Jesse White (politician) - Wikipedia
Jesse Clark White (born June 23, 1934) is an American educator, politician and former athlete from the State of Illinois. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 37th Secretary of State of Illinois from 1999 to 2023. He was the longest-serving American to hold this office.
Jesse White, Illinois secretary of state retiring after 24 ...
Jan 14, 2023 · In a state notorious for rough and tumble politics, Jesse White has had lasting appeal. NPR's Scott Simon talks with White, the longtime Illinois secretary of state who is retiring at the age...
Secretary of State Jesse White to retire after 24 years - CBS ...
Jan 6, 2023 · Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is arguably one of the most popular elected officials in the state's history, with a career that's spanned decades. Days away from retirement, he's the...
How Jesse White Became an Illinois Institution - The New York ...
Jan 7, 2023 · Mr. White, 88, is retiring as Illinois secretary of state after a career that took him from the pews of Martin Luther King Jr.’s church to statewide office.
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Jan 2, 2023 · I was on a war footing.” White soundly won the March 1998 primary, then handily defeated his Republican opponent in the general election to become Illinois’ first Black secretary of state....
Jesse White (Illinois Secretary of State) - Ballotpedia
Jesse White (Democratic Party) was the Illinois Secretary of State. He assumed office in 1999. He left office on January 9, 2023. White (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Illinois Secretary of State. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Retiring Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White reveals the ...
Dec 29, 2022 · Democrat Jesse White is leaving office next month as Illinois’ longest-serving and first African American secretary of state. The 88-year-old may be soon ending his six-decade political career, but the fire that propelled him into power is still as intense as ever.
Jesse White (1936- ) - Blackpast
Mar 17, 2022 · Jesse Clark White is an American educator, politician, and former track and field athlete from the state of Illinois. He is a Democrat and has been the 37th Illinois Secretary of State since 1999. He is the longest serving Secretary of State in Illinois history and the first African American to hold the office.
Retiring Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White reveals the ...
Dec 19, 2022 · Democrat Jesse White is leaving office next month as Illinois’ longest-serving and first African American secretary of state. His office filled with a lifetime of trinkets and mementos, White is one of the few remaining holdouts at the James R. Thompson Center as the building’s makeover into a downtown tech hub for Google intensifies.
Jesse White: Retiring Secretary of State, Tumblers founder ...
Dec 12, 2022 · Jesse White argued with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., trying to push back against this nonviolence nonsense.