My Reelection Announcement

 

For Immediate Release—Monday, January 11, 2021

Shrader Qualifies for Reelection to Jackson Democratic Municipal Executive Committee

 

JACKSON—Dr. Nathan R. Shrader has qualified for reelection to the City of Jackson’s Democratic Municipal Executive Committee, a position he has held since 2017. Shrader presently serves as secretary of the Municipal Executive Committee, which is charged under state law with conducting Municipal Primary Elections in Jackson and is elected by Jackson voters.

“It is an honor and a privilege to qualify for a second term on the Democratic Municipal Executive Committee. Just several days ago I was unsure about seeking reelection. The events of last Wednesday including the domestic terror attack on our government by a radical, fascist insurgency convinced me that now is not the time to recede from public service,” said Shrader. “People of conscience must instead defend our institutions and I welcome that opportunity.”

Shrader brings a wealth of experience in government, politics, and elections to the Municipal Executive Committee. He currently serves as chair of the Department of Government and Politics and director of American Studies at Millsaps College, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2014 and teaches courses on American politics with a focus on elections and political parties. Shrader earlier worked as Legislative Aide and Deputy Director of Communications for Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll of Pennsylvania, Legislative Aide in the Virginia General Assembly, and as a Research Assistant at Temple University’s Center on Regional Politics and Institute for Public Affairs. He earned a BA from Thiel College in 2003, an MS from Suffolk University in 2007, and a PhD from Temple University in 2015.

Shrader resides in Precinct 34 in Northeast Jackson and was elected as a delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention for Joe Biden in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes portions of the City of Jackson. He is also the Vice Chair of the Hinds County Democratic Executive Committee, a member of the Mississippi Democratic State Executive Committee representing the 3rd Congressional District, and has been Precinct Captain since 2014.

Jackson’s Municipal Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

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