1. Jaime Ricardo Harrison is an American lawyer and politician who served as the chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2021 to 2025.
22 Facts About Jaime Harrison
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Jaime Harrison was chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 2013 to 2017.
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Jaime Harrison earned his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
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Jaime Harrison worked for South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn and became staff director for the House Democratic Caucus.
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Jaime Harrison then worked as a lobbyist for the Podesta Group, before being selected to chair the South Carolina Democratic Party.
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Jaime Harrison was raised by his mother, Patricia Harrison, and his grandparents.
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Jaime Harrison attended Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School and received a scholarship to Yale University, where he majored in political science.
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Jaime Harrison earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 2004.
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Jaime Harrison went on to serve as executive director of the House Democratic Caucus and the vice chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party.
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Jaime Harrison later served as a lobbyist for the Podesta Group.
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In May 2013, Jaime Harrison became the chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party.
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Jaime Harrison is the first African American to have served in this role.
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In 2018, Jaime Harrison published the book Climbing the Hill: How to Build a Career in Politics and Make a Difference, with journalist Amos Snead.
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Jaime Harrison declared his candidacy for chairperson of the Democratic National Committee in the February 2017 election.
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Jaime Harrison filed paperwork on February 7,2019, to challenge Senator Lindsey Graham by running for his seat in the US Senate in the 2020 election.
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Jaime Harrison raised the most ever by a US Senate candidate, beating another record set by O'Rourke.
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Jaime Harrison called for expansion of Medicaid and expanded coronavirus relief.
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The day after the election, Niall Stanage of The Hill stated that Jaime Harrison ran a spirited challenge but in the end, Graham "prevailed easily".
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Jaime Harrison broke US Senate campaign fundraising records by raising $109 million.
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Jaime Harrison's campaign was the topic of the 2024 documentary In the Bubble with Jaime.
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Jaime Harrison met his wife, Marie Boyd, when they worked in Washington, DC, shortly after the 2008 United States presidential election.
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Jaime Harrison is a law professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law.