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Jared Milfred

Election Year: 2016

Election Constituency: United States of America

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: Oregon & Balliol 2016

Jared Milfred

Biography

Jared C. Milfred, Portland, graduated from Yale University in 2016 with a B.A. in Ethics, Politics, and Economics, summa cum laude. Jared has combined research in political science and political philosophy with a passion for social justice advocacy and campaign finance reform. He founded a good-governance student advocacy organization, Democracy United, and served as the Chairman of the City of New Haven's campaign finance board. Jared worked as Special Assistant to former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and as a speechwriter for U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of Yale's Journal of Political Thought and as a reader for blind students at Yale's Office on Disabilities. At age 17, Jared became the youngest licensed nuclear reactor operator in the United States.