Jamie Lowe
{{Short description|American politican}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jamie Lowe
| office = Chair of the Lee County, Alabama Democratic Party
| term_start = 2024
| alma_mater = Auburn University
| party = Alabama Democratic Party
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|12|9}}
}}
Jamie Lowe (born December 9, 1999){{Cite tweet |number=1866360164984435167 |user=LeeCoDemsAL |title=Before the night ends, we couldn't miss the opportunity to publicly wish our Chair, Jamie Lowe, a happy birthday! |date=2024-12-09 |access-date=2025-06-05}} is an American politician. A member of the Alabama Democratic Party, he is currently serving as the chair of the Lee County Democratic Party.
Education
Lowe attended Opelika High School, where he was class president.{{Cite news |last=Huffman |first=Keith |date=2018-04-18 |title=Dream Day Foundation to host first Black Male Summit this Saturday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-opelika-auburn-news-dream-day-founda/173769978/ |access-date=2025-06-03 |work=Opelika-Auburn News |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-opelika-auburn-news-dream-day-founda/173769978/ 1A][https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-opelika-auburn-news-summit-2/173770044/ 3A] |via=Newspapers.com}} He was awarded a $40,000 scholarship, and attended Auburn University.{{cite web |title=Lee County teen working to become President of the United States |url=https://www.wrbl.com/news/lee-county-teen-working-to-become-president-of-the-united-states/ |website=WRBL |access-date=28 May 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Kirkpatrick |first1=Shawn |title=Opelika senior Jamie Lowe recieves[sic] prestigious Ron Brown Scholarship |url=https://opelikaobserver.com/2018/05/09/opelika-senior-jamie-lowe-recieves-prestigious-ron-brown-scholarship/ |website=The Opelika Observer |date=9 May 2018 |access-date=28 May 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Huffman |first1=Keith |title=Opelika High School senior earns $40,000 scholarship from Ron Brown Scholar Program |url=https://oanow.com/news/local/opelika-high-school-senior-earns-40-000-scholarship-from-ron-brown-scholar-program/article_24f97426-571a-11e8-890a-777f160c4c43.html |website=Opelika-Auburn News |date=14 May 2018 |access-date=28 May 2025}}
Career
In 2017, Lowe began working with family court judge Mike Fellows, as an intern.{{cite web |last1=Ray |first1=Jasmyne |title=Opelika native begins legal mediation career — at age 19 |url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/state/2019/10/07/opelika-native-begins-legal-mediation-career-at-age-19/2596941007/ |website=Tuscaloosa News |access-date=28 May 2025 |date=October 6, 2019}} He earned his certification as a mediator in 2019.{{cite web |last1=Larkin |first1=Kate Asbury |title=The Age of Reason Twenty-year-old mediator Jamie Lowe brings a different perspective to the table. |url=https://alumni.auburn.edu/2023/08/09/the-age-of-reason/ |website=Auburn University |access-date=28 May 2025}}
He first entered politics when he announced his run for Opelika City Council in 2020.{{cite web |title=Impressive Resume: 20-year-old running for Opelika City Council |url=https://www.wrbl.com/alabama-news-2/impressive-resume-20-year-old-running-for-opelika-city-council/ |website=WRBL |access-date=28 May 2025}} He went on to lose the election in a runoff election, held in October.{{cite web |last1=Dunigan |first1=Jonece Starr |title=Jamie Lowe: The consequences of stereotypes |url=https://www.reckon.news/news/2020/11/jamie-lowe-the-consequences-of-stereotypes.html |website=Reckon |date=23 November 2020 |access-date=28 May 2025}} He received 29% in the first round, and 44% in the second round.{{cite web |last1=Eads |first1=Mike |title=Fuller wins re-election as Opelika mayor; three races headed to runoffs |url=https://oanow.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/fuller-wins-re-election-as-opelika-mayor-three-races-headed-to-runoffs/article_2886763e-e741-11ea-8a64-c396c2d17459.html |website=Opelika-Auburn News |date=25 August 2020 |access-date=28 May 2025}}{{cite web |title=East Alabama municipal runoff election results |url=https://www.wtvm.com/2020/10/06/east-alabama-municipal-runoff-election-results/ |website=WTVM News Leader 9 |date=7 October 2020 |access-date=28 May 2025}}
He was selected as a member of the Lee-Russell Council of Governments in December 2022.{{cite web |title=The Observer 12-22-2022 E-edition |url=https://issuu.com/opelikaobserver/docs/the_observer_12-22-2022_e-edition |website=issuu |date=21 December 2022 |publisher=The Opelika Observer |access-date=28 May 2025}}
He was a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention.{{cite web |title=Alabama Democrats energized by Figures' address at DNC |url=https://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/2024/08/alabama-democrats-energized-by-figures-address-at-dnc.html |website=AL.com |date=23 August 2024 |access-date=28 May 2025}}
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