personal details
Born (1999-12-09) December 9, 1999 (age 25)
Political party Alabama Democratic Party
Alma mater Auburn University

Jamie Lowe (born December 9, 1999) [1] is an American politician. A member of the Alabama Democratic Party, he is currently serving as the chair of the Lee County Democratic Party.

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Education

Lowe attended Opelika High School, where he was class president. [2] He was awarded a $40,000 scholarship, and attended Auburn University. [3] [4] [5]

Career

In 2017, Lowe began working with family court judge Mike Fellows, as an intern. [6] He became a trained family and divorce mediator in 2019. [7]

He first entered politics when he announced his run for Opelika City Council in 2020. [8] He went on to lose the election in a runoff election, held in October. [9] He received 44% in the first round, and 29% in the second round. [10] [11]

He was selected as a member of the Lee-Russell Council of Governments in December 2022. [12]

He was captain of the Alabama delegation to the 2024 Democratic National Convention. [13]

References

  1. @LeeCoDemsAL (December 9, 2024). "Before the night ends, we couldn't miss the opportunity to publicly wish our Chair, Jamie Lowe, a happy birthday!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 5, 2025 via Twitter.
  2. Huffman, Keith (April 18, 2018). "Dream Day Foundation to host first Black Male Summit this Saturday". Opelika-Auburn News . pp.  1A 3A . Retrieved June 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lee County teen working to become President of the United States". WRBL. September 26, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  4. Kirkpatrick, Shawn (May 9, 2018). "Opelika senior Jamie Lowe recieves [sic] prestigious Ron Brown Scholarship". The Opelika Observer. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  5. Huffman, Keith (May 14, 2018). "Opelika High School senior earns $40,000 scholarship from Ron Brown Scholar Program". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  6. Ray, Jasmyne (October 6, 2019). "Opelika native begins legal mediation career — at age 19". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  7. Larkin, Kate Asbury. "The Age of Reason Twenty-year-old mediator Jamie Lowe brings a different perspective to the table". Auburn University. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  8. "Impressive Resume: 20-year-old running for Opelika City Council". WRBL. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  9. Dunigan, Jonece Starr (November 23, 2020). "Jamie Lowe: The consequences of stereotypes". Reckon. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  10. Eads, Mike (August 25, 2020). "Fuller wins re-election as Opelika mayor; three races headed to runoffs". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  11. "East Alabama municipal runoff election results". WTVM News Leader 9. October 7, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  12. "The Observer 12-22-2022 E-edition". issuu. The Opelika Observer. December 21, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  13. "Alabama Democrats energized by Figures' address at DNC". AL.com. August 23, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2025.