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  White, Jesse
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NameJesse White
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Chicago, Illinois , United States
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Born June 23, 1934 (89 years)
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Info Jesse White is Illinois' 37th Secretary of State. White was first elected to the office in 1998 and won landslide victories in 2002, in which he won all 102 counties, and again in 2006 and 2010. On November 4, 2014, White was re-elected to a record-breaking fifth term, winning another landslide victory by a 2-to-1 margin in which he earned over 2.3 million votes statewide – more than 230,000 votes than any other statewide constitutional candidate. White became Illinois' longest serving Secretary of State on May 30, 2014.

The Illinois Secretary of State's office is the largest and most diverse office of its kind in the nation, providing more direct services to the people of Illinois than any other public agency. White's office issues state ID cards, vehicle license plates and titles; registers corporations; enforces the Illinois Securities Act; administers the Organ Donor Program; and licenses drivers and maintains driver records. As State Librarian, Secretary White oversees the State Library and literacy programs, and as State Archivist, he maintains records of legal or historic value.

Under White's leadership, customer service has been improved through the creative use of technology as well as modernizing and streamlining operations. Wait times in facilities are now shorter than ever before. Illinois has become a national leader in road safety as White strengthened DUI laws, reformed the CDL program and overhauled teen driving guidelines. As a result, traffic fatalities have been reduced, with drunk driving deaths down by 60 percent and teen driving deaths reduced by more than 57 percent. In 2014, White was inducted into the Illinois High School & College Driver Education Association Hall of Fame.

Prior to his election as Secretary of State, White served as Cook County Recorder of Deeds — a job to which he was first elected in 1992 and re-elected in 1996. Before that, he served 16 years in the Illinois General Assembly, representing the most culturally, economically and racially diverse district in Illinois.

In 1959, White founded the internationally known Jesse White Tumbling Team to serve as a positive alternative for children residing in and around the Chicago area. Since its inception, more than 16,000 young men and women have performed with the team. White has spent 56 years working as a volunteer with the team to help kids stay away from gangs, drugs, alcohol and smoking, and to help set at-risk youth on the path to success. The program has received international praise. This year the team will make more than 1,500 performances using seven units, consisting of 325 young men and women. Currently, there are 51 members enrolled in college. In 2014, the Chicago Park District opened the Jesse White Community Center and Field House in honor of White's lifelong contributions to the community.

White served our country as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division and as a member of the Illinois National Guard and Reserve. He played professional baseball with the Chicago Cubs organization, which was followed by a 33-year career with the Chicago public school system as a teacher and administrator.

Jesse White earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Alabama State College (now Alabama State University) in 1957, where he was a two-sport athlete earning all-conference honors in baseball and basketball. In May 1995, White was inducted into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame. He was an all-city baseball and basketball player at Chicago's Waller High School (now Lincoln Park High School) and was inducted into the Chicago Public League Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in June 1995. In 1999, he was inducted into the Alabama State University Sports Hall of Fame. Born in Alton, Illinois, he now lives on Chicago's near north side.

White sleeps only four hours per day, from 2:00 to 6:00 a.m.

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 01, 2012 09:00pm Opinion Jesse White: Secretary of State For Life  Article COSDem 
Aug 17, 2011 06:00pm Announcement Jesse White plans to run again  Article ev 
Aug 08, 2009 10:25pm News Incumbent secretary of state yet unchallenged in Illinois  Article ev 
Mar 27, 2008 07:00pm News Another term is all Jesse White wants  Article COSDem 

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RACES
  11/06/2018 IL Secretary of State Won 68.26% (+39.03%)
  03/20/2018 IL Secretary of State - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/04/2014 IL Secretary of State Won 65.70% (+34.32%)
  03/18/2014 IL Secretary of State- D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/2010 IL Secretary of State Won 69.87% (+42.85%)
  02/02/2010 IL Secretary of State - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/2006 IL Secretary of State Won 62.82% (+29.80%)
  03/21/2006 IL Secretary of State - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/2002 IL Secretary of State Won 67.89% (+38.02%)
  03/19/2002 IL Secretary of State- D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/03/1998 IL Secretary of State Won 55.46% (+12.94%)
  03/17/1998 IL Secretary of State- D Primary Won 55.76% (+11.52%)
  11/05/1996 Cook County Recorder of Deeds Won 65.33% (+34.58%)
  11/03/1992 Cook County Recorder of Deeds Won 58.07% (+16.15%)
  03/17/1992 Cook County Recorder of Deeds - D Primary Won 41.18% (+4.78%)
  11/06/1990 IL State House 008 Won 62.51% (+25.03%)
  11/08/1988 IL State House 008 Won 54.82% (+9.64%)
  11/04/1986 IL State House 008 Won 61.10% (+22.20%)
  11/06/1984 IL State House 008 Won 58.10% (+16.21%)
  11/02/1982 IL State House 008 Won 56.44% (+12.88%)
  11/04/1980 IL State House 013 Won 26.90% (+0.00%)
  11/07/1978 IL State House 013 Won 28.93% (+0.00%)
  11/05/1974 IL State House 013 Won 26.80% (+0.00%)
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  06/28/2022 IL Secretary of State - D Primary Lost 0.00% (-52.12%)
ENDORSEMENTS
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Chicago Mayor - Feb 28, 2023 D Lori Lightfoot
IL Secretary of State - D Primary - Jun 28, 2022 D Anna Valencia
IL US President - D Primary - Mar 17, 2020 D Joe Biden
Chicago Mayor - Runoff - Apr 02, 2019 D Toni Preckwinkle
Chicago Ward 50 - Feb 26, 2019 D Zehra Quadri
IL Governor - D Primary - Mar 20, 2018 D J. B. Pritzker
IL State House 010 - Nov 06, 2012 D Lance Tyson
IL - District 11 - D Primary - Mar 20, 2012 D Bill Foster
IL State Senate 05 - D Primary - Mar 20, 2012 D Patricia Van Pelt
IL State House 026- D Primary - Mar 20, 2012 D Christian Mitchell
Chicago Mayor - Feb 22, 2011 D Rahm Emanuel
IL US Senate - D Primary - Feb 02, 2010 D Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias
IL Governor - D Primary - Feb 02, 2010 D Pat Quinn
IL State Senate 45 - Nov 04, 2008 D Martin "Marty" Mulcahey
Cook County State's Attorney - D Primary - Feb 05, 2008 D Larry Suffredin
IL US President - D Primary - Feb 05, 2008 D Barack Obama