Tamah Van Der Merwe was born on March 17, 1965 in Denver, Colorado. As a child, Tamah was always eager to learn about government and politics. She would talk to her dad and ask questions endlessly on how the government operated and the way society was run. In her early teen years she got involved with speech and debate, where she ranked best on her team and got top five in the national debate championship. During her last few years of high school, Tamah decided to join a program called teen court, where she gained experience in court work and learned how cases are directed. In 1984, after studying hard through both the school year and summer months, Tamah graduated high school from Colorado Early Colleges with her Bachelor's degree in Political science. Her parents convinced Tamah to take a gap year and travel after all her hard work in school. So she joined a youth organization called YWAM and with a team, she was planted in Baja Mexico to build homes for underprivileged families. For the twelve months that Tamah was there, she learned spanish and discovered how much she loved volunteer work and working to improve communities. After her gap year, Tamah got into the University of Columbia, where she studied law and history. In the year of 1989, she graduated with a degree in law and then moved to Washington, District of Columbia. Over there, she worked for an organization called International Justice Mission, which fights against modern slavery. Throughout her twenties she endeavored to fight against modern slavery and influenced laws that were passed by Congress. She was given an UNESCO Human Rights Award for her contributions in the field of Human Rights Awareness. Tamah also received a UN Human Rights Award for her personal contribution for the cause of human rights.
Sofia Galeano Vice President
Sofia Galeano was born in Denver, Colorado on September 25, 1983. Ever since she was young she was fascinated with politics and the way society is run. At an early age she was involved in student council, she joined debated club, she was a part of National Honors Society, and her senior year of high school she was elected the class President. In the year 2000 she graduated from Grandview high school, and over that summer she joined the GLA(Peace Corps for teen) and traveled to Costa Rica to be a part of the Spanish Service Immersion Project, volunteering on projects focusing on Infrastructure and the environment. She then moved on to attend the University of Chicago graduating with a undergraduate degree in political science in 2004. Galeano moved back to Colorado and took an internship for a year in government affairs for Lockheed Martin Space Systems. She later on became a legislative assistant for Congresswoman of Colorado’s 4th Congressional district, Marilyn Musgrave from 2006-2009. She worked as a bilingual Public Relations and Fundraising Manager for Compassion International in Colorado Springs from 2010 to 2018. She also traveled to many countries and learned how to coordinate campaigns that brought in donations in for the organization.
Jesse Nystrom Campaign Manager
Jesse Nystrom, also known as the Campaign Manager for the Conservative Crew, was born in 1993. He was born into the small town of Parker when it had only 20,000 residents. As a child he was always interested in becoming an attorney, he was inspired by multiple family members and friends to have this interest. When he got out of high school he knew he wouldn't be bale to afford a full college education at a big university, so he looked into military scholarships. At 18 years old Nystrom had joined the Army to get his scholarship, and it took a couple years, but he was finally able to get a professional law degree at Brown University. He enrolled in the law program and got an eight year degree, for a while after he got his master's degree he worked as an attorney at a small firm in Denver where he learned all sorts of things about law and campaigning. Eventually he was approached by Tamah and her party, the Conservative Crew. They offered him a job as a campaign manager after seeing his work in law. Currently he lives happily with his wife and child in Washington D.C. whenever he isn't traveling for the campaign.
Sydney Hessler Press Secretary
Sydney Hessler was born on February 6, 1982 in Lone Tree, Colorado. Throughout her childhood, she had shown an incredible aptitude for writing and speaking and had a deep interest in politics. She always said she was going to be the first female president, though she and everyone around her knew she didn’t have the leadership skills or assertiveness required for that position. She did, however, still carry her writing and speaking skills. The second best position, according to Sydney, is the press secretary, which she’s come to love completely.