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'''Nancy Jacobson''' |
'''Nancy Jacobson''' is an American fundraiser for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].<ref name="harris2004">{{Cite news |
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[[Image:Nancy jacobson.jpg|thumb|120px|right|Nancy Jacobson]] |
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==Education== |
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Born and raised in [[Miami]], she graduated from public high school, and in 1984 graduated from [[Syracuse University]] with a B.A. degree in [[political science]]. She went on to receive her master's degree from [[American University]] in [[public relations]] in 1987. |
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==Career== |
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|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref> She was a staff member for Senator [[Evan Bayh]] and a fundraiser with the [[Hillary Clinton]] presidential campaign.<ref name="kornblut2007">{{Cite news |
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Jacobson is a national leader in Democratic party fundraising. She has strong ties to the [[New Democrat]] movement that helped bring [[Bill Clinton]] to power, including work for the centrist [[Democratic Leadership Council]]. |
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Jacobson has been involved in presidential campaigns since 1984, when she was co-director of [[Gary Hart]]'s presidential campaign in Syracuse; that same year, she was an alternate delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]] in [[San Francisco]]. |
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In August 1991, Jacobson was the third person hired to work on the [[Bill Clinton presidential campaign, 1992|Bill Clinton presidential campaign]], and held the title of Mid-Atlantic Finance Director. After his 1992 election, President-Elect Clinton asked her to head up the Finance Division of the [[Inauguration Day#Presidential Inaugural Committee|Presidential Inaugural Committee]].<ref>[http://photos.si.edu/inaugural/clinton1/clinton1.html Presidential Inaugural, Smithsonian Institution, 1993]</ref> |
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Jacobson was appointed Finance Director for the [[Democratic National Committee]]. She created the "Saxophone Club," which targeted young professionals to participate in Democratic party-building activity,<ref>[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/photography/70thanniversary/90s/clinton/clinton5.htm "The Saxophone Club," ''U.S. News'', September 25, 1995]</ref> and the Women's Leadership Forum, which brought women into the party.<ref>[http://www.democrats.org/a/communities/women/womens_leadership_forum/ Women's Leadership Forum webpage]</ref> |
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Since 1995, Jacobson has been the chief financial architect for Sen. [[Evan Bayh]], a moderate Democrat from [[Indiana]]. Jacobson founded and serves as head of ''Next Generation'', a [[political action committee]] devoted to supporting moderate Democratic Senate candidates. In 2004, she founded [[Third Way]], a public policy strategy center. She remains a senior adviser to the group.<ref>[http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/11/11/105641/12 Daily Kos blog, November 11, 2004]</ref> |
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==Community service== |
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Jacobson served as a cabinet member of [[United Jewish Communities]]. She was the founding member of [[Georgetown, Washington, D.C.|Georgetown]] [[Crime Stoppers]], a local neighborhood watch group. She is a founder and chair of Mothers at Work, a [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]-based educational and network support group. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.dnc.org Democratic National Committee website] |
*[http://www.dnc.org Democratic National Committee website] |
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*[http://www.dlc.org/ Democratic Leadership Council website] |
*[http://www.dlc.org/ Democratic Leadership Council website] |
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*[http://www.third-way.com/ Third Way website] |
*[http://www.third-way.com/ Third Way website] |
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Revision as of 08:35, 9 May 2009
Nancy Jacobson is an American fundraiser for the Democratic Party.[1] She was a staff member for Senator Evan Bayh and a fundraiser with the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.[2]
References
- ^ Harris, John F. (2004-11-11). "New group to tout Democrats' centrist values: Third Way plans to focus on 'moderate majority'". Washington Post. p. A35. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^ Kornblut, Anne E. (2007-04-30). "Clinton's PowerPointer: with data and slides, a pollster guides campaign strategy". Washington Post. p. A01. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
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