Jason P. Lorber is a consultant, comedian and politician from

Burlington, Vermont Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located south of the Canada–United States border and south of Montreal. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 44,743. It ...

. A

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, he served in the

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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. Born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, Pennsylvania, Lorber graduated from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

with a BA and earned an

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from

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. He founded a business called Aplomb Consulting, 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. First elected to the

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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. He hosted a television program called "Correcting Corrections" broadcast on CCTV Channel 17. As a standup comedian, Lorber opened for

Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona—heavi ...

. Lorber, his husband Nathaniel G. Lew, and their son live in Vermont.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lorber, Jason P. 1966 births Living people American gay politicians LGBT state legislators in Vermont Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives Politicians from Burlington, Vermont Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni Politicians from Philadelphia