Jack Burkman

Jack Burkman
Born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
Occupation Political consultant
Website jackburkman.us

Jack Burkman is an American lobbyist. He is the president of the lobbying firm Burkman Associates, LLC. Burkman drew significant media attention for organizing a protest against the Dallas Cowboys NFL football team after it signed Michael Sam, an openly gay football player to its practice squad.[2][3][4] He is the host of the radio show Behind the Curtain on Radio America.[5]

Life

Burkman was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] In January 2018, Burkman was attacked near his home by an unknown assailant using a chemical irritant.[6]

Career

Burkman was educated at Georgetown University Law Center, where he earned a law degree.[1] He is a Republican Party lobbyist.[7]

In February 2014, Burkman claimed to be working on legislation that would prohibit openly gay players in the NFL.[7]

In June 2016, Burkman held an event called "Lobbyist for Trump" and invited all major lobbyists of Washington, D.C. to help raise money for Donald Trump's presidential campaign.[8] In July 2016, Burkman helped fundraising for Free the Delegates, an anti-Trump effort to change the delegate rules for the 2016 Republican National Convention.[9]

Burkman has investigated the unsolved murder of Seth Rich.[10]

American Decency

Burkman heads the organization American Decency, a conservative organization that claims to have 3.62 million members. The organization drew media attention when Burkman announced plans to protest the Dallas Cowboys signing of Michael Sam, the first publicly gay player to be drafted in the NFL, stating "We cannot just stand idly by as Christian values and morals are trampled. We will do whatever we can to preserve family values in this country."[11][12][13] Burkman called for legislation that would prohibit gays from playing in the NFL.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Burkman, Jack. "About". Jack Burkman. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ Sieczkowski, Caven (September 4, 2014). "Anti-Gay Group To Protest Michael Sam, Cowboys In The Name Of 'Family Values'". Huffington Post. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ Voorhees, Josh (February 24, 2014). "Even the Conservative Lobbyist Hyping a Ban on Gay NFL Players Admits It's a PR Stunt". Slate. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ Prince, Jeff (September 4, 2014). "Thousands to Protest Cowboys, Michael Sam". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ Behind the Curtain with Jack Burkman
  6. ↑ Mccoy, Terrence; Weiner, Rachel (2018-01-17). "Conservative lobbyist was attacked outside his Arlington home Tuesday evening, police say". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  7. 1 2 Brown, Eric (February 25, 2014). "Meet Jack Burkman, The Republican Lobbyist Trying To Ban Gay Players From The NFL". International Business Times. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ Catanese, David (May 16, 2016). "D.C. Lobbyists Look to Fund Trump". U.S. News. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ Caldwell, Leigh Ann (July 10, 2016). "Anti-Trump Forces Unleash Plan to Pick Vice President at Convention". NBC News. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  10. 1 2 Suebsaeng, Asawin (2017-10-01). "A Notorious, Seth Rich-Conspiracy Pushing, Lobbyist Troll is Paying Folks To Protest the DNC". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  11. ↑ Fink, Jack (September 4, 2014). "Protests Planned Over Sam Joining Cowboys". Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  12. ↑ "GOP lobbyist who wants to ban gays from NFL plans Dallas Cowboys protest". LGBTQNation. September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  13. ↑ Selby, Jenn (September 5, 2014). "Michael Sam first openly gay NFL player: Christian lobby group of 'thousands' set to protest Dallas Cowboys latest signing". The Independent. Retrieved September 5, 2014.


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