Jen Johns
National Council Vice Chair

Jen is currently a junior at The Ohio State University studying Political Science and African American Studies. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Stow, Ohio, she gained her intial political experience in Northeast Ohio working with both the John Kerry Presidential Campaign and Portage County Democratic Party.

Jen currently serves as President of the Ohio College Democrats, where she was essential in the planning of the 2006 Turn Around Ohio Invasion which brought in over 80 College Dems from 10 different states the weekend before the election. As President of OCD she planned the first-ever regional meetings in the state, and helped develop a plan to create 100 chapters by the 2008 election. Under her leadership, Ohio won State Federation of the Year at the 2007 CDA National Convention. She also serves as the youngest-ever appointed member to the Ohio Democratic Party's Executive Committee, receiving her appointment at the age of 19.

Jen has also served as National Women's Caucus Chair for the College Democrats of America and was responsible for creating and implementing CDA's first national issue-based campaign, the ABCs of HPV, using the first ever state rep. system in a CDA caucus.