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Jason Douglas Buckley (born January 2, 1982) is an American veteran and political activist. He is the Libertarian candidate for the United States Senate from Kansas in the 2020 election. He lives in the 3rd congressional district in Johnson County. Buckley is a member of the Libertarian Party.

Early life and education
Jason Buckley was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 2, 1982. He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, where he attended public and private high schools.

After graduating from Northeast High School (Missouri), Buckley joined the US Navy as an Electronics Technician.

Military career
Joined in the summer of 2000. Completed boot camp at the Recruit Training Command and Electronics Technician training in Naval Station Great Lakes. He was stationed on the USS Stump in Norfolk, Virginia from 2001-2004. He spent his last two years of service stationed at the Navy Operational Support Center Des Moines as support staff. He was Honorably Discharged on August 31, 2006.

Political
In 2016, Buckley ran for the Platte County Missouri District 2 County Commissioner as a Republican in name only. Buckley got second place in a three way primary election. Losing to John Elliott who was well known in the county for 30+ years. Buckley received 25.52% of the county wide vote. In 2017, Buckley was elected by the Platte County Commission to serve on the Mid-Continent Public Library board of trustees.

2020 U.S. Senate election
On April 18, 2020, the Libertarian Party of Kansas 2020 State Convention was held. The convention body selected Buckley as their candidate for the 2020 election for the United States Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Pat Roberts.