Jonathan D. George

Brig. Gen. Jonathan D. George served in a variety of military and government positions. These include Director of Strategic Capabilities Policy, a member of the National Security Council, and as a national security adviser to the President from March 2009 until February 2011.

In the May 2012 primary, George unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Congressman in Indiana's 9th Congressional district.

Early life and education George was raised on a farm near Bedford Indiana, playing a variety of sports in high school. He is a direct relative of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker, and as such is a member of the Comanche Nation. George lived out of his truck while saving up money for his own farm in the early 1980s.

George received his bachelor's degree in agronomy and education from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1979. He went on to receive a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University in 1990.

He served as a White House Fellow during the Ronald Reagan Administration in the Department of Agriculture.

Air Force U.S. Air Force Photo - Captain Jonathan D. George, U-2 pilot George stated that he joined the air force because of the Iranian Hostage Crisis. George became a commissioned officer in 1981 and served as a command pilot accumulating more than 4,000 flying hours.

George lost the primary to Shelli Yoder, who in turn lost to incumbent Congressman Todd Young in the general election in the newly redrawn 9th Congressional district.

Personal George lives on a farm in Bedford, Indiana with his wife and children.