Jason Lorber

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jason P. Lorber

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| state_house = Vermont

| district = Chittenden-3-3

| term_start = January 2005

| term_end = January 2013

| preceded = Steve Hingtgen (P)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1966|12|10}}

| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Nathaniel G. Lew

| children =

| residence = Burlington, Vermont, U.S.

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Jason P. Lorber is a consultant, comedian and politician from Burlington, Vermont. A Democrat, he served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013, representing the Chittenden-3-3 district in Burlington. He was first elected in November 2004 and did not seek re-election in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2012/06/burlington-state-rep-and-former-mayoral-candidate-jason-lorber-will-not-seek-reelection.html |title=Burlington State Rep. and Former Mayoral Candidate Jason Lorber Will Not Seek Reelection |work=Seven Days |date=2012-06-08 |accessdate=5 August 2012}}

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lorber graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA and earned a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.{{cite web|url=http://vermont-elections.org/2009-2010BioBook/h-ch3-3.htm|title=Vermont Secretary of State: General Assembly Members, 2009|accessdate=30 December 2008}} He founded a business called Aplomb Consulting,{{cite web |last1=Lorber |first1=Jason |title=Aplomb Consulting |url=https://aplomb.com/ |website=Aplomb Consulting - We Facilitate Change |access-date=5 August 2024}} which facilitates change in organizations and businesses through strategic planning, tailored workshops, executive coaching, and organizational development. Lorber works directly with Executive Directors, CEOs, board members and other leaders of businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and government agencies.{{Cite web |title=VEOC Hires Aplomb Consulting — Two VBSR Members Team Up |url=https://vbsr.org/news-item/veoc-hires-aplomb-consulting-two-vbsr-members-team/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=VBSR |language=en-US}}

First elected to the legislature in November 2004, he was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. He served on the House Institutions & Corrections Committee, and the House Commerce and Economic Committee, and focused much of his legislative effort on prison reform.{{cite web |last1=Lorber |first1=Jason |title=Representative Jason P. Lorber |url=https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2010/165 |website=Vermont Legislature |publisher=Vermont General Assembly}} He hosted a television program called "Correcting Corrections" broadcast on CCTV Channel 17.{{cite news |url=http://www.7dvt.com/dev/phase2/2007/want-promote-prison-reform-host-cable-access-show |title=Want to Promote Prison Reform? Host a Cable-Access Show |work=Seven Days|date=2007-04-11|accessdate=30 December 2008}}

As a standup comedian, Lorber opened for Joan Rivers.{{Citation |title=Joan Rivers' warm-up act is familiar face at Statehouse |date=2012-04-25 |url=https://www.mynbc5.com/article/joan-rivers-warm-up-act-is-familiar-face-at-statehouse/2514069 |access-date=2023-09-15 |language=en}}

Lorber, his husband Nathaniel G. Lew, and their son live in Vermont.{{Cite web |last=Ticktin |first=Jessica Lara |title=With Good Communication and Online Organization, Two Fathers Flourish |url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/with-good-communication-and-online-organization-two-fathers-flourish/Content?oid=35270232 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Seven Days |language=en}}