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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Banks Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Insurance Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Libraries Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee, New York State Senate

Education

  • BA, Boston College
  • JD, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • MBA, American University

Professional Experience

  • BA, Boston College
  • JD, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • MBA, American University
  • Founder/Owner, Avalon Development, Limited Liability Company
  • Former Cabinet Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • Deputy Commissioner, Erie County Office of Planning and Economic Development, 2000-2002

Political Experience

  • BA, Boston College
  • JD, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • MBA, American University
  • Founder/Owner, Avalon Development, Limited Liability Company
  • Former Cabinet Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • Deputy Commissioner, Erie County Office of Planning and Economic Development, 2000-2002
  • Senator, New York State Senate, District 60, 2017-present
  • Former Secretary of State, State of New York
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 27, 2020
  • Candidate, New York State Senate, District 60, 2018
  • County Clerk, Erie County, 2011-2016

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Banks Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Insurance Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Libraries Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee, New York State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Committee on the Budget

Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research

Member, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit

Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, Boston College
  • JD, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • MBA, American University
  • Founder/Owner, Avalon Development, Limited Liability Company
  • Former Cabinet Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • Deputy Commissioner, Erie County Office of Planning and Economic Development, 2000-2002
  • Senator, New York State Senate, District 60, 2017-present
  • Former Secretary of State, State of New York
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 27, 2020
  • Candidate, New York State Senate, District 60, 2018
  • County Clerk, Erie County, 2011-2016
  • Former Member, Buffalo Board of Education
  • Board Member, Buffalo Place
  • Former Board Member, Catholic Academy of West Buffalo
  • Board Member, Freedom Station Coalition
  • Former Board Member, Olmsted Parks Conservancy
  • Co-Founder, South Buffalo School
  • Co-Founder, BISON Scholarship Fund, 1995
Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

Speeches
Articles

Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021

Jan. 1, 1900

Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Jacobs voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.

Events

2020

Jun. 20
Get Out The Vote Rally: Jacobs for Congress!

Sat 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

6363 TRANSIT Rd, Depew, NY 14043-1030, United States

Apr. 24
Hamburg: Opioid Overdose Recognition & Narcan Use Training

Wed 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Big Tree VFC Hamburg, NY