BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell Law School student Phillip Gilfus has been elected as one of five North Carolina Democratic National Committee (DNC) members.

Gilfus, a third-year law student, will take office for a four-year term today in Denver, Colorado, following the end of the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

At the age of 27, Gilfus is one of the youngest people elected from North Carolina to the DNC and, as a former U.S. Army captain, will be the first veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom to serve on the national party.

“It will certainly be a challenge being a full-time law student and a national party member, but I’ve received great support from the law school,” Gilfus said in a press release. “The world doesn’t stand still for the three years I’m in school, and this opportunity allows me to serve on a national level. I’ll still be a good law student, but will also be taking my studies outside of the classroom.”