Kander to resume public profile

Missouri Democrat Jason Kander is back.

He dropped out of public life to get treatment for post-traumatic-stress-disorder he’d struggled with since his army days.

Now, Kander now plans to resume his public profile. He’ll lead a national expansion of the Veterans Community Project.

Kander’s job running a nonprofit for homeless veterans has made the Kansas City site a campaign stop for Democratic presidential hopefuls.

The former Missouri secretary of state was considered a strong candidate for mayor of Kansas City until he dropped out to get treatment for PTSD that began 11 years earlier.

Kander began to resume his public profile in July when he announced he would lead a national expansion of Veterans Community Project.

Since then, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke and Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton have visited the home village, where the nonprofit provides rent-free temporary housing while helping veterans find permanent housing and jobs.