Jaime Harrison
Some of the key events about Jaime Harrison
- 1994Graduated from Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School as salutatorian
- 1998Earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University
- 1999Joined the staff of Congressman Jim Clyburn as his director of floor operations
- 2003Became executive director of the House Democratic Caucus
- 2008Appointed to the Democratic National Committee
- 2013Became the first African American to serve as chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party
- 2013Failed to secure the position of executive director of the South Carolina Democratic Party
- 2016Founded the Dirt Road PAC to support Democratic candidates in rural communities
- 2019Launched a campaign for the United States Senate in South Carolina
- 2020Raised a record-breaking $57 million in the third quarter of his Senate campaign
- 2020Lost the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina to incumbent Lindsey Graham
- 2021Elected as chair of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first African American to hold this position
- 2021Faced criticism for accepting corporate PAC money despite previously pledging not to do so
- 2022Oversaw the Democratic National Committee's disappointing performance in the midterm elections
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