| James J. Eisenhower | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Philadelphia |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse | Nora Dowd Eisenhower[1] |
James J. "Jim" Eisenhower is a prominent Pennsylvania attorney, who has served in various roles within the Government of Pennsylvania and within the White House. He is a close ally of his fellow Philadelphian, former Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell and has twice unsuccessfully been the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania Attorney General. He currently is a partner at Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP in Philadelphia.
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He earned a degree from Temple University and a law degree from Antioch School of Law.[2] He earned a Master of Philosophy from Oxford University where he was a Marshall Scholar in 1984.[2] He served as a White House Fellow under President Bill Clinton, where he wrote the October 21, 1995 presidential executive order allowing federal agents to seize the assets of the Colombian Cali drug cartel, which was later used in the effort to seize Al-Qaeda assets after 9/11.[3]
He is a distant relative of Dwight D. Eisenhower.[4] An amateur guitar player, he was known to play during campaign events, even playing a guitar solo with Philadelphia indie rock band Cecil B. during a "Jammin' for Jim" rally at University of Pennsylvania.[4]
He began his legal career as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and as a trial attorney for the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.[3] He is a partner in the Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP law firm in Philadelphia, where he is chair of their Government and Regulatory Affairs Practice Group.[2][3] At various times, he has served as a faculty member for Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania.[3]
He served as attorney for Don H. Barden and his company, PITG Gaming, in proceedings before the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.[5] Barden's application was successful and received the only Pittsburgh slots license available.[6] He is serving as attorney for Mike Manzo, who is charged with various crimes as part of the "Bonusgate" controversy.[7]
He is a close ally of former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.[8] He served as Rendell's chief criminal justice advisor during Rendell's 2002 gubernatorial election.[3] After Rendell's election, Eisenhower served on the "Governor’s Cabinet for Children and Families" within the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.[3] In 2005, Rendell named him Chairman of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, the inter-governmental body that regulates finances for the city of Philadelphia.[3][9]
He was the Democratic nominee for the 2000 Pennsylvania Attorney General election and the 2004 Pennsylvania Attorney General election. In 2004, he lost a very close election to Republican Tom Corbett.[10] The election was so close that the Associated Press initially called the race for Eisenhower.[11]
In 2000, he lost to Republican Mike Fisher.[12] He was named to the 2003 Pennsylvania Report "Power 75" List of politically influential people in Pennsylvania.[8]
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Joe Kohn |
Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Pennsylvania 2000 (lost), 2004 (lost) |
Succeeded by John Morganelli |