Jacob Hummel
{{Short description|American politician and union leader}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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|name= Jacob Hummel
|state_senate= Missouri
|state= Missouri
|district= 4th
|term_start= January 2017
|term_end= January 9, 2019
|preceded= Joseph Keaveny
|succeeded= Karla May
|state_house2=Missouri
|state2=Missouri
|district2=81st
|term_start2= January 9, 2013
|term_end2=January 2017
|preceded2=
|succeeded2=Alfred Wessels
|party=Democrat
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1976|05|24}}
|birth_place= St. Louis, Missouri
|death_date=
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|spouse=
|profession=Electrician
Politician
President of Missouri AFL-CIO
|alma_mater=St. Mary's High School (St. Louis)
|residence= St. Louis, Missouri
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Jacob Hummel (born May 24, 1976) is an American politician, electrician, and union leader from the state of Missouri. A Democrat, he represented the 4th District in the Missouri Senate from January 2017 to January 2019. He previously represented the 82nd District in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2008 to 2017. While in the Missouri House, he served as the House Minority leader.{{cite web|url=http://house.mo.gov/bio.aspx?year=2013&district=081|title= Representative Hummel biography|publisher=Missouri House of Representatives website|year=2013|accessdate=2 May 2013}}
In 2014, while serving as a state representative, Hummel was elected as Secretary-Treasurer of the Missouri AFL-CIO.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/20Daily/2006/200624_FormerLawmaker |title=St. Louis Member, Former Lawmaker is New Head of Missouri AFL-CIO |date=June 24, 2020 |access-date=June 19, 2023 |language=en-US |last=Hager |first=Mark |website=International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Media Center}} In July 2020, he became the President of the Missouri AFL-CIO.{{Cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/former-state-senator-elected-president-of-missouri-afl-cio/article_db54d611-6df3-5c68-a0d7-293b84929c3b.html |title=Former state senator elected president of Missouri AFL-CIO |date=May 19, 2020 |last=Erickson |first=Kurt |website=St. Louis Post Dispatch |language=en-US |access-date=June 19, 2023}}
Personal life
Born in St. Louis, Missouri on May 24, 1976, he grew up in the metropolitan area and graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1994. Prior to entering politics Hummel worked as an electrician. He has one son, Timothy. They attend Saint Stephen Protomartyr Catholic Church.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/104611/jacob-hummel|title=Rep. Jacob Hummel biography|publisher=Vote Smart.org|year=2013|accessdate=4 May 2013}} Among his community involvement activities are the Boulevard Heights Neighborhood Association, Carondelet Community Betterment Federation, Dutchtown South Community Corporation, and the Holy Hills Improvement Association. Hummel is also a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1. In addition, he previously served as president of the St. Louis City Labor Club.
Political history
Jacob Hummel first ran for the Missouri House of Representatives in 2008, seeking the seat for House district 108. He defeated fellow Democrat Arthur Gansner by earning nearly 86-percent of the votes.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=451417|title=Missouri State House 108 D Primary|publisher=Our Campaigns.com|date=5 August 2008|accessdate=10 May 2013}} No Republicans chose to run in the November general election, making Hummel's election a mere formality.
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|candidate = Jacob Hummel
|votes = 1,918
|percentage = 85.97
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|candidate = Arthur Gansner
|votes = 313
|percentage = 14.03
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In 2010 Hummel was unopposed in the August Democratic primary. In the November general election he defeated Republican challenger Joe L. Rusch by over 2,400 votes to earn a second term in the legislature.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=642171|title=Mo State House District 108 General election|publisher=Our Campaigns.com|date=30 November 2010|accessdate=10 May 2013}}
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|candidate = Jacob Hummel
|votes = 5,398
|percentage = 64.94
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|candidate = Joe L. Rusch
|votes = 2,914
|percentage = 35.06
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Due to House redistricting following the 2010 United States Census the former 108th districts boundaries were altered and it was also renumbered as the new 81st District. Facing no challenger in either the August Democratic primary or the November general election of 2012, Hummel was elected to a third term in the Missouri House.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=761898|title=Mo State House District 81 - General election 2010|publisher=Our Campaigns.com|date=5 December 2012|accessdate=10 May 2013}} He faced no opposition in the August Democratic primary of 2014, and in the general election he defeated Libertarian Party candidate Lisa Schaper by 78.98% to 21.02%.{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750003143|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}
Hummel was elected to the Missouri Senate in a special election held in 2016 to replace Joseph Keaveny, who had been appointed as an administrative labor law judge. He ran for a full term in 2018 but was defeated in the Democratic primary by State Representative Karla May.
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Category:American electricians
Category:Catholics from Missouri
Category:Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
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Category:Politicians from St. Louis
Category:21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly