Martin Jacobs
{{short description|American politician}}
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| name = Martin Jacobs
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| state_house = Missouri
| district = 38th
| term_start = January 8, 2025
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| predecessor = Chris Lonsdale
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| party = Democratic
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| website = https://jacobs4mo.com/
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Martin (Marty) Jacobs is an American politician who was elected member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 38th district in 2024.{{Cite web |title=Martin Jacobs |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Martin_Jacobs |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Jacobs attended Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Missouri.{{Cite web |title=Representative Martin Jacobs |url=https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2025&district=038 |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=house.mo.gov}} Jacobs spent 44 years working in education, serving as principal at Liberty High School and Liberty North High School.{{Cite web |title=martin-jacobs |url=https://www.mohousedemcaucus.com/team-1/martin-jacobs |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=MHDC Website |language=en}}
Missouri House of Representatives
In the 2024 election, Jacobs unseated incumbent Republican Chris Lonsdale.{{Cite web |last=Hendricks |first=Mike |date=November 5, 2024 |title=Liberty Republican narrowly loses bid for second term in the Missouri General Assembly |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article294426584.html |website=Kansas City Star}}
In March 2025, Jacobs was one of seven House Democrats to vote for state takeover of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.{{Cite web |last=Suntrup |first=Jack |date=2025-03-12 |title=State takeover of St. Louis police heads to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/article_7d1ad0c2-ff52-11ef-acf5-171cbfc0d268.html |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=STLtoday.com |language=en}}
References
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