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Jason Kander drops out of Kansas City mayor race


Jason Kander ends Kansas City mayor campaign, cites PTSD

Jason Kander, who announced his candidacy in June, has dropped out of the race for Kansas City mayor. The former Army intelligence officer ...

Jason Kander withdraws from Kansas City mayoral race for PTSD ...

Jason Kander, a rising star within the Democratic Party, has announced he is ending his campaign for Kansas City mayor to seek treatment for post-traumatic ...

Jason Kander drops out of Kansas City mayoral race, citing ...

The former Missouri Senate candidate and prominent Democratic activist wrote about his struggles with PTSD in a Medium post.

Kansas City Mayoral Candidate Jason Kander Drops Out, Citing PTSD

Jason Kander, an Army veteran and former Missouri secretary of state, dropped out of the race for Kansas City mayor on Tuesday, citing his struggles with PTSD.

Behind the Headlines: What to make of Jason Kander's decision to ...

Louis Public Radio political reporter Jo Mannies talked at length with Jason Kander earlier this year, the former Missouri secretary of state ...

Kander opens up about dropping out of KCMO mayoral race - KSHB

Former Kansas City mayoral candidate Jason Kander is opening up about why he suddenly dropped out of the race.

Jason Kander pulls out of Kansas City mayor's race, citing PTSD ...

The Kansas City mayoral candidate said he was done “trying to outrun depression and PTSD symptoms” that he had suffered in Afghanistan 11 ...

PTSD Made Him Walk Away From Public Life. Now He's Heading ...

Generations of politicians have assumed that openly acknowledging a psychiatric disorder would be disastrous. Jason Kander is testing that ...

Jason Kander reveals PTSD, ends campaign to be Kansas City mayor

Kander, an Afghanistan war veteran and founder of Let America Vote, sidestepped a 2020 run to run for mayor of Kansas City, Missouri.

Why Jason Kander Walked Away From Politics - The Intercept

In a new memoir, the veteran and 2016 Senate candidate reveals the struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder that led him to end his run for mayor of Kansas ...

Jason Kander opens up about dropping out of Kansas City mayoral ...

My mission here is for people to see that post-traumatic growth is a real thing -- that it's worth it to get treatment,” the Afghanistan war ...

Kander drops out of Kansas City mayoral race to seek treatment for ...

Kander said his decision came after consulting with mental health resources at the VA — he served as an army intelligence officer in ...

Citing mental health reasons, Kander quits KC race

Jason Kander, a rising star in Democratic politics who narrowly lost a 2016 Senate bid, dropped out of the race for mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday.

Jason Kander exits Kansas City mayoral race, citing PTSD

Jason Kander, the rising Democratic political star and favorite to become Kansas City's next mayor, has suddenly pulled out of the race.

Democratic rising star quits Kansas City mayor race to seek PTSD ...

Army veteran Jason Kander writes: 'I'm done hiding this from myself and from the world … I still have nightmares. I am depressed'

Kander drops out of KC mayor's race; seeks treatment for PTSD ...

Jason Kander announced Tuesday that he is dropping out of the race for Kansas City mayor. Kander said he has contacted the VA to get help ...

Kander drops out of KC race citing PTSD concerns

KANSAS CITY — Jason Kander, a rising star in Democratic politics who narrowly lost a 2016 Senate bid, is dropping out of the race for mayor ...

Kansas City Mayoral Candidate Jason Kander Drops Out, Citing ...

Jason Kander, an Army veteran and former Missouri secretary of state, dropped out of the race for Kansas City mayor on Tuesday, citing his struggles with ...

Jason Kander drops out of KC Mayor's race | KWOS

(MissouriNet) -- Former Missouri Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander announced yesterday that he's dropping out of the race for Kansas City mayor.

How Jason Kander's sudden exit affects KC's mayor race

Jason Kander's withdrawal scrambles the 2019 mayoral race in the same way as when he entered it a little over three months ago.