Mike Jacobs (Georgia politician)

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

Jacobs is an attorney by profession. He earned his law degree (J.D.) from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2003. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2004 as a Democrat. Before leaving the Democratic party, he told Creative Loafing of his discussions to switch his party affiliation. Although his district leans Democratic, Jacobs has shown his support for a number of Republican initiatives, including voting for the Republican Speaker, Glenn Richardson, the Republican rules for the House of Representatives, removing low income residents from PeachCare, and lowering the number of jurors needed to impose the death penalty.^{[citation needed]}

On June 19, 2007, Jacobs switched to the Republican Party.^[1]

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