Chris Jacobs (politician)

Chris Jacobs
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 27th district
In office July 21, 2020 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Chris Collins
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the New York State Senate from the 60th district
In office January 1, 2017 – July 20, 2020
Preceded by	Marc Panepinto
Succeeded by	Sean Ryan
9th Clerk of Erie County
In office January 1, 2012 – January 1, 2017
Preceded by	Kathy Hochul
Succeeded by	Mickey Kearns
62nd Secretary of State of New York
In office April 19, 2006 – January 1, 2007
Governor	George Pataki
Preceded by	Randy Daniels
Succeeded by	Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
Personal details
Born	Christopher Louis Jacobs (1966-11-28) November 28, 1966 (age 57) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Martina Jacobs
Relatives	Jeremy Jacobs (uncle) Jerry Jacobs Jr. (cousin) Charlie Jacobs (cousin)
Education	Boston College (BA) American University (MA) University at Buffalo (JD)

Christopher Louis Jacobs (born November 28, 1966) is an American politician who represented New York's 27th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2020 to 2023. Jacobs served as the 62nd secretary of state of New York from April 2006 to January 2007. Beginning in 2012, he held the post of Erie County clerk, and he was a Republican member of the New York State Senate for the 60th district from 2017 to 2020.^[1] On June 23, 2020, he won a special election to fill a congressional vacancy in the 27th district. He was reelected to a full term in November 2020.

Jacobs did not seek reelection in 2022, after receiving what Politico described as "rising backlash" from Republicans for supporting some gun control measures following the 2022 Buffalo shooting and the Robb Elementary School shooting.^[2]