Jake Hoffman
| Jake Hoffman | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | University of South Florida (B.A., M.A.) |
| 💼 Occupation | Politician, activist |
Jake Hoffman is an American politician and activist. He is currently running for the District 62 seat in the Florida House of Representatives.[1][2]
Education[edit]
Hoffman earned bachelor's degrees in communications and political science and a master's degree in business from the University of South Florida.[1][2]
Career[edit]
In 2016, Hoffman and Chris Sassouni founded Invasion Digital Media.[3][4] Invasion Digital Media has partnered with professional athletes in the NFL and UFC.[1] Hoffman has served as a guest speaker at events such as the Digital Summit Tampa[5][6] and Techstars Week Tampa Bay in 2018.[7]
Hoffman was elected president of the Tampa Bay Young Republicans in 2018.[5] In 2018, he was featured in an episode of PBS's NewsHour, discussing the Florida midterm elections.[8] As president of the Tampa Bay Young Republicans, Hoffman has also been interviewed in outlets such as ABC Action News,[9] Bay News 9,[10] BuzzFeed News,[11] and The Washington Post.[12] When the Gasparilla Pirate Festival was cancelled in 2021, Hoffman and the Tampa Bay Young Republicans organized their own pirate-themed boat parade in April.[13][14][15][16] In 2021, Hoffman and the Tampa Young Republicans advocated for Florida Senate Bill 90, which amended the state's election law in regards to voting.[1]
Hoffman has written opinion pieces for publications such as the Sarasota Herald-Tribune,[17] the Tampa Bay Times,[18] and Florida Politics.[19] He also hosts and produces the political podcast Moderately Outraged, alongside his fiancée Michelle Sassouni.[20]
Political career[edit]
In September 2021, Hoffman announced he would run against Susan Valdes for the Florida House District 62 seat.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Young Republican Jake Hoffman to challenge Susan Valdes in HD 62". September 1, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Company, Tampa Publishing. "Redistricting likely to help Harry Cohen in Hillsborough commission race". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ "INVASION DIGITAL MEDIA · HOFFMAN PUBLISHING LLC · 306 E Ocean Ave #108, Boynton Beach, FL 33435-4554". opengovus.com.
- ↑ "Innovate Tampa Bay Volume 2". Issuu.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://tampa.digitalsummit.com/docs/brochures/tampa18-brochure.pdf
- ↑ "Jake Hoffman".
- ↑ "Jake Hoffman's schedule for Techstars Startup Week Tampa Bay 2018". techstarsstartupweektampabay2018.sched.com.
- ↑ "How Florida voters are thinking ahead of Election Day". PBS NewsHour. October 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Early voting for young people has almost doubled since 2016 election". WFTS. October 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Florida's top election official says no to audits of 2020 election". www.baynews9.com.
- ↑ "Don't Assume That Lots Of Early Voting Means Joe Biden Is A Lock". BuzzFeed News.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle Ye Hee (October 29, 2020). "Gen Z, Millennial voters embrace activism and voting, as youth turnout surges ahead of Election Day".
- ↑ "Young Republicans host pirate-themed boat parade to protest Gasparilla's cancellation". April 16, 2021.
- ↑ Company, Tampa Publishing. "Young Republicans plan to 'save Gasparilla' with boat parade". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ Mesmer, Aaron (April 17, 2021). "Boaters set sail for alternative Gasparilla boat parade". FOX 13 News.
- ↑ "Boat parades still happening to celebrate Gasparilla despite city canceling events". wtsp.com. April 16, 2021.
- ↑ Hoffman, Jake. "OPINION: DeSantis stands strong amid the left's smear campaign". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- ↑ Company, Tampa Publishing. "Send the Rays to Canada. Tampa needs an NBA team | Column". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ "Jake Hoffman: A lost storyline — Florida's Republicans continue to win big on climate issues". November 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Jake Hoffman, Author at BizPac Review". BizPac Review.
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