Crystal Strait
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Crystal Strait is an American
politician from California
. She was elected President of the California Young Democrats in 2005, the official youth arm of the California Democratic Party
, and was Political Action Director of the California Democratic Party. She is notable in her capacity as a superdelegate
to the 2008 Democratic National Convention
, where her pledge to vote for Barack Obama
made him tie with Hillary Clinton in superdelegate count. She was elected President of the Young Democrats of America
at its 2009 National Convention in Chicago on August 8, 2009 for a two year term. Strait resigned from her position of President in June 2010.
In June 2010, Strait began working as the Political Director in the Boxer for Senate 2010 Campaign, the toughest to date. After a rigorous few months alongside a phenomenal campaign staff, Strait saw her job as Political Director through when Boxer won 52.1 percent of the vote while Carly Fiorina, the Republican nominee, trailed behind at 42.3 percent of the vote. On December 7, 2010, it was announced that Strait would serve as the Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Dr. Richard Pan.
Interns tend to recall that Strait likes Hello Kitty products, chinese food, and Diet Coke (light on the ice).
United States
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politician from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She was elected President of the California Young Democrats in 2005, the official youth arm of the California Democratic Party
California Democratic Party
The California Democratic Party is the state branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California, headquartered in Sacramento. It is chaired by veteran Democratic politician and former United States Representative John L. Burton, who succeeded Art Torres in April 2009. It is the majority...
, and was Political Action Director of the California Democratic Party. She is notable in her capacity as a superdelegate
Superdelegate
"Superdelegate" is an informal term commonly used for some of the delegates to the Democratic National Convention, the presidential nominating convention of the United States Democratic Party....
to the 2008 Democratic National Convention
2008 Democratic National Convention
The United States 2008 Democratic National Convention was a quadrennial presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party where it adopted its national platform and officially nominated its candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. The convention was held in Denver,...
, where her pledge to vote for Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
made him tie with Hillary Clinton in superdelegate count. She was elected President of the Young Democrats of America
Young Democrats of America
The Young Democrats of America , founded in 1932, is the official youth arm of the Democratic Party of the United States, although it severed official ties with the Democratic National Committee following passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 and became an independent 527 group...
at its 2009 National Convention in Chicago on August 8, 2009 for a two year term. Strait resigned from her position of President in June 2010.
In June 2010, Strait began working as the Political Director in the Boxer for Senate 2010 Campaign, the toughest to date. After a rigorous few months alongside a phenomenal campaign staff, Strait saw her job as Political Director through when Boxer won 52.1 percent of the vote while Carly Fiorina, the Republican nominee, trailed behind at 42.3 percent of the vote. On December 7, 2010, it was announced that Strait would serve as the Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Dr. Richard Pan.
Interns tend to recall that Strait likes Hello Kitty products, chinese food, and Diet Coke (light on the ice).