About Us

The Kansas Young Democrats are the primary youth democratic organization in the state of Kansas. We represent young people all across Kansas at the highest level within the Kansas Democratic Party, throughout the state and nationally. This organization was founded on a progressive vision to help elect, engage and inspire young democrats in Kansas. We work alongside hundreds of democrats between the ages of 13 to 35 in over 25 local chapters throughout the state.

Kansas Young Democrats are the official youth caucus of the Kansas Democratic Party and we strive to bring youth-led, progressive change to Kansas. Our mission is to:

Elect young democratic candidates in Kansas
Increase youth engagement in politics
Provide young people with the skills and resources they need to be successful in politics
Establish younger leaders within the Democratic party
Help flip Kansas blue

We cannot do this alone, we need your help to change Kansas. If you would like to help create progressive change in our state, join Kansas Young Democrats.

Our Executive Board

Reed Krewson

President

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Reed is proud to serve as President of the Kansas Young Democrats. A lifelong Kansan and passionate advocate for youth political engagement, Reed has been involved with the Young Democrats since high school—founding chapters and serving in leadership roles at the high school, collegiate, county, and state levels.

Reed’s goal as President is to strengthen and expand sustainable Young Democrat infrastructure across Kansas, empowering young leaders to organize, advocate, and run for office in their communities.

Jackson Bertoncino

1st Vice President

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Karsyn Robertson

2nd Vice President

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Rebecca Hollister

Treasurer

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Rebecca resides in Leavenworth, Kansas. She began her political career in 2015 when she interned for the Kansas Democratic Party. Since then she has worked on multiple campaigns. In 2018 she was the Campaign Coordinator for House District 40 up until the primary, in 2019 served as a Johnson County Regional Coordinator, and in 2020 managed two state house campaigns in Leavenworth. She also interned for the Democratic National Committee in 2018, assisting with the ASDC Puerto Rico Regional Conference.

Rebecca graduated from Georgetown University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Economy and Mathematics. During her time at Georgetown, she was the President of the Georgetown College Democrats and founding Vice President of the DC College Democrats. She enjoys organization building and youth organizing.

Rebecca currently works in human resources at a local school district. She also owns a small business. When she isn’t campaigning, she loves to read and play with her cats Rainbow and Halo.

Caleb Newfer

Secretary

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Alondra Alvarez

Congressional District 1 – Chair

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David Su

Cogressional District 2 – Chair

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Jae Moyer

Congressional District 3 – Chair

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Jae is an LGBTQ+ rights activist from Overland Park. This is their first term involved with Kansas Young Democrats, but they have been involved with the Kansas Democratic Party at both the state and local levels, including serving on the Board of the LGBTQ+ Caucus and serving twice as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in both 2020 and 2024. They also sit as an inaugural member of the Johnson County Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coalition.

Levi Carlson

Congressional District 4 – Chair

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Levi Carlson is from Wichita, Kansas. He became involved in Ngoc Vuong’s school board campaign in 2023 and later worked for the Kansas House Democrats in 2024. He is the co-founder and current vice president of the Wichita State Young Democrats, whose goal is to encourage young people to engage in local politics.

Andrew Le

KDP Delegate

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Hailing from Wichita, Kansas, Andrew is a junior at Kansas State University studying Political Science with a secondary major in Global Food Systems Leadership and minor in Leadership Studies. He currently serves as the Director of Communications for the K-State Young Democrats where he focuses on building engagement throughout campus. He also serves as a representative from the Big First Congressional District as a KYD delegate to the KDP State Committee.

Outside of that, Andrew currently serves as an elected Precinct Committee Person for Precinct 225 in Sedgwick County. Andrew has been involved in Kansas politics for most of his academic career, working with groups like Loud Light, the Kansas Democratic Party, and on various state legislative campaigns. Most recently he served on the Riley County Coordinated Campaign during the 2024 election cycle. He is most passionate about expanding voting access, building youth civic engagement, and food security.

During his free time, Andrew enjoys spending time outdoors, exploring around the state, and playing trumpet in the K-State Marching Band.

Daisy “KD” Karimi

KDP Delegate

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Daisy, “KD”, is originally from Nairobi, Kenya but was raised and politized in Topeka, KS. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance from Washburn University in 2017, where she spend my free time advocating, and organizing for the disfranchised communities inside the SNCO/ KS. She currently serves as the chairperson for African American Democratic Caucus of Shawnee County & Co-Chair of the Shawnee County Dems PCP Committee. Internally, she’s a Gemini with love language of music who happened to live at Malia’s (her dog) house.

Briana Kohl

YDA Delegate

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Briana is an engineering major at Wichita State. She is passionate about making politics more accessible, bridging divides inside and outside the Democratic Party, and serving her community through volunteering and grassroots organizing. In her free time, Briana loves spending time with her family, gardening, and hanging out with her dog, Tea.

Marshall Megellas

YDA Delegate

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Marshall is a recent graduate of Missouri S&T and new resident of Kansas, serving as a YDA delegate for Kansas Young Democrats. Marshall is also highly motivated to both push forward Democratic policy, as well as transform the messaging around such policy to energize a new generation!