Adam Jentleson Explained

Adam Jentleson
Education:Columbia University (BA)
Notable Works:Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy (2021)
Father:Bruce Jentleson

Adam Jentleson is an American writer and political commentator.

Early life

Jentleson is the son of Bruce Jentleson, professor at Duke University and former director of the Sanford School of Public Policy.[1] He attended Montgomery County Public Schools and lives in Takoma Park, Maryland.[2] [3]

Education

Jentleson received a BA in American History from Columbia University in 2003.[4] [5] [6]

Career

Jentleson began his career as a policy researcher and speechwriter for the John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign.[7] He then served as Manager of Congressional Affairs at the Center for American Progress, speechwriter for the 2008 presidential campaign of John Edwards.

Jentleson served as communications director and, later, deputy chief of staff for United States Senator Harry Reid from 2010 to 2016.[8] [9] The New York Times published his essay, "The Side of Harry Reid Most People Never Saw" the day after Senator Reid's passing on December 28, 2021.[10]

Jentleson is a columnist for GQ, Jentleson has also contributed commentary to The New York Times, Politico magazine, and The Washington Post. His book, Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy, provides an extensive critique of the United States Senate, particularly the rise of the filibuster during the 19th century and 20th century to slow the advancement of civil rights legislation for American minorities, particularly African Americans.[11] [12]

In mid-November 2022, Pennsylvania's newly elected U.S. Senator John Fetterman announced the appointment of Jentleson as transition committee co-chair[13] and, a few weeks later, in early December, named Jentleson as his chief of staff.[14] [15]

Book

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jentleson . Bruce W. . The Peacemakers: Leadership Lessons from Twentieth-Century Statesmanship . W. W. Norton & Company . 978-0-393-24957-6 . en . Special thanks to my family: Adam and Katie, now young adults who continue to ....
  2. Web site: Adam Jentleson . Center for American Progress . https://web.archive.org/web/20170610215917/https://www.americanprogress.org/about/staff/jentleson-adam/bio/ . 2017-06-10.
  3. Web site: Adam Jentleson . W.W. Norton & Company . 20 April 2024 . en.
  4. Web site: The Broken Chamber: The Modern Senate and the Crippling of Democracy. live. March 20, 2021. Brennan Center of New York University. https://web.archive.org/web/20210511042105/https://www.nyu.edu/community/government-affairs/study-of-congress/news-and-events/the-broken-chamber--the-modern-senate-and-the-crippling-of-democ.html . May 11, 2021 .
  5. Web site: Open Secrets Revolving Door Education. OpenSecrets.
  6. Web site: Alumni in the News: March 8. live. May 19, 2021. Columbia College Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519083929/https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/latest/alumni-news/alumni-news-march-8 . May 19, 2021 .
  7. Web site: Revolving Door Employment History Adam Jentleson. March 20, 2021. Open Secrets.
  8. News: Sonmez. Felicia. June 10, 2011. Adam Jentleson to become top Reid spokesman. March 20, 2021. Washington Post. en-US.
  9. News: Jentleson. Adam. 2021-12-29. Opinion The Side of Harry Reid That Most People Never Saw. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-02-10. 0362-4331.
  10. News: Jentleson. Adam. 2021-12-29. Opinion The Side of Harry Reid That Most People Never Saw. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-02-10. 0362-4331.
  11. News: Szalai. Jennifer. January 25, 2021. New Book Says the Senate Is Broken. The New York Times. March 19, 2021.
  12. Web site: Former Senator's Staffer On What Senate Might Do In Response To Riot At U.S. Capitol. March 20, 2021. NPR.org. en.
  13. Web site: Prose . J. D. . 2022-11-11 . Fetterman names Senate veterans as transition committee co-chairs . 2022-12-03 . pennlive . en.
  14. Web site: Prose . J. D. . 2022-12-02 . Fetterman picks chief of staff, Pa. political director . 2022-12-03 . pennlive . en.
  15. Web site: Queally . Jon . 2022-12-02 . Fetterman Taps Person Who Literally Wrote the Book on Killing Senate Filibuster as Chief of Staff . 2022-12-03 . Common Dreams . en.

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