Jake Zimmerman

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Jake Zimmerman (born July 5, 1974) is an attorney and the Democratic St. Louis County Assessor. He was a candidate for Missouri Attorney General in the 2016 election. He is also a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 83rd district.

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Early life and career

Jake Zimmerman attended Clayton High School. He then went on to attend Claremont McKenna College and Harvard Law School. He has worked as a litigator at Thompson Coburn. He is a member of the Congregation B'nai Amoona. 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. Jake and his wife, Megan, live in Olivette with their son Gabriel.

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Political career

Jake Zimmerman was deputy chief counsel to former Governor of Missouri Bob Holden. Zimmerman was also Assistant Attorney General under Jay Nixon. Zimmerman was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in November 2006 and reelected in 2008 and 2010. In 2011 he became the Democratic candidate for St. Louis County Assessor. He was chosen for the nomination by the St. Louis Democratic Central Committee over attorney Leslie Broadnax. He faced Chip Wood, the Republican nominee, in the general election. Zimmerman was supported by the St. Louis Police Officers Association. Zimmerman was criticized for not having any experience in the real estate field. He responded by saying that, in this election, it shouldn't be good to come from the real estate interest group. He was elected with 63.7% of the vote. He was re-elected in 2014.

He ran for Missouri Attorney General in the 2016 election. He lost the Democratic primary to Teresa Hensley with 47.5% of the vote to her 52.7% of the popular vote.