Jake Blum | |
State House: | North Dakota |
District: | 42nd |
Term Start: | December 1, 2016 |
Term End: | October 4, 2019 |
Predecessor: | Kylie Oversen |
Successor: | Claire Cory |
Birth Name: | Jake Graeme Blum |
Birth Date: | May 11th, 1994 |
Birth Place: | Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Victoria Blum (née Yapel) |
Education: | University of North Dakota (BS) |
Jake Blum is an American politician who served as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives for the 42nd district from 2016 to 2019.[1]
Blum was born in Wausau, Wisconsin and raised in Wayzata, Minnesota. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science and criminal justice from the University of North Dakota.[2] [3]
Blum is a public relations consultant and was a conservative activist. He formerly served as a campaign strategist for Senator Kevin Cramer and was a former employee of the Congressional Leadership Fund aside from his position in the legislature. Blum was previously the youngest elected official in the state of North Dakota.[4] [5]
In October 2019, Blum announced his resignation from the House and that he would be relocating to Minnesota.[6] In February 2023, Blum was named National Political Director and Public Relations Manager for Primacy Strategy Group, a government relations and public affairs firm based in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Mr. Blum is a distant relative of the Duke of Norfolk, Edward Fitzalan-Howard.