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Jake Zimmerman
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Missouri General Assembly District 83
Education
Bachelor's
Claremont McKenna College
Law
Harvard Law School
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact
Personal website

Jake Zimmerman was a Democratic candidate for the office of Attorney General of Missouri in the state's 2016 election.

Zimmerman previously served as a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives representing District 83 from 2007 until his resignation in April 2011. He resigned after winning an election to become St. Louis County assessor.[1]

Biography

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Zimmerman is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Claremont McKenna College. He has served as Deputy Chief Legal Counsel to Missouri Governor Bob Holden, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri, and as an Attorney with Thompson Coburn, Limited Liability Partnership. At the time of the 2016 election, he served as the St. Louis County Assessor.

He is also a member of Congregation B'nai Amoona and the Crown Center.[2]

Education

  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 2000

Elections

2016

See also: Missouri Attorney General election, 2016

Zimmerman ran as a Democrat for Attorney General of Missouri.[3] He competed with Democratic Teresa Hensley in the August 2 primary election.

Teresa Hensley defeated Jake Zimmerman in the Missouri Democratic primary for attorney general.

Missouri Democratic primary for attorney general, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Teresa Hensley 52.72% 167,626
Jake Zimmerman 47.28% 150,322
Total Votes (3214 of 3214 precincts reporting) 317,948
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

Campaign finance

Democratic primary endorsements

Key endorsements, Democratic primary candidates
Teresa HensleyJake Zimmerman
NARAL Pro-choice MissouriSt. Louis Mayor Francis Slay (D)
EMILY's ListSt. Louis City Treasrer Tishaura Jones
State Sen. and former 2016 attorney general candidate Scott Sifton (D)NARAL Pro-choice Missouri
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2010

On November 2, 2010, Zimmerman won election to the Missouri House of Representatives.

Missouri House of Representatives, District 83 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jake Zimmerman (D) 7,435
Patrick Brennan (R) 3,947

2008

On November 4, 2008, Jake Zimmerman ran unopposed for District 83 of the Missouri House of Representatives.[4]

Jake Zimmerman raised $137,113 for his campaign.[5]

Missouri House of Representatives, District 83
Candidates Votes Percent
Jake Zimmerman (D) 14,176 100.0%

Campaign themes

2016

Zimmerman's campaign website stated:[6]

“ There’s no single position in Missouri where it is more important to have someone committed to the principle of fairness than Attorney General. Because our system of justice is founded on a powerful idea: Equal justice under law. That’s what I’ll fight for everyday as your Attorney General. If these are the values you believe in, join this campaign, and together we will fight for the people of Missouri.[7] ”

Campaign finance summary

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Political career

State legislature

During the time that Zimmerman represented District 83 in the Missouri General Assembly, he served on these committees:

2011-2012:

2009-2010:

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ WGEM.com, Dem. lawmaker named Jackson County prosecutor, 6 May 2011
  2. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Zimmerman
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named candsite
  4. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Official Election Returns - State of Missouri General Election - 2008 General Election," accessed October 22, 2014
  5. ↑ Follow the Money's report on Zimmerman's 2008 campaign contributions
  6. ↑ Jake Zimmerman, accessed July 5, 2016
  7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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' 		Missouri State House District 83
2007–April 2011 		Succeeded by
Tracy McCreery


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