Jacobs, Sara, 1989-

<p>Sara Josephine Jacobs (born February 1, 1989) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 53rd congressional district. Her district includes central and eastern portions of the city of San Diego, as well as eastern suburbs such as El Cajon, La Mesa, Spring Valley, and Lemon Grove. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the youngest member of the California congressional delegation.</p>

<p>Jacobs was born in Del Mar, California, on February 1, 1989, and raised in San Diego. She is the granddaughter of businessman and Qualcomm founder Irwin M. Jacobs, and daughter of Jerri-Ann and philanthropist Gary E. Jacobs. Her uncle, Paul E. Jacobs, was the former CEO and Chairman of Qualcomm. Jacobs graduated from Torrey Pines High School and Columbia University, earning a bachelor's degree in political science in 2011 and a master's degree in international relations in 2012.</p>

<p>After earning her master's degree, Jacobs worked for the United Nations and UNICEF. In February 2014, she began working as a contractor in the United States Department of State. She then served as a policy advisor on the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign. After the election, Jacobs formed a nonprofit called "San Diego for Every Child: The Coalition to End Child Poverty."</p>

JACOBS, Sara, a Representative from California; born in Del Mar, San Diego County, Calif., February 1, 1989; graduated from Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, Calif.; B.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 2011; M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 2012; staff, United Nations, 2012-2014; staff, United States Department of State, 2014-2015; presidential campaign aide; nonprofit executive; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021-present).

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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs proudly represents California’s 53rd Congressional District.</p>

<p>A third-generation San Diegan, Congresswoman Jacobs attended local public schools before graduating from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Master of International Affairs degree in International Security Policy and Conflict Resolution.</p>

<p>Congresswoman Jacobs serves as the Founding Chair of San Diego for Every Child, a coalition dedicated to ending the experience of child poverty in San Diego County, which she founded in 2018. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the coalition adapted their mission to serve San Diegans in crisis — mobilizing funding to support child care for essential workers and co-chairing the Equitable Distance Learning Task Force to support students throughout San Diego County.</p>