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Wisconsin gets to elect two men and two women to serve on the Democratic National Committee. I put my name into the race and gave it my all. I had my friends get together to make signs; I produced flyers for all the chairs; I had stickers made; I greeted every convention delegate. By the time the vote tallies were counted, I discovered that I had received the most votes out of the three candidates.

— Jason Rae, PBS Newshour [14]

Rae attended the 2004 Democratic National Convention as a guest of the Wisconsin delegation. He was a superdelegate for the 2008 convention in Denver. Rae is chair of the DNC's Youth Council.[ citation needed ] In this position, he has worked on increasing youth involvement in politics and seeing that candidates address issues of importance to young people. He has spoken at DNC meetings to members of Kids for Democracy and Y-Press.[ citation needed ]

In spring 2007, Governor Jim Doyle (D-WI) appointed Rae as the youth representative to the Governor's Commission on the United Nations. From June 23–30, 2007, Rae participated in a delegation of 10 DNC members to Taiwan, where they met with various elected officials in the Taiwanese government to better understand the present situation with China.

Rae worked on the Allen Thomell campaign for the Georgia State House and the Herb Kohl for United States Senate campaign. He has also interned at People for the American Way. [15] In the summer of 2006 he interned at the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund. He came out as gay to members of the DNC in February 2007, which he discussed in an interview in The Advocate in February 2008. [16]

On February 21, 2008 Rae announced his support of Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. [17]

Rae's ultimate goal in politics is to become President himself. [18]

Rae currently serves as the Board President of Fair Wisconsin, a statewide LGBT advocacy organization. [19]

Rae attended the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia as a superdelegate, where he pledged support to Hillary Clinton.

Media appearances

Rae has appeared on television news shows including MSNBC's Live with Dan Abrams and CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° , on radio, and in news reports about his experiences. [20] [21] [22] [23] He recounted meeting with Michelle Obama, having breakfast with Chelsea Clinton, and receiving calls from Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Madeleine Albright, and others. [20] [21] BBC TV's North America editor briefly interviewed Rae in a report on the 2008 Democratic Party primaries on 10 O'clock News on April 21, 2008. Jason Jones interviewed Rae on The Daily Show .[ citation needed ]

Rae is included on a list of openly gay politicians in The Advocate 's "Forty under 40" issue of June/July 2009. [24]

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  14. 1 2 "Young People Who Feel Included Will Vote". PBS. July 26, 2004. Archived from the original on January 6, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
  15. ↑ [xclusive_detail_ektid52256.asp | title=Gay Superdelegate Breaks the Mold | author=Kerry Eleveld | publisher=The Advocate | date=]
  16. ↑ "Jason Rae Interview". The Advocate . Retrieved February 17, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  17. ↑ Greg J. Borowski (February 21, 2008). "Another super delegate to Obama". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved February 21, 2008.[ dead link ]
  18. ↑ Paulson, Michael; Schweitzer, Sarah (July 25, 2004). "From near, far, the delegates descend on Hub". The Boston Globe.
  19. ↑ "Fair Wisconsin Board of Directors". July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  20. 1 2 "Transcript of February 11, 2008 Live with Dan Abrams". NBC News. February 11, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
  21. 1 2 "Transcript of February 12, 2008 Anderson Cooper 360°: Superdelegates". CNN. February 12, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
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Jason Rae
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Secretary of the Democratic National Committee
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February 25, 2017