Chris Jacobs (politician)

Chris Jacobs
Member of the New York Senate
from the 60th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2017
Preceded by Marc Panepinto
9th County Clerk of Erie County
In office
January 1, 2012 – January 1, 2017
Deputy Peggy LaGree
Preceded by Kathy Hochul
Succeeded by Mickey Kearns
Member-at-large of the Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education
In office
July 2004 – November 2011
Preceded by Donald Van Every
Succeeded by Barbara Seals-Nevergold
61st Secretary of State of New York
In office
April 19, 2006 – January 1, 2007
Governor George Pataki
Preceded by Frank Milano (acting)
Succeeded by Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
Personal details
Born Christopher L. Jacobs
November 28, 1966
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Political party Republican
Relations
Alma mater University at Buffalo
Website Official website

Christopher L. Jacobs (born November 28, 1966) is a current New York State Senator and former Secretary of State of New York. Until December 31, 2016, he was the County Clerk of Erie County, New York.

Early life and education

Jacobs is one of five siblings. He is a member of the prominent Jacobs family in Buffalo, which owns the Delaware North Companies and the Boston Bruins hockey team. A graduate of Boston College, he holds a master's degree from American University, and a law degree from the University at Buffalo. He served as Deputy Commissioner of Environment and Planning in the administration of Erie County Executive Joel Giambra. Jacobs also worked at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under then-HUD Secretary Jack Kemp.[1]

Career

Jacobs co-founded the BISON Scholarship Fund (Buffalo Inner-city Scholarship Opportunity Network) in 1995. The BISON Fund provides scholarships to City of Buffalo residents to attend private grade schools. In 2004, he was elected as an at-large member of the Buffalo Board of Education; he was re-elected in 2009.[1]

Jacobs serves on the Boards of Buffalo Place and the Freedom Station Coalition and was previously a board member at the Catholic Academy of West Buffalo and the Olmsted Parks Conservancy.[1]

New York Secretary of State

Jacobs was appointed to as New York Secretary of State on April 19, 2006 by Governor George Pataki. He was in charge of preserving state records, registering corporations, administering local government policies, working on coastal development programs, regulating professions and boxing, and overseeing state ethics and government policies. He served as the Chairman of the New York State Real Estate Board and as Chairman of the Wireless 911 Emergency System Board.

During his time as secretary of state, Jacobs took an active role in the development of the Niagara River Greenway, which is a new park being developed along the Niagara River.

Erie County Clerk

Jacobs was elected Erie County Clerk in 2011, and was re-elected to that post in 2014.[1]

New York State Senate

In February 2006, Jacobs was the Republican nominee in a special election for the State Senate for a seat representing Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Jacobs was defeated by Democrat Marc Coppola.[2]

On November 8, 2016, Jacobs defeated Democrat Amber Small[3] to win the 60th District State Senate seat and become New York State Senator-elect for the Buffalo area. The district was formerly represented by Democrat (Marc Panepinto); thus, Jacobs' election added a seat to the New York State Senate Republicans' overall majority. As of October 2017, Sen. Jacobs served as Chair of the Senate's Administrative Regulations Review Commission (ARRC) and Co-Chair of the Senate's Heroin Task Force.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Chris Jacobs". Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "NYS Election Results 2006".
  3. ↑ "Chris Jacobs Defeats Amber Small in 60th Senate District Race". Twcnews.com. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
Political offices
Preceded by
Frank Milano
Acting		 Secretary of State of New York
2006 - 2007		 Succeeded by
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
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