Jesse Mullen Explained

Jesse Mullen
Birth Name:Jesse James Mullen
Birth Date:14 April 1984
Birth Place:Deer Lodge, Montana, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Education:University of Wyoming

Jesse James Mullen is an American businessman, politician, and columnist based in Montana. He owns newspapers, book stores, and commercial real estate. He is the founder of Mullen Newspaper Company, a media company headquartered in Deer Lodge, Montana. Mullen Newspaper Company owns community newspapers in Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, and Washington.[1] He is a candidate for Montana Secretary of State.[2] He is a member of the Montana Democratic Party Executive Board.[3]

Early life and education

Mullen attended Newcastle High School, in Newcastle, Wyoming,[4] then studied journalism at the University of Wyoming.[5]

Journalism career

Mullen worked at various newspapers including The Boomerang, in Laramie, Wyoming and Rawlins Daily Times, in Rawlins, Wyoming.[6]

In 2013, Mullen worked with Civitas Media as an efficiency management expert to manage the editorial consolidation at the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Times Leader; Alton, Illinois Telegraph; Sedalia (Missouri) Democrat; Lima (Ohio) News; Mt. Airy (North Carolina) News; and Lumberton, North Carolina Robesonian.[7] [8]

In 2014, at age 29, he was named one of Editor & Publisher’s 25 most influential executives in the newspaper industry.[9]

In 2015, the Mullen family was featured in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum exhibit[10] “America’s Mailing Industry.”

Mullen is the founder of Mullen Newspaper Company.[11] Mullen was a contributing author to editor Shannon Shelton Miller's "The Dayton Anthology" which reflected on the "traumas and longer-term ills of disinvestment and decay that have plagued [Rust Belt cities]," published by Belt Publishing.[12] [13]

Mullen Newspaper Company

In 2020, Mullen purchased the Bitterroot Star.[14] In 2021, he purchased the St. Maries (Idaho) Gazette-Record.[15] In late 2021, Jesse and his brother, Lloyd Mullen, purchased the Johnson Newspaper Group in Nebraska and Colorado,[16] Kavanagh Newspaper Group in Montana,[17] and Nor’West Publications in Kansas, including the daily newspaper Colby Free Press.[18] Lloyd is part-owner of the Port Townsend (Washington) Leader.[19]

As of 2023, Mullen Newspaper Company manages 20 publications in six Western states.[20]

Politics

Mullen is a candidate for Montana's Secretary of State office running against incumbent Christi Jacobsen.[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

Mullen is a member of the Montana Democratic Party Executive Board as an at-large member representing the western district. He was elected on July 22, 2023.[26]

In early 2022, Senate District 39 Democratic Senator Mark Sweeney died of a heart attack.[27] Mullen was nominated during a special convention to be the Democratic Party nominee to fill the remainder of Sweeney’s term, defeating Jessica Wicks, and former state Rep. Gordon Pierson.[28] Mullen lost the special election to Republican nominee and Deer Lodge County Commissioner Terry Vermeire.[29]

Jessica Wicks was appointed by the Deer Lodge County Commissioners to briefly fill the vacant senate seat until the election could take place in November.

Personal life

Mullen has five children. Mullen is married to Sasha Mullen.[30] He is a Rotarian and was president of the Philipsburg (Mont.) Rotary Club.[31]

Mullen owns the Montana bookstore chain, Browsing Bison Books.[32] [33]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mullen Newspaper Company acquires 6 Kansas newspapers . 2023-06-11 . www.nna.org . en . June 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611051041/https://www.nna.org/mullen-newspaper-company-acquires-6-kansas-newspapers . live .
  2. Web site: Larson . Seaborn . 2023-10-05 . Dem candidate for SOS says he would be vocal supporter of local elections . 2023-11-19 . The Missoulian . en . November 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119035305/https://missoulian.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/jesse-mullen-montana-secretary-of-state-christi-jacobsen/article_64b8b142-63a5-11ee-8d05-cb25f4ac0941.html . live .
  3. Web site: Party Officers . 2023-10-24 . Montana Democratic Party . en-US . December 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231225052330/https://www.montanademocrats.org/party-officers . live .
  4. Web site: 2001-10-18 . News Letter Journal . . November 19, 2023 . November 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119035305/https://nlj.stparchive.com/Archive/NLJ/NLJ10182001p11.php . live .
  5. Web site: Pathfinder . Seeley Swan . New owners to continue Pathfinder legacy . 2023-10-24 . Seeley Swan Pathfinder . en . October 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231002042855/https://www.seeleylake.com/story/2022/08/04/news/new-owners-to-continue-pathfinder-legacy/8750.html . live .
  6. Web site: Former AIM Media Midwest director Jesse Mullen becomes publisher of Washington paper . 2023-06-11 . www.ohionews.org . June 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611051037/https://www.ohionews.org/aws/ONA/pt/sd/news_article/146120/_PARENT/layout_details/false . live .
  7. Web site: 2014-05-27 . Mullen named Director of Pagination Civitas Media - civitasmedia.com . 2023-06-11 . en-US . June 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611051038/https://www.civitasmedia.com/company-news/81/mullen-named-director-of-pagination . live .
  8. Web site: Former AIM Media Midwest director Jesse Mullen becomes publisher of Washington paper . 2023-10-24 . www.ohionews.org . June 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611051037/https://www.ohionews.org/aws/ONA/pt/sd/news_article/146120/_PARENT/layout_details/false . live .
  9. Web site: Yang . Nu . 2014-04-04 . 25 Under 35 . 2023-06-11 . Editor and Publisher . en . June 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611051037/https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/25-under-35,158148 . live .
  10. Web site: Mullen Family . 2023-10-24 . postalmuseum.si.edu . en . October 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001194151/https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/america%E2%80%99s-mailing-industry-industry-segments-newspaper-publishers/mullen-family . live .
  11. Web site: None . 2023-08-01 . Misguided tax policy burdens homeowners, retired . 2023-12-20 . Daily Inter Lake . en . December 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231220205123/https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2023/aug/01/misguided-tax-policy-burdens-homeowners-retired/ . live .
  12. Web site: The Dayton Anthology . 2023-12-20 . Belt Publishing . en . December 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231220210912/https://beltpublishing.com/products/the-dayton-anthology . live .
  13. Book: The Dayton Anthology . en . December 20, 2023 . December 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231220210912/https://www.everand.com/book/492090901/The-Dayton-Anthology . live .
  14. Web site: 2020-12-02 . Bitterroot Star changes hands . 2023-10-24 . Bitterroot Star . en-US . June 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602211214/https://bitterrootstar.com/2020/12/bitterroot-star-changes-hands/ . live .
  15. Web site: 2021-05-05 . New owners take reins at Gazette Record . 2023-06-11 . St. Maries Gazette Recored . en . June 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611051037/https://www.gazetterecord.com/news/article_f1f3ede4-adbb-11eb-ba5d-3f067ae68c48.html . live .
  16. Web site: JOHNSON PUBLICATIONS SELLS NEWSPAPERS IN GRANT, IMPERIAL AND HOLYOKE . June 11, 2023 . November 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211125020314/https://www.granttribune.com/local/johnson-publications-sells-newspapers-grant-imperial-and-holyoke . live .
  17. Web site: Kavanagh . LeAnne . 2022-03-02 . Kavanaghs sell newspapers to Ponderosa Publications . 2023-06-11 . Golden Triangle News . en . June 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603004325/http://www.cutbankpioneerpress.com/cut_bank_pioneer_press/article_97c20a76-99e8-11ec-8a52-93da829f12f7.html . live .
  18. Web site: 2022-12-07 . Northwest Kansas newspapers sold to Mullen Newspapers . 2023-06-11 . AP NEWS . en . June 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602213346/https://apnews.com/article/wyoming-montana-kansas-6642b028f19ae6b80cee51c968f9f8fe . live .
  19. Web site: Rising star Lloyd Mullen reflects on newspaper ownership . 2023-06-11 . www.nna.org . en . June 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611074957/https://www.nna.org/rising-star-lloyd-mullen-reflects-on-newspaper-ownership . live .
  20. Web site: Dietrich . Eric . 2022-10-24 . Adams Publishing purchases Yellowstone Newspapers chain . 2023-06-11 . Montana Free Press . en-US . April 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423073809/https://montanafreepress.org/2022/10/24/adams-publishing-group-purchases-yellowstone-newspapers-chain/ . live .
  21. Web site: Heidner . Brendan . 2023-11-10 . Founder of Mullen Newspaper Company hits the Montana Secretary of State campaign trail . 2023-11-19 . Terry Tribune . en . November 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119035305/https://www.terrytribune.com/news/founder-of-mullen-newspaper-company-hits-the-montana-secretary-of-state-campaign-trail/article_9f68faa4-7d77-11ee-966b-27cf2d18fa51.html . live .
  22. Web site: james.falcon@willistonherald.com . James C. Falcon . 2023-11-02 . From publishing to public office . 2023-11-19 . Sidney Herald . en . November 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119035302/https://www.sidneyherald.com/from-publishing-to-public-office/article_42c2f2f0-79ee-11ee-8fca-5b29a6cfbc66.html . live .
  23. Web site: Sakariassen . Alex . 2023-11-13 . Jacobsen announces re-election bid for top election office . 2023-11-19 . Montana Free Press . en-US . November 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119035307/https://montanafreepress.org/2023/11/13/christ-jacobsen-montana-secretary-of-state-reelection-announcement/ . live .
  24. Web site: Heidner . Brendan . 2023-11-07 . Founder of Mullen Newspaper Company hits the Montana Secretary of State campaign trail . 2023-11-19 . Glendive Ranger-Review . en . November 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119035305/https://www.rangerreview.com/news/founder-of-mullen-newspaper-company-hits-the-montana-secretary-of-state-campaign-trail/article_222f6934-7ccc-11ee-bd26-cb1f689bcd23.html . live .
  25. Web site: Larson . Seaborn . 2023-10-05 . Dem candidate for SOS says he would be vocal supporter of local elections . 2023-11-19 . The Missoulian . en . November 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119035305/https://missoulian.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/jesse-mullen-montana-secretary-of-state-christi-jacobsen/article_64b8b142-63a5-11ee-8d05-cb25f4ac0941.html . live .
  26. Web site: Montana Democratic Party Announces New Slate of Party Officers . 2023-08-08 . Montana Democratic Party . en-US . August 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230116/https://www.montanademocrats.org/news/montana-democratic-party-announces-new-slate-of-party-officers . live .
  27. Web site: 2022-05-07 . Montana congressional candidate Mark Sweeney has died . 2023-06-11 . KRTV NEWS Great Falls . en . June 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611051039/https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-congressional-primary-candidate-state-sen-mark-sweeney-dies . live .
  28. Web site: mike.smith@mtstandard.com . MIKE SMITH . 2022-06-21 . Wicks tapped to fill vacant Sweeney Senate seat; Mullen to be Democrat nominee in fall . 2023-06-11 . Montana Standard . en . June 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602213352/https://mtstandard.com/news/local/wicks-tapped-to-fill-vacant-sweeney-senate-seat-mullen-to-be-democrat-nominee-in-fall/article_f23605b8-e243-5eff-9f5e-297aca29ec37.html . live .
  29. Web site: Montana State Senate - District 39 - Unexpired Term Election Results Journal Sentinel . 2023-06-11 . www.jsonline.com . en . June 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611051038/https://www.jsonline.com/elections/results/race/2022-11-08-state_senate-MT-28147/ . live .
  30. Web site: 2020-12-02 . Bitterroot Star changes hands . 2023-06-11 . Bitterroot Star . en-US . June 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602211214/https://bitterrootstar.com/2020/12/bitterroot-star-changes-hands/ . live .
  31. Web site: kasey.faur@mtstandard.com . KASEY FAUR . 2022-11-06 . Mullen and Vermeire face off on ballot . 2023-10-24 . Montana Standard . en . June 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602222020/https://mtstandard.com/news/local/mullen-and-vermeire-face-off-on-ballot/article_95315ae9-af6e-5034-b51e-ee0a3cb822df.html . live .
  32. Web site: Lambelet . Anne . Shelf Awareness for Wednesday, May 8, 2019 . 2023-06-11 . www.shelf-awareness.com . October 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221014054527/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3490 . live .
  33. Web site: Standard . PAT HANSEN For The Montana . 2019-05-05 . New owners take the reins of Browsing Bison Books in Deer Lodge . 2023-06-11 . Montana Standard . en . June 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611051038/https://mtstandard.com/business/new-owners-take-the-reins-of-browsing-bison-books-in-deer-lodge/article_96734e42-2750-5c67-946d-c33cd7f5d283.html . live .

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