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Jake Blum
Jake Graeme Blum is a former Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 42 from 2017 to 2019. Blum resigned on October 4, 2019, to work at Synergetic Endeavors.[1]
Biography
Blum attended the University of North Dakota, studying political science and criminal justice. He has worked for the university in the office of the State Governmental Affairs Commissioner and interned for State Representative Kevin Cramer. Blum's professional experience includes working as the state director of Students for Trump and the State Chairman for Turning Point USA. From October 2015 to January 2016 he was the State Chairman for Students for Rubio. Blum served on the Legislative Affairs Committee at the University of North Dakota.[2]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Blum was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 11, 2016.
Jake Blum and Emily O'Brien defeated Grant Hauschild and incumbent Kylie Oversen in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 42 general election.[3][4]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jake Blum |
27.21% | 2,029 | |
| Republican | Emily O'Brien |
26.12% | 1,948 | |
| Democratic | Grant Hauschild | 22.43% | 1,673 | |
| Democratic | Kylie Oversen Incumbent | 24.24% | 1,808 | |
| Total Votes | 7,458 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Grant Hauschild and incumbent Kylie Oversen were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 42 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Grant Hauschild | |
| Democratic | Kylie Oversen Incumbent | |
Jake Blum and Emily O'Brien were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 42 Republican primary.[5][6]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 42 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jake Blum | |
| Republican | Emily O'Brien | |
Campaign themes
2016
Blum issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | I adhere to a conservative philosophy emphasizing the importance of local control of education, pro-growth economic policy, and regulatory reform. While emphasizing these points, I recognize the need for North Dakota to continue to expand infrastructure, control urban sprawl, diversify our state economy through attraction of outside capital and investment, and continue to build on the success of the UAV industry. If elected, I seek to rein in state spending, stabilize the budget, fiercely defend the 2nd amendment, and assert the sovereignty of the state in matters concerning Federal overreach. | ” |
| —Jake Blum, [2] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2019
In 2019, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 26.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2018
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In 2018, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the 65th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 27.
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2016
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In 2016, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
See also
- North Dakota House of Representatives
- North Dakota House of Representatives District 42
- North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2016
- North Dakota State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Grand Forks Herald, "Rep. Jake Blum resigns seat in North Dakota's District 42," October 4, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on April 20, 2016
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 14, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
