Jake Brewer Explained

Jacob "Jake" Brewer (January 20, 1981 – September 19, 2015) was an American White House aide, immigration activist, and liberal commentator.

Biography

He was a White House senior policy adviser to the Office of Science and Technology Policy in President Barack Obama's administration. Brewer was known for his work as a co-founder of the immigration activism group Define American. He had earlier worked at Change.org.^[1]

Brewer died in a collision with a car in Mount Airy, Maryland, while participating in a charity bicycle ride for cancer treatment programs.^[2] He was married to Mary Katharine Ham, with whom he had two children.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. News: Obama 'heartbroken' as employee killed. 2015-09-21. BBC News. 2020-04-15. en-GB.
2. Obituary: Jacob T. Brewer, BS'04, 'Simply One of the Best' . Vanderbilt Magazine . . September 23, 2015 . en-US.
3. News: She was a conservative pundit. He was a liberal activist. At home, none of that mattered. . Jessica . Contrera . . October 3, 2015.
4. Web site: White House Staffer Killed in Cycling Accident During Charity Ride . Kristen . Welker . Phil . Helsel . NBC News. September 20, 2015.
5. News: 'I lost part of my heart': Beloved White House staffer Jake Brewer mourned . . Moriah . Balingit . Faiz . Siddiqui . September 20, 2015.