Jennifer Shannon "Jenna" Jacobson (' Insdahl; born 1982) is an American financial advisor and Democratic politician. She is a member of the

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, representing

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since January 2023.

Biography

Jenna Jacobson was born Jennifer Shannon Insdahl, was raised in

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, and graduated from

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, in

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, in 2000. She attended

University of Wisconsin–River Falls The University of Wisconsin–River Falls (UW–River Falls or UWRF) is a public university in River Falls, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System. The campus is situated on the Kinnickinnic River (St. Croix River), Kinnic ...

, but transferred to

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, where she completed her bachelor's degree in consumer financial planning. While attending school in River Falls, she worked as a teller at the WESTconsin Credit Union. After transferring to Purdue, she worked for the Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union as a financial advisor. In 2013, she moved back to Wisconsin with her family and settled in the village of

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, in southern

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. She worked for several years as an analyst at the

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corporate headquarters and she is a long-time volunteer financial literacy coach. But she currently identifies as a stay-at-home mom.

Political career

In 2017, she ran for and was elected to the Oregon village board, and was re-elected in 2019. Her term ended when she ran unsuccessfully for village president in 2021, but she was returned to the village board in the 2022 Spring election. She has been active with the Oregon Housing Coalition, which seeks to bring affordable housing to Oregon, and, in early 2022, worked briefly for the Dane County government as a housing specialist. She was also appointed to the Governor's Council on Financial Literacy and Capability. The 2022

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, carried out by the

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, moved incumbent representative

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into the 33rd Assembly district, creating a vacancy in the 43rd district which he had represented since 2017. Jacobson decided to enter the race for the Democratic nomination in the new 43rd district. She soundly defeated former

Edgerton, Wisconsin Edgerton is a city in Rock County and partly in Dane County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,945 at the 2020 census. Of this, 5,799 were in Rock County, and 146 were in Dane County. Known locally as "Tobacco City U.S.A.," beca ...

, mayor Matt McIntyre in the Democratic primary and went on to win the

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with 62% of the vote. She took office on March 1st, 2023

Personal life and family

Jenna Insdahl took the name Jacobson when she married her husband, Kyle Jacobson. The Jacobsons met when they were students at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls. They live in Oregon, Wisconsin, with their three children.

Electoral history

Oregon Village President (2021)

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Wisconsin Assembly (2022)

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References

External links

Campaign website
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Jenna Jacobson
at Wisconsin Vote {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobson, Jenna S. 1982 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Women state legislators in Wisconsin People from Polk County, Wisconsin People from Oregon, Wisconsin 21st-century American women politicians Purdue University alumni