Jason Kander, rising Democratic Party star, has book deal

NEW YORK � An Afghanistan war veteran, former Missouri state official and rising star in the Democratic Party has a book deal.

This cover image shows "Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I've Learned in Everyday Courage" by Jason Kander.Twelve via AP

Jason Kander�s �Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I�ve Learned in Everyday Courage� is coming out Aug. 7, the book publisher Twelve told The Associated Press on Tuesday. �Outside the Wire� will combine Kander�s memories of serving overseas with his take on current politics. Twelve is an imprint of Hachette Book Group.

Kander, who turns 37 next month, was Missouri�s secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 and often has been cited as a future presidential candidate. After narrowly failing to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt in 2016, he founded the anti-gerrymandering organization Let America Vote. He also hosts the podcast Majority 54.