Andrew Jacobs Jr.

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Andrew Jacobs Jr.

| image name = Andrew Jacobs Jr.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|2|24}}

| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

| death_date = {{nowrap| {{death date and age|2013|12|28|1932|2|24}} }}

| death_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

|office = Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana

| term1 = January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1997

| predecessor1 = William H. Hudnut III

| successor1 = Julia Carson

|constituency1 = 11th District (1975-1983)
10th District (1983-1997)

| term2 = January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973

| predecessor2 = Donald C. Bruce

| successor2 = William H. Hudnut III

|constituency2 = 11th District

| office3 = Member of the
Indiana House of Representatives
from Marion County

| term_start3 = November 5, 1958

| term_end3 = November 9, 1960

| predecessor3 = Multi-member district{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitolandwashington.com/offices/county/49/3/|title=Offices by County|date=September 28, 2019}}

| successor3 = Multi-member district

| party = Democrat

| spouse = 1. Kay Welsh
2. Martha Keys
3. Kimberly Hood Jacobs

| children = Andy and Steven{{cite web | url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/29/22093754-former-longtime-indiana-congressman-andrew-jacobs-jr-dies-at-81?lite | title=Former longtime Indiana Congressman Andrew Jacobs Jr. dies at 81 | work=NBC News | agency=Associated Press | date=December 28, 2013 | access-date=December 31, 2013}}

| religion =

| branch = United States Marine Corps

| serviceyears = 1950–1952

| battles = Korean War

| alma_mater = Indiana University

}}

Andrew Jacobs Jr. (February 24, 1932 – December 28, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as an Indiana state legislator and Congressman. Jacobs represented part of Indianapolis in the United States House of Representatives for all but two years from 1965 to 1997. His father, Andrew Jacobs, was also a congressman for one term.

Early life

Jacobs was born in Indianapolis, the son of Joyce Taylor (Welborn) and Andrew Jacobs,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4dgJAQAAMAAJ&q=joyce+welborn+Jacobs|title = The 1600 Killers: A Wake-up Call for Congress|isbn = 9781889388045|last1=Jacobs Jr.|first1=Andrew |year = 1999| publisher=Alistair Press }}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MI1bAAAAMAAJ&q=joyce+welborn+Jacobs|title = James Welborn of Muhlenberg County and His Descendants|last1 = Miller|first1 = Gail Jackson|year = 1998}} and graduated from Shortridge High School in 1949. He served as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps in the Korean War, and was a disabled combat veteran. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business from Indiana University in 1955, and a LL.B. from Indiana University in 1958. Upon graduation he began a law practice and served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1959 to 1960.{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/andrew-jacobs-jr-81-indiana-congressman-and-parsimonious-progressive/2013/12/30/7ddfb562-717a-11e3-8def-a33011492df2_story.html | title=Andrew Jacobs Jr., 81, Indiana congressman and 'parsimonious progressive' | newspaper=Washington Post | date=December 30, 2013 | access-date=January 4, 2014 | author=McCarthy, Colman}}

Political career

Jacobs served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1959 to 1960. In 1964 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat in the overwhelming Democratic landslide of 1964. He was appointed to the House Judiciary Committee, on which he coauthored the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Jacobs was an active participant in the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s.

Jacobs was an early opponent of the Vietnam War, and led an all-night debate against American military involvement in Vietnam during the war, the first critical discussion of the Vietnam War in the House of Representatives. In his criticism of the Vietnam War, Andy Jacobs reportedly coined the term "War wimp" to a describe a politician who advocated war but who had avoided military service earlier in life.{{cite web|title=Former Indiana Congressman Andrew Jacobs, 81, dies|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2013/12/28/former-indiana-congressman-andrew-jacobs-81-dies/4234677/|work=Indianapolis Star|access-date=December 29, 2013}}

In the 1972 Congressional election, future Indianapolis Mayor Bill Hudnut defeated Jacobs. In the 1974 Democratic landslide, however, Jacobs defeated Hudnut, regaining his old seat in the House. Following the election he was appointed to the House Ways and Means Committee, on which he served until his retirement from Congress in 1997. He eventually served as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Social Security.

In 1985, Jacobs introduced a proposal to adopt "America the Beautiful" as the U.S. national anthem in place of "The Star-Spangled Banner".{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/12/06/a-congressman-runs-new-anthem-up-the-flagpole/|title = A Congressman Runs New Anthem up the Flagpole}}

Jacobs was involved in major Social Security reforms in the 1980s, which included making Social Security an independent government organization. He wrote legislation requiring physical bonds to exist representing the money Social Security had collected. He retired from Congress in 1997, with a reputation for bipartisan effort, compromise, and humor. He endorsed Julia Carson as his replacement. She served until her death in 2007, after which her grandson, André Carson, made a successful bid for her seat.{{cite web | url=http://www.muslimlinkpaper.com/myjumla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1368%3ASecond+Muslim+Takes+His+Seat+in+the+House+of+Representatives&Itemid=17 | title=Second Muslim Takes His Seat in the House of Representatives | publisher=The Muslim Link | access-date=January 4, 2014 | author=Karim, Talib I.}}{{cite web | url=http://forward.com/articles/136248/the-other-muslim-in-congress/ | title=The 'Other Muslim' in Congress | publisher=The Jewish Daily Forward | date=March 16, 2011 | access-date=January 4, 2014 | author=Guttman, Nathan}}

Retirement and death

Following his retirement from Congress, Jacobs taught political science at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis. He wrote and published two memoirs criticizing American militarism. He was also a regular contributor to NUVO Magazine in Indianapolis.{{cite web|url=http://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-indiana/former-indiana-congressman-andy-jacobs-jr-dies-at-81 |title=Former Indiana Congressman Andy Jacobs Jr. dies at 81 |publisher=WCPO Cincinnati |date=December 28, 2013 |access-date=January 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040724/http://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-indiana/former-indiana-congressman-andy-jacobs-jr-dies-at-81 |archive-date=January 6, 2014 }} He was a strong opponent of American military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan in the 2000s.

Jacobs died on December 28, 2013, at his home in Indianapolis, aged 81.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-former-indiana-congressman-andrew-jacobs-jr-dies-20131228,0,5035709.story|title=Former Congressman Andrew Jacobs Jr. dead at age 81|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=December 28, 2013|access-date=December 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233045/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-former-indiana-congressman-andrew-jacobs-jr-dies-20131228%2C0%2C5035709.story|archive-date=December 30, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} He was survived by his third wife, television reporter Kim (Hood) Jacobs, and two sons.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/29/us/politics/andrew-jacobs-jr-81-ex-congressman-dies.html?_r=0|title=Andrew Jacobs Jr., 81, Ex-Congressman, Dies|date=December 28, 2013|agency=Reuters|work=New York Times|access-date=January 5, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/28/andrew-jacobs-jr-dies-at-81_n_4513640.html|title=Andrew Jacobs Jr. Dead: Former Indiana Congressman Dies At 81|author=Dobuzinskis, Alex and Peter Cooney|date=December 28, 2013|agency=Reuters|publisher=Huffington Post|access-date=January 5, 2014}}

References

External links

{{YouTube|vuZfo-7dFow|Video of Jacobs speaking}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100707023712/http://www.stennis.gov/congressionalbio/congressionalbio_show.htm?doc_id=726880 Biography from the Stennis Center]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEXq_UvqBZM Appearance on 'Top Story'; February 28, 1993]
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{{US House succession box

| state=Indiana

| district=11

| before=Donald C. Bruce

| after= William H. Hudnut III

| years=1965–1973

}}

{{US House succession box

| state=Indiana

| district=11

| before=William H. Hudnut III

| after= district eliminated in reapportionment following 1980 Census