Delegate Spotlight: Crystal Lovett-Tibbs
Throughout the Democratic and Republican conventions, we’ll be providing short profiles of local delegates.
Here is the last Democratic “Delegate Spotlight.” Come back next week for GOP delegates.
Name: Crystal Lovett-Tibbs
Age: 33
Hometown: Princeton Heights neighborhood in St. Louis
Political experience: Environmental law attorney, grass roots volunteer for Barack Obama
Road to Convention: Had not been politically active until her mom told her about Obama’s 2004 convention speech. “She said, ‘There is this guy, he’s amazing — he’s going to be the first African-American president. She said his name is Barack Obama.’ I said, ‘What kind of name is that?’” Lovett-Tibbs began volunteering for Obama last year, knocking on hundreds of doors for the campaign. She was elected a convention delegate in May.
Convention highlight: “I got to meet Jimmy Carter.”
Looking forward to: “Besides the inaugural ball? I’m really looking forward to getting back out and knocking on doors.”

