Jake Zimmerman
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Jake Zimmerman is an attorney
and the Democratic
St. Louis County Assessor
. He is also a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 83rd district.
. He then went on to attend Claremont McKenna College
and Harvard Law School
. He has worked as a litigator at Thompson Coburn
. He is a member of the Congregation B'nai Amoona
. In addition he is a board member of the Crown Center
, a board member of the American Jewish Committee
, and a former at-large member of the St. Louis Jewish Community Relations Council. He is engaged to be married in June.
. Zimmerman was also Assistant Attorney General
under Jay Nixon
. Zimmerman was elected to the Missouri house of representative in November 2006 and reelected in 2008 and 2010. In 2011 he became the Democratic candidate for St. Louis County Assessor. He was chosen for the nomination by the St. Louis Democratic Central Committee over attorney Leslie Broadnax. He faced Chip Wood, the Republican
nominee, in the general election. Zimmerman was supported by the St. Louis Police Officers Association. Zimmerman was criticized for not have any experience in the real estate field. He responded by saying that, in this election, it shouldn't be good to come from the real estate interest group. He was elected with 63.7% of the vote.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
St. Louis County Assessor
St. Louis County, Missouri
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton. St. Louis County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area wherein the independent City of St. Louis and its suburbs in St. Louis County, as well as the surrounding counties in both Missouri and Illinois all...
. He is also a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri House of Representatives
The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.In 1992 Missouri...
from the 83rd district.
Early life and career
Jake Zimmerman attended Clayton High SchoolClayton High School (Missouri)
Clayton High School is a public high school located in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton, Missouri. It is the only high school within the School District of Clayton.-Accolades:...
. He then went on to attend Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California. The campus is located east of Downtown Los Angeles...
and Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
. He has worked as a litigator at Thompson Coburn
Thompson Coburn
Thompson Coburn LLP is an "AmLaw 200" U.S. law firm. In 2010, the firm ranked second in the nation in "Midlevel Associates Survey" conducted by The American Lawyer.-Practice areas:...
. He is a member of the Congregation B'nai Amoona
Congregation B'nai Amoona
Congregation B'nai Amoona is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue located at 324 South Mason Road Road in St. Louis, Missouri.Sometime in 1882 a few members of Sheerith Israel, St. Louis' largest Orthodox congregation, left to form a new congregation which, by 1884 was worshiping under the...
. In addition he is a board member of the Crown Center
Crown Center
Crown Center is a commercial complex and neighborhood located near Downtown Kansas City, Missouri located between Gillham Road and Grand Boulevard to the east and west, and between Pershing Boulevard and Union Hill to the north and south. The shopping center is anchored by Halls, a department store...
, a board member of the American Jewish Committee
American Jewish Committee
The American Jewish Committee was "founded in 1906 with the aim of rallying all sections of American Jewry to defend the rights of Jews all over the world...
, and a former at-large member of the St. Louis Jewish Community Relations Council. He is engaged to be married in June.
Political career
Jake Zimmerman was deputy chief counsel to former Governor of Missouri Bob HoldenBob Holden
Robert Lee "Bob" Holden, Jr. is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 53rd Governor of Missouri.-Early life:...
. Zimmerman was also Assistant Attorney General
Missouri Attorney General
The Office of the Missouri Attorney General was created in 1806 when Missouri was part of the Louisiana Territory. Missouri's first Constitution in 1820 provided for an appointed Attorney General, but since the 1865 Constitution, the Attorney General has been elected...
under Jay Nixon
Jay Nixon
Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon, Sr. is the 55th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Missouri's Attorney General before his election in 2008.-Political career:...
. Zimmerman was elected to the Missouri house of representative in November 2006 and reelected in 2008 and 2010. In 2011 he became the Democratic candidate for St. Louis County Assessor. He was chosen for the nomination by the St. Louis Democratic Central Committee over attorney Leslie Broadnax. He faced Chip Wood, the Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
nominee, in the general election. Zimmerman was supported by the St. Louis Police Officers Association. Zimmerman was criticized for not have any experience in the real estate field. He responded by saying that, in this election, it shouldn't be good to come from the real estate interest group. He was elected with 63.7% of the vote.