Mike Jacobs

Who is Mike Jacobs?

Mike Jacobs is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 80, which makes up portions of northern DeKalb County.

Jacobs is an attorney by profession. He earned his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2003 and his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1997. He is Jewish.

Jacobs was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2004 as a Democrat. He narrowly defeated his Republican opponent, J. Max Davis, Jr., by a margin of 51-49%. In 2006, he defeated Republican Tom Elliott by a margin of 66-34%.

On June 19, 2007, he switched to the Republican Party. He was re-elected in 2008 and 2010 with 67% and 66% of the vote, respectively. In 2012, he was unopposed for the first time.

Jacobs is the Chairman of the MARTA Oversight Committee, a joint legislative committee charged with reviewing the budget and fiscal affairs of Atlanta's transit system. He chairs one of the two subcommittees of the House Judiciary Committee. He also serves on the Transportation, Insurance, Juvenile Justice, and Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committees.