Full Name:
Deidre DeJear
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Marvin
Home City:
Des Moines, IA
BA, Journalism/Speech, Drake University, 2004-2008
Candidate, Governor of Iowa, 2022
Candidate, Secretary of State, State of Iowa, 2018
No caucus information on file.
Financial Literacy Adviser, Iowa Department of Education, 2015-present
Owner, Caleo Enterprises, 2009-present
Consultant, United Way of Central Iowa, 2013-2015
African American Vote Director and Field Organizer, Obama for America, 2012
Marketing Assistant, Bankers Trust, 2006-2011
Consultant, Oakridge Neighborhood, 2016-present
Board Member, Des Moines "I Have a Dream" Foundation, 2015-present
Member and Committee Chair, Des Moines Chapter of the Links, Incorporated, 2015-present
Chair and Co-Founder, Back 2 School Iowa, 2005-present
Consultant, African American Leadership Forum - Des Moines, 2013-2020
Iowa Campaign Chair, Kamala Harris For The People, 2019
Civic Engagement Chair, Young Professionals Connection, 2013-2014
Assistant Girls Basketball Coach, Des Moines Public Schools, 2008-2012