{{short description|American political activist (1981–2015)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} '''Jacob''' "'''Jake'''" '''Brewer''' (January 20, 1981 – September 19, 2015) was an American White House aide, immigration activist, and liberal commentator.
== Biography == He was a White House senior policy adviser to the Office of Science and Technology Policy in President Barack Obama's administration. Brewer was known for his work as a co-founder of the immigration activism group Define American. He had earlier worked at Change.org.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34310971|title=Obama 'heartbroken' as employee killed|date=2015-09-21|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-04-15|language=en-GB}}</ref>
Brewer died in a collision with a car in Mount Airy, Maryland, while participating in a charity bicycle ride for cancer treatment programs.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url = https://news.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmagazine/obituary-jacob-t-brewer-bs04-simply-one-of-the-best/ | title = Obituary: Jacob T. Brewer, BS'04, 'Simply One of the Best' | magazine = Vanderbilt Magazine | publisher = Vanderbilt University | date = September 23, 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref> He was married to Mary Katharine Ham, with whom he had two children.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/she-was-a-conservative-pundit-he-was-a-liberal-activist-at-home-none-of-that-mattered/2015/10/02/455256b4-66f6-11e5-9223-70cb36460919_story.html | title = She was a conservative pundit. He was a liberal activist. At home, none of that mattered. | first = Jessica | last = Contrera | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = October 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/white-house-staffer-killed-cycling-accident-during-charity-ride-n430681 | title = White House Staffer Killed in Cycling Accident During Charity Ride | first1 = Kristen | last1 = Welker | first2 = Phil | last2 = Helsel | website = NBC News| date = September 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/09/20/i-lost-part-of-my-heart-beloved-white-house-staffer-jake-brewer-mourned/ | title = 'I lost part of my heart': Beloved White House staffer Jake Brewer mourned | newspaper = The Washington Post | first1 = Moriah | last1 = Balingit | first2 = Faiz | last2 = Siddiqui | date = September 20, 2015}}</ref>
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