{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jake Zimmerman | image = Jake Zimmerman crop.jpg | caption = Zimmerman in 2015 | office = Assessor of St. Louis County | term_start = January 2011 | term_end = | predecessor = Michael L. Brooks (acting) | successor = | state_house1 = Missouri | district1 = 83rd | term_start1 = January 2007 | term_end1 = January 2011 | predecessor1 = Barbara Fraser | successor1 = | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1974|7|5}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = Megan Zimmerman | children = 1 | education = Claremont McKenna College (BA)<br>Harvard University (JD) | website = {{url|jakezimmerman.org/index.php|Campaign website}} }} '''Jake Zimmerman''' (born July 5, 1974) is the Democratic St. Louis County Assessor.<ref name="results">{{Cite web|url=http://www.stlouisco.com/portals/8/docs/document%20library/elections/eresults/el110405/el45.htm|title = St. Louis County, Missouri}}</ref> He was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic primary for St. Louis County Executive.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=August 4, 2020 Ballot Report|url=http://www.stlouisco.com/Portals/8/docs/document%20library/elections/FIO/FIO2003_2.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> He was a candidate for Missouri Attorney General in the 2016 election.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/st-louis-county-assessor-zimmerman-to-run-for-missouri-ag/article_60925ed7-4bee-5bed-8992-44526133dc50.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150128202011/http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/st-louis-county-assessor-zimmerman-to-run-for-missouri-ag/article_60925ed7-4bee-5bed-8992-44526133dc50.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 28, 2015 |title=St. Louis County Assessor Zimmerman to run for Missouri AG |publisher=St. Louis Post Dispatch |date=January 27, 2015 |accessdate=January 28, 2015 }}</ref> He is also a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 83rd district.<ref name="stltoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_b81c116a-2008-11e0-bf3f-0017a4a78c22.html|title=Democrats select candidate for St. Louis County assessor|author=Staff REPORTS|publisher=}}</ref>
==Early life and career== Jake Zimmerman attended Clayton High School.<ref name="house">{{cite web|url=http://www.house.mo.gov/bio.aspx?year=2011&district=083|title=Representative Directory|website=www.house.mo.gov}}</ref> He then went on to attend Claremont McKenna College and Harvard Law School.<ref name="house"/> He has worked as a litigator at Thompson Coburn.<ref name="house"/> He is a member of the Congregation B'nai Amoona.<ref name="house"/> 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.<ref name="house"/> Jake and his wife, Megan, live in Olivette with their son Gabriel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/article_541c61a0-1aaf-11e0-bf3c-00127992bc8b.html|title=Democratic state representative seeks St. Louis County assessor post|first=Phil|last=Sutin|publisher=}}</ref>
==Political career== Jake Zimmerman was deputy chief counsel to former Governor of Missouri Bob Holden.<ref name="house"/> Zimmerman was also Assistant Attorney General under Jay Nixon.<ref name="house"/> Zimmerman was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in November 2006 and reelected in 2008 and 2010.<ref name="house"/> In 2011 he ran for St. Louis County Assessor.<ref name="stltoday"/> He faced Chip Wood, the Republican nominee, in the general election.<ref name="stltoday"/> He was elected with 63.7% of the vote <ref name="results"/> and re-elected in 2014 and 2018.
==Electoral history== {{Election box begin | title=2011 Special Election for St. Louis County Assessor}} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jake Zimmerman |votes = 73,396 |percentage = 63.68 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Chip Wood |votes = 41,656 |percentage = 36.14 |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=2010 General Election for Missouri’s 83rd District House of Representatives}} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jake Zimmerman |votes = 7,435 |percentage = 65.24 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Patrick J. Brennan |votes = 3,947 |percentage = 34.63 |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=2008 General Election for Missouri’s 83rd District House of Representatives}} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jake Zimmerman |votes = 14,176 |percentage = 98.53 |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=2006 General Election for Missouri’s 83rd District House of Representatives}} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jake Zimmerman |votes = 10,460 |percentage = 98.81 |change = }} {{Election box end}}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110306192008/http://www.jakezimmerman.org/index.php Campaign Website] * [http://www.house.mo.gov/member.aspx?year=2011&district=083 Official House bio] * [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=65861 Interest Group Ratings] * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=121193 Campaign Finance Information]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zimmerman, Jake}} Category:1974 births Category:21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly Category:Claremont McKenna College alumni Category:Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Category:Harvard Law School alumni Category:Living people Category:Politicians from St. Louis