Christopher Jacobs (politician)

Christopher Jacobs (politician)

Christopher L. Jacobs (born 1967) was Secretary of State of New York and was twice a candidate for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of New York as the running mate of both former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld in 2006 and Steve Levy in 2010. Jacobs is currently the County Clerk-elect of Erie County, New York, having defeated Maria Whyte in the November 2011 elections.

Secretary Jacobs is a member of the prominent Jacobs family in Buffalo, which owns the Delaware North Companies, including the Boston Bruins hockey team. He is a nephew of businessman Jeremy Jacobs. He is a graduate of Boston College, holds a masters 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. He is a developer in Buffalo, where he has been active in redeveloping Main Street in downtown Buffalo.

Secretary Jacobs has been involved in numerous community activities in Buffalo, especially in the area of education. He is an advocate for the creation of charter schools. 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. His community work includes promoting other educational activities in local income areas of Buffalo. In 2004, he was elected as an at-large member of the Buffalo Board of Education.

In February 2006, Secretary Jacobs was the Republican nominee in a special election for the State Senate for a seat representing Buffalo and Niagara Falls. He waged a strong campaign in this heavily Democratic district and lost to Democrat Marc Coppola. In 1995, Secretary Jacobs lost a race for the Erie County Legislature.

Read more about Christopher Jacobs (politician):  New York Secretary of State, Campaign For Lieutenant Governor, 2007 Erie County Executive's Race, 2010 Lieutenant Governor Race

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