A biography for Jason Kanderhasn’t been written yet.
“You don't get to recall a senator just because you don't like her or just because you want the seat for your own party.”
“To me, serving wasn't uncommon, and my service paled in comparison to so many of my friends who had done so much more. In my world - as a citizen soldier - I was surrounded by other soldiers just doing their jobs.”
“I don't judge anybody who chose not to serve during Vietnam, at all. It's a different time, and I don't judge anybody for the decision they made.”
“If I had the opportunity to give President Trump any advice, and I had to boil it down to one thing, I suppose it would be that nobody ever got better at any job by blaming everybody else whenever anything goes wrong.”
“I believe in President Obama.”
“Voters are smart. They know the difference between a Democratic Party that wants their vote and a Democratic Party that believes in making their life better. They'll forgive you for pushing a policy they don't like as long as they believe you're doing it because you genuinely believe it's what's best for the country.”
“Not everyone who goes to Washington becomes Washington.”
“Americans are struck by lightning with greater frequency than they commit voter impersonation fraud, and that's the only kind of fraud that photo ID requirements could have any hope of preventing.”
“I obviously did not volunteer to go to Afghanistan solely to protect the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans.”
“Voter ID laws are the most potent form of voter suppression legislation.”
“I believe there should be political consequences for politicians who commit voter suppression.”
“We should be doing everything we can to make it as convenient as possible for eligible Americans to cast a ballot. People fought and died for the right to vote.”
“When Democrats concede the idea that some voters are not our voters, we shouldn't be surprised when those voters agree.”
“To improve the standard of living for working folks, we have to raise the minimum wage and empower workers to fight for their interests in an economic and political system that's stacked against them.”
“With limited shifts, low wages, and scarce benefits, it feels almost impossible for many Americans to get their slice of the pie.”
“Very few things in life are more fulfilling than being part of a team and knowing you're a part of something bigger than your own self-interest.”
“The men and women of the American military have the courage to follow orders. They deserve a commander-in-chief with the courage to give them.”
“You can protect the integrity of elections without stopping anyone from voting.”
“The president is in charge of the military so that a single individual - accountable to Americans - is responsible for its successes and failures.”
“Voter suppression anywhere hurts our democracy everywhere.”