Crystal Strait is an American politician from California. She was elected President of the California Young Democrats in 2005, the official youth arm of the California Democratic Party, and was Political Action Director of the California Democratic Party. She is notable in her capacity as a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, where her pledge to vote for Barack Obama made him tie with Hillary Clinton in superdelegate count. She was elected President of the Young Democrats of America at its 2009 National Convention in Chicago on August 8, 2009 for a two year term. Strait resigned from her position of President in June 2010.
In June 2010, Strait began working as the Political Director in the Boxer for Senate 2010 Campaign, the toughest to date. After a rigorous few months alongside a phenomenal campaign staff, Strait saw her job as Political Director through when Boxer won 52.1 percent of the vote while Carly Fiorina, the Republican nominee, trailed behind at 42.3 percent of the vote. On December 7, 2010, it was announced that Strait would serve as the Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Dr. Richard Pan.
Interns tend to recall that Strait likes Hello Kitty products, chinese food, and Diet Coke (light on the ice).