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===Massachusetts Governor's Council===
===Massachusetts Governor's Council===
In 2022, Jacobs declared her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the Eighth District seat on the Massachusetts Governor's Council to replace outgoing incumbent Councillor Mary Hurley, who chose not to run for re-election.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wamc.org/news/2022-03-25/tara-jacobs-of-north-adams-runs-for-open-seat-on-the-governors-council | title=Tara Jacobs of North Adams runs for open seat on the Governor's Council | date=March 25, 2022 | newspaper=WAMC News}}</ref> Despite being seen as an underdog and outspent by three other candidates,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.masslive.com/politics/2022/11/how-governor-councilor-elect-tara-jacobs-won-her-western-mass-seat.html | title=How Governor's Councillor-Elect Tara Jacobs won her Western Mass seat | access-date=November 12, 2023 | newspaper=Springfield Republican}}</ref> she won the nomination with 33% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/152333/ | title=2022 Governor's Council Democratic Primary Election, 8th District | access-date=November 12, 2023 | publisher=mass.gov}}</ref> She then went on to defeat Republican nominee John Comerford by almost 24 points (61.8% to 38.1%) in the general election<ref>{{cite web| url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/154361/ | title=2022 Governor's Council General Election, 8th District | access-date=November 12, 2023 | publisher=mass.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/elections/governors-council-results-western-massachusetts-tara-jacobs-john-comerford/article_863cd428-5fab-11ed-828b-c741eea3fbfc.html | title=North Adams resident Tara Jacobs wins Governor's Council Race | access-date=November 12, 2023 | newspaper=Berkshire Eagle}}</ref> and was inaugurated by [[Massachusetts Senate]] president [[Karen Spilka]] on January 5, 2023.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIxyEKuGoV0 | title=Governor's Council Oath of Office, 05 Jan 2023 | access-date=November 12, 2023 | publisher=Mass. House Broadcast Services}}</ref>
In 2022, Jacobs declared her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the Eighth District seat on the Massachusetts Governor's Council to replace outgoing incumbent Councillor Mary Hurley, who chose not to run for re-election.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wamc.org/news/2022-03-25/tara-jacobs-of-north-adams-runs-for-open-seat-on-the-governors-council | title=Tara Jacobs of North Adams runs for open seat on the Governor's Council | date=March 25, 2022 | newspaper=WAMC News}}</ref> Despite being seen as an underdog and outspent by three other candidates,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.masslive.com/politics/2022/11/how-governor-councilor-elect-tara-jacobs-won-her-western-mass-seat.html | title=How Governor's Councillor-Elect Tara Jacobs won her Western Mass seat | access-date=November 12, 2023 | newspaper=Springfield Republican}}</ref> she won the nomination with 33% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/152333/ | title=2022 Governor's Council Democratic Primary Election, 8th District | access-date=November 12, 2023 | publisher=mass.gov}}</ref> She then went on to defeat Republican nominee John Comerford by almost 24 points (61.8% to 38.1%) in the general election<ref>{{cite web| url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/154361/ | title=2022 Governor's Council General Election, 8th District | access-date=November 12, 2023 | publisher=mass.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/elections/governors-council-results-western-massachusetts-tara-jacobs-john-comerford/article_863cd428-5fab-11ed-828b-c741eea3fbfc.html | title=North Adams resident Tara Jacobs wins Governor's Council Race | access-date=November 12, 2023 | newspaper=Berkshire Eagle}}</ref> and was inaugurated by [[Massachusetts Senate]] president [[Karen Spilka]] on January 5, 2023.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIxyEKuGoV0 | title=Governor's Council Oath of Office, 05 Jan 2023 | access-date=November 12, 2023 | publisher=Mass. House Broadcast Services}}</ref>

In February 2024, Jacobs cast the lone dissenting vote against the confirmation of Judge Gabrielle Wolohojian to the [[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]], citing both deficiencies in the search process of Governor [[Maura Healey]] and the choice not to name a nominee from the western part of the Commonwealth. <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2024-02-28/western-mass-only-dissenting-vote-as-governors-council-approves-wolohojian-to-serve-on-sjc | title=Western Mass. rep only dissenting vote as Governor's Council approves Wolohojian to serve on SJC | access-date=March 1, 2024 | publisher=New England Public Media}}</ref>


====Towns represented====
====Towns represented====

Revision as of 07:21, 16 March 2024

Tara J. Jacobs
Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 5, 2023
Preceded byMary Hurley
ConstituencyMassachusetts Governor's Council, 8th District
Personal details
BornManhasset, New York
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)North Adams, Massachusetts
EducationBard College at Simon's Rock (AA)
Tufts University (BS)
New York University Stern School of Business (MBA)
Websitetarajacobs.com[1]

Tara J. Jacobs is an American politician and Democratic member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council[1] since 2023.

Early life, education, and career

Jacobs was born in Manhasset, New York in 1971, and attended various public and private schools on Long Island before beginning an early college program at Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, then transferring to Tufts University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree. Later, she would earn an MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business, majoring in Marketing and Management.

She began a career as an advertising executive with companies such as Publicis, The Richards Group, and Arnold Worldwide before moving to North Adams, Massachusetts and becoming involved with community service and local politics, winning election to the North Adams School Committee in 2015[2] and becoming the chair of the North Adams Democratic City Committee.[3]

Political career

Massachusetts Governor's Council

In 2022, Jacobs declared her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the Eighth District seat on the Massachusetts Governor's Council to replace outgoing incumbent Councillor Mary Hurley, who chose not to run for re-election.[4] Despite being seen as an underdog and outspent by three other candidates,[5] she won the nomination with 33% of the vote.[6] She then went on to defeat Republican nominee John Comerford by almost 24 points (61.8% to 38.1%) in the general election[7][8] and was inaugurated by Massachusetts Senate president Karen Spilka on January 5, 2023.[9]

In February 2024, Jacobs cast the lone dissenting vote against the confirmation of Judge Gabrielle Wolohojian to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, citing both deficiencies in the search process of Governor Maura Healey and the choice not to name a nominee from the western part of the Commonwealth. [10]

Towns represented

District 8 consists of the entirety of Berkshire and Franklin Counties, as well as all of Hampshire County except for the town of Ware, all of Hampden County except for the towns of Brimfield, Holland, Monson, and Wales, and the towns of Ashburnham, Athol, Petersham, Royalston and Winchendon in Worcester County.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Councillors". mass.gov. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "North Adams Election Results". Berkshire Eagle. November 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Tara Jacobs". tarajacobs.com. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Tara Jacobs of North Adams runs for open seat on the Governor's Council". WAMC News. March 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "How Governor's Councillor-Elect Tara Jacobs won her Western Mass seat". Springfield Republican. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022 Governor's Council Democratic Primary Election, 8th District". mass.gov. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 Governor's Council General Election, 8th District". mass.gov. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "North Adams resident Tara Jacobs wins Governor's Council Race". Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "Governor's Council Oath of Office, 05 Jan 2023". Mass. House Broadcast Services. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  10. ^ "Western Mass. rep only dissenting vote as Governor's Council approves Wolohojian to serve on SJC". New England Public Media. Retrieved March 1, 2024.


Category:Massachusetts Democrats Category:Living people Category:People from North Adams, Massachusetts Category:Tufts University alumni Category:New York University alumni Category:Massachusetts politicians Category:1971 births Category:21st-century American politicians

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