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- For the actor, see Jesse White (actor).
Jesse White (born June 23, 1934) is a Democratic American politician. He is currently the 37th Secretary of State of Illinois, the first African-American to hold this position.
White was born in Alton, Illinois. He attended Alabama State University, where he played baseball and basketball, and he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1957. He served in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army from 1957-1959. In May 1995, White was inducted into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame.[1] He was an all-city baseball and basketball player at Chicago's Waller High School (now Lincoln Park Academy) 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.
In 1959 White founded the Jesse White Tumbling Team and played professional baseball in the Chicago Cubs organization, though he never appeared with the major league club.
White was elected to the Illinois General Assembly in 1974 and served for 16 years. He was elected Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois in 1992 and re-elected in 1996. White was elected Secretary of State of Illinois in 1998, was re-elected in 2002 and again in 2006.
[edit] Electoral history
- 2006 Race for Secretary of State of Illinois
- 2002 Race for Secretary of State of Illinois
- Jesse White (D) (inc.), 69%
- Kristine O'Rourke Cohn (R), 29%
- 1998 Race for Secretary of State of Illinois
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ White, Jesse. Interviewed by Wayne Hagin. St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs baseball game. KMOX AM, St. Louis. 6 September 2005.
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