What is Jason Kander?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Jason Kander |image = Jason Kander (cropped).jpg |office = 39th [[List of Missouri Secretaries of State|Secretary of State of Missouri]] |governor = [[Jay Nixon]] |term_start = January 14, 2013 |term_end = January 9, 2017 |predecessor = [[Robin Carnahan]] |successor = [[Jay Ashcroft]] |state_house1 = Missouri |district1 = 44th |term_start1 = January 12, 2009 |term_end1 = January 14, 2013 |predecessor1 = Jenee Lowe |successor1 = Caleb Rowden |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|5|4}} |birth_place = [[Overland Park, Kansas]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Diana Kander |alma_mater = [[American University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Georgetown University]] {{small|([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}} |website = {{url|jasonkander.com|Official website}} |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{army|United States}} |serviceyears = 2003–2011 |rank = [[File:US-O3 insignia.svg|15px]] [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]] |battles = [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2014)|Afghanistan]] }} '''Jason Kander''' (born May 4, 1981) is an American lawyer and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] politician. He was elected [[Missouri Secretary of State|Secretary of State of Missouri]] in 2012, serving from January 2013 through January 9, 2017. He served as a state representative before becoming secretary of state. He was an intelligence officer in the Army National Guard, achieving the rank of Captain. == Career == He was the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for the [[United States Senate]], losing the [[United States Senate election in Missouri, 2016|2016 Senate election]] to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] incumbent [[Roy Blunt]].<ref name=results>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/missouri-senate-blunt-kander Missouri U.S. Senate Results: Roy Blunt Wins], nytimes.c