List of Jewish American politicians

For other notable Jewish Americans, see List of Jewish Americans.

This is a list of notable Jewish American politicians, arranged chronologically.

Federal government

Senators

Current senators

#3333FF || California|| style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || || Dianne Feinstein|| Democratic|| Mayor of San Francisco, San Francisco Board of Supervisors|| Stanford University(B.A.)||November 10, 1992||June 22, 1933||January 3, 2019 #3333FF || Connecticut|| style="background:#fcfccf;"| 3 || || Richard Blumenthal|| Democratic|| Connecticut Attorney General, Connecticut Senate, Connecticut House of Representatives|| Harvard University(B.A.)
Trinity College, Cambridge(attended)
Yale University(J.D.)|| January 5, 2011 || February 13, 1946 || January 3, 2023 #3333FF || Hawaii|| style="background:#fcfccf;"| 3 || || Brian Schatz|| Democratic|| Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, Hawaii House of Representatives|| Pomona College(B.A.)||December 26, 2012||October 20, 1972||January 3, 2023 #3333FF || Maryland|| style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || || Ben Cardin|| Democratic|| U.S. House, Maryland House of Delegates|| University of Pittsburgh(B.A.)
University of Maryland, Baltimore(J.D.)||January 3, 2007||October 5, 1943||January 3, 2019 #3333FF || Minnesota|| style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || || Al Franken|| Democratic|| || Harvard College(B.A.)||July 7, 2009||May 21, 1951||January 3, 2019 #3333FF || New York|| style="background:#fcfccf;"| 3 || 95px|| Chuck Schumer|| Democratic|| U.S. House, New York State Assembly|| Harvard University(A.B.; J.D.)||January 3, 1999||November 23, 1950||January 3, 2023 #3333FF || Oregon|| style="background:#fcfccf;"| 3 || || Ron Wyden|| Democratic|| U.S. House|| University of California, Santa Barbara(attended)
Stanford University(B.A.)
University of Oregon(J.D.)||February 6, 1996||May 3, 1949||January 3, 2023 #3333FF || Vermont|| style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || || Bernie Sanders|| Democratic|| Mayor of Burlington, U.S. House|| Brooklyn College(attended)
University of Chicago(B.A.)||January 3, 2007||September 8, 1941||January 3, 2019

	State	Class	Senator	Name	Party	Prior public office/position	Education	Assumed office	Date of birth	Term expires

Former senators

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• Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN: 1978–1991)
• Barbara Boxer (D-CA: 1993-2017)
• William Cohen (R-ME: 1978-1997)
• Norm Coleman (R-MN: 2003–2009)
• Russell Feingold (D-WI: 1993–2011)
• Ernest Gruening (D-AK: 1959-1969)
• Chic Hecht (R-NV: 1983–1989)
• Jacob K. Javits (R-NY: 1957–1981)
• Herbert Kohl (D-WI: 1988–2013)
• Herbert Lehman (D-NY: 1950-1957)
• Carl Levin (D-MI: 1979-2015)
• Joe Lieberman (D-CT: 1989–2013)
• Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ: 1982–2001; 2003–2013)
• Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH: 1974 1976–1995)
• Richard Neuberger (D-OR: 1955-1960)
• Abraham A. Ribicoff (D-CT: 1962–1980)
• Warren Rudman (R-NH: 1980–1993)
• Arlen Specter (R/D-PA: 1981–2011)
• Richard Stone (D-FL: 1975-1980)
• Paul Wellstone (D-MN: 1991–2002)
• David Levy Yulee (D-FL: 1845–1851; 1855–1861)
• Edward Zorinsky (D-NE: 1976–1987)

Representatives

Current representatives

#3333FF || California 28|| || Adam Schiff|| Democratic || Judaism|| California State Senate, Assistant Prosecutor for the United States Attorney for the Southern District of California|| Stanford University
Harvard University|| 2001 || 1960 || #3333FF || California 30|| || Brad Sherman|| Democratic || Jewish|| California Board of Equalization|| University of California, Los Angeles
Harvard Law School|| 1997 || 1954 || #3333FF || California 47|| || Alan Lowenthal|| Democratic || Jewish|| California State Senate, California State Assembly|| Ohio State University
Hobart College|| 2013 || 1941 || #3333FF || California 53|| 75px|| Susan Davis|| Democratic || Jewish|| California State Assembly|| University of California, Berkeley
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|| 2001 || 1944 || #3333FF || Colorado 2|| || Jared Polis|| Democratic || Jewish|| Colorado State Board of Education, Internet Executive || Princeton University|| 2009 || 1975 || First openly gay man elected as a freshman #3333FF || Florida 21|| || Lois Frankel|| Democratic || Jewish|| West Palm Beachmayor || Boston University
Georgetown University Law Center|| 2013 || 1948 || #3333FF || Florida 22|| || Ted Deutch|| Democratic || Jewish|| Florida Senate|| University of Michigan
University of Michigan Law School|| 2010* || 1966 || #3333FF || Florida 23|| || Debbie Wasserman Schultz|| Democratic || Jewish|| Florida Senate, Florida House of Representatives|| University of Florida|| 2005 || 1966 || Former Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee#3333FF || Illinois 9|| || Jan Schakowsky|| Democratic || Jewish|| Illinois House of Representatives|| University of Illinois|| 1999 || 1944 || Democratic leadership as a Chief Deputy Whip #3333FF || Illinois 10|| || Brad Schneider|| Democratic || Jewish|| Former Member of Congress || Northwestern|| 2017 || 1961 || #3333FF || Kentucky 3|| || John Yarmuth|| Democratic || Jewish|| Newspaper Publisher, Vice-President for University Relations University of Louisville|| Yale University|| 2007 || 1947 || First Jewish congressman from Kentucky #3333FF || Maryland 8|||| Jamie Raskin|| Democratic || Jewish|| Maryland Senate|| Harvard University
Harvard Law School|| 2017 || 1962 || #3333FF || Michigan 9|| || Sander Levin|| Democratic || Jewish|| U.S. Government administrator || University of Chicago
Columbia University
Harvard Law School|| 1983 || 1931 || Former chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means#3333FF || Nevada 3|| || Jacky Rosen|| Democratic || Jewish|| || University of Minnesota|| 2017 || 1957 || #3333FF || New Jersey 5|| 75px|| Josh Gottheimer|| Democratic || Jewish|| Speechwriter for President Bill Clinton|| University of Pennsylvania
Harvard Law School|| 2017 || 1975 || #E81B23 || New York 1|| || Lee Zeldin|| Republican || Jewish|| New York Senate|| University at Albany, SUNY
Albany Law School|| 2015 || 1980 || #3333FF || New York 10|| 75px|| Jerrold Nadler|| Democratic || Jewish|| New York State Assembly|| Columbia University
Fordham University|| 1992* || 1947 || #3333FF || New York 16|| || Eliot Engel|| Democratic || Jewish|| high school teacher, New York State Assembly|| Lehman College
New York Law School|| 1989 || 1947 || #3333FF || New York 17|| || Nita Lowey|| Democratic || Jewish|| New York Assistant Secretary of State || Mount Holyoke College|| 1989 || 1937 || First female and second chairperson of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee#E81B23 || Tennessee 8|||| David Kustoff|| Republican || Jewish|| Former U.S. Attorneyfor the Western District of Tennessee|| University of Memphis|| 2017 || 1966 || #3333FF || Tennessee 9|| || Steve Cohen|| Democratic || Jewish|| Tennessee Senate, Attorney || Vanderbilt University
University of Memphis|| 2007 || 1949 || First Jewish congressman from Tennessee

	District		Name	Party	Religion	Prior experience	Education	Assumed office	Born in	Notes

Former representatives

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• Bella Abzug (D-NY: 1973–1977)
• Anthony C. Beilenson (D-CA: 1977–1997)
• Howard Berman (D-CA: 1983–2013)
• Eric Cantor (R-VA: 2001–2014) Former House Majority Leader
• Sam Coppersmith (D-AZ: 1993–1995)
• Peter Deutsch (D-FL: 1993–2005)
• Mickey Edwards (R-OK:1977–1993)
• Rahm Emanuel (D-IL: 2003–2009), also Cabinet-level officer; current Mayor of Chicago
• Eric Fingerhut (D-OH: 1993-95)
• Bob Filner (D-CA: 1993–2012)
• Jon D. Fox (R-PA: 1995–1999)
• Martin Frost (D-TX: 1979–2005)
• Sam Gejdenson (D-CT: 1981–2001)
• Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ: 2007–2012)
• Bill Graidson (R-OH 1st and 2nd: 1975–1983; 1983–1993)
• Alan Grayson (D-FL: 2013–2017, 2001–2011)
• Jane Harman (D-CA: 1993–1999, 2001–2011)
• Julius Houseman (D-MI 5th: 1883–1885)
• Steve Israel (D-NY:2001-2017)
• Julius Kahn (R-CA:1899–1924)
• Florence Prag Kahn (R-CA:1925–1937), first Jewish woman elected
• Ed Koch (D-NY 17th and 18th: 1969–1973; 1973–1977)
• Tom Lantos (D-CA: 1981–2008), also Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations
• William Lehman (D-FL:1973–1993)
• Mel Levine (D-CA: 1983–1993)
• Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D-PA: 1995–1997)
• Edward Mezvinsky (D-IA: 1973–1977)
• Philip Phillips (D-AL:1853–1855)
• Allyson Schwartz (D-PA: 2005–2015)
• Gladys Spellman (D-MD: 1975–1981)
• Sam Steiger (R-AZ: 1967–1977)
• Henry Waxman (D-CA: 1975–2015), also Chairman of Energy and Commerce Committee
• Robert Wexler (D-FL: 1997–2010)
• Anthony Weiner (D-NY: 1999–2011)
• Ted Weiss (D-NY: 1977–1992)
• Sidney R. Yates (D-IL: 1949–1963; 1965–1999)
• Dick Zimmer (R-NJ: 1991–1997)

Supreme Court justices

Current justices

Name	Born	Appt. by	Age at appt.	First day / Length of service	Previous positions
Ruth Bader Ginsburg	March 15, 1933 (age ) in Brooklyn, New York	Bill Clinton	60	August 10, 1993	Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1980–1993); General Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union (1973–1980); Professor, Columbia Law School (1972–1980); Professor, Rutgers University School of Law (1963–1972)
Stephen Breyer	August 15, 1938 (age ) in San Francisco, California	Bill Clinton	55	August 3, 1994	Chief Judge, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1990–1994); Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1980–1990); Professor, Harvard Law School (1967–1980)
Elena Kagan	April 28, 1960 (age ) in New York, New York	Barack Obama	50	August 7, 2010	Solicitor General of the United States (2009–2010); Dean of Harvard Law School (2003–2009); Professor, Harvard Law School (2001–2003); Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School (1999–2001); Associate White House Counsel (1995–1999); Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council (1995–1999); Professor, University of Chicago Law School (1995); Associate Professor, University of Chicago Law School (1991–1995)

Former justices

Name	Born	Died	Appt. by	Retired under	Age at appt.	First day	Date of retirement
Louis Brandeis	November 13, 1856 in Louisville, Kentucky	October 5, 1941 in Washington, D.C.	Woodrow Wilson	Franklin D. Roosevelt	55	June 1, 1916	February 13, 1939
Benjamin Cardozo	May 24, 1870 in New York, New York	July 9, 1938 in Port Chester, New York	Herbert Hoover	Franklin D. Roosevelt	61	March 2, 1932	July 9, 1938
Felix Frankfurter	November 15, 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary	February 22, 1965 in Washington, D.C.	Franklin D. Roosevelt	John F. Kennedy	56	January 20, 1939	August 28, 1962
Arthur Goldberg	August 8, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois	January 19, 1990 in Washington, D.C.	John F. Kennedy	Lyndon B. Johnson	53	September 28, 1962	July 26, 1965
Abe Fortas	June 19, 1910 in Memphis, Tennessee	April 5, 1982 in Washington, D.C.	Lyndon B. Johnson	Richard Nixon	55	October 4, 1965	May 14, 1969

Cabinet officials

Current Cabinet secretaries

Office	Secretary	Name	Assumed office	Date of birth	Prior public office/position	Education
Secretary of the Treasury	95px	Steve Mnuchin	February 13, 2017	December 21, 1962	none	Yale University (A.B.)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs	95px	David Shulkin	February 14, 2017	June 22, 1959	Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health	Hampshire College (A.B.) Drexel University (M.D.)

Obama Cabinet secretaries

Office	Secretary	Name	Assumed office	Date of birth	Prior public office/position	Education
Secretary of the Treasury		Jack Lew	February 28, 2013	August 29, 1955	White House Chief of Staff, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources	Harvard University (A.B.) Georgetown University (J.D.)
Secretary of Commerce		Penny Pritzker	June 26, 2013	May 2, 1959	none	Harvard University (A.B.) Stanford University (J.D., M.B.A.)

State government

Governors

Current governors

#E81B23 || Missouri|| 75px|| Eric Greitens|| Republican|| January 9, 2017 || January 11, 2021|| No Previous Positions Held

	State	Governor	Name	Party	Assumed office	Term expires	Notes

Former governors

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	Name	Party	State	Term	Other Public Office/Position	Note
Moses Alexander	Democratic	Idaho	1915-1919	Mayor of Boise, Idaho	Idaho's first and so far only Jewish governor
Simon Bamberger	Democratic	Utah	1917-1921		First non-Mormon, first Democrat, and first and to date only person of Jewish heritage to be elected governor of the state of Utah
Washington Bartlett	Democratic	California	1887	Mayor of San Francisco	California's first and so far only Jewish governor
David Emanuel	Democratic-Republican	Georgia	1801		Emanuel is considered to be the first Jew elected to public office in the South and the first Jewish governor of any U.S. state, although he may not have been an openly practicing Jew. As an adult he became a Presbyterian, confusing later researchers about his identity, but modern historians accept that he was Jewish.
Neil Goldschmidt	Democratic	Oregon	1987-1991	United States Secretary of Transportation Mayor of Portland, Oregon
Ernest Gruening	Democratic	Territory of Alaska	1939-1953	United States Senator
Henry Horner	Democratic	Illinois	1933-1940		Illinois' first Jewish governor
Madeleine Kunin	Democratic	Vermont	1985-1991	United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Lieutenant Governor of Vermont	Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor
Herbert H. Lehman	Democratic	New York	1933-1942	United States Senator Lieutenant Governor of New York
Frank Licht	Democratic	Rhode Island	1969-1973	Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court Member of the Rhode Island Senate	Rhode Island's first Jewish governor
Linda Lingle	Republican	Hawaii	2002-2010	Mayor of Maui	Hawaii's first and, to date, only female and Jewish governor
Marvin Mandel	Democratic	Maryland	1969-1979		Maryland's first and to date only Jewish governor
Jack Markell	Democratic	Delaware	2009-2017	Treasurer of Delaware	Former Chairperson of the National Governors Association Former Chairperson of the Democratic Governors Association
Julius Meier	Independent	Oregon	1931-1935		Oregon's first Jewish governor
Ed Rendell	Democratic	Pennsylvania	2003-2011	Mayor of Philadelphia
Abraham Ribicoff	Democratic	Connecticut	1955-1961	United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare United States Senator Member of the U.S. House of Representatives	Connecticut's first and to date only Jewish governor
Edward S. Salomon	Republican	Washington Territory	1870-1872
Arthur Seligman	Democratic	New Mexico	1931-1933		New Mexico's first native-born, non-Hispanic, governor of Jewish ancestry
Samuel H. Shapiro	Democratic	Illinois	1968-1969	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Milton Shapp	Democratic	Pennsylvania	1971-1979		Pennsylvania's first Jewish governor
Peter Shumlin	Democratic	Vermont	2011-2017	Vermont House of Representatives Former President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate
Eliot Spitzer	Democratic	New York	2007-2008	New York Attorney General
Bruce Sundlun	Democratic	Rhode Island	1991-1995

Lieutenant governors

Current lieutenant governors

#3333FF || Connecticut|| || Nancy Wyman|| Democrat|| January 5, 2011 || 2019|| Comptroller of Connecticut

	State	Governor	Name	Party	Assumed office	Term expires	Prior public office/position

Former lieutenant governors

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• Jerry Abramson (D-KY: 2011–2014)
• Jay Dardenne (R-LA: 2010–2016)
• Matthew Denn (D-DE: 2009–2015)
• Lee Fisher (D-OH: 2007–2011)
• Ken Rothman (D-MO: 1981–1985)
• Harriett Woods (D-MO: 1985–1989)

Municipal government

Mayors of major cities

Current mayors of major cities

#3333FF || Anchorage|| Alaska|| || Ethan Berkowitz|| Democratic|| July 1, 2015 || 2019 || Member of Alaska House of Representatives #3333FF || Austin|| Texas|| || Steve Adler|| Democratic|| January 6, 2015 || 2019 || #3333FF || Burlington|| Vermont|| || Miro Weinberger|| Democratic|| April 2, 2012 || 2016 || #3333FF || Chattanooga|| Tennessee|| || Andy Berke|| Democratic|| April 15, 2013 || 2017 || Member of the Tennessee Senate#3333FF || Chicago|| Illinois|| || Rahm Emanuel|| Democratic|| May 16, 2011 || 2019 || White House Chief of Staff
U.S. House#3333FF || Jersey City|| New Jersey|| || Steven Fulop|| Democratic|| July 1, 2013 || 2017 || Jersey City Councilman #DDDDBB || Las Vegas|| Nevada|| || Carolyn Goodman|| Independent|| July 6, 2011 || 2019 || #3333FF || Los Angeles|| California || || Eric Garcetti|| Democratic|| July 1, 2013 || 2017 || President of the Los Angeles City Council
Los Angeles City Councilman#3333FF || Madison|| Wisconsin|| || Paul Soglin|| Democratic|| April 19, 2011 || 2019 || #3333FF || Oakland|| California|| ||Libby Schaaf|| Democratic|| January 5, 2015 || 2019 || Member of Oakland City Council#3333FF || St. Petersburg|| Florida|| || Rick Kriseman|| Democratic|| January 2, 2014 || 2017 || Member of the Florida House of Representatives#3333FF || Tucson|| Arizona|| 75px|| Jonathan Rothschild|| Democratic|| December 5, 2011 || 2015 ||

	City	State	Mayor	Name	Party	Assumed office	Term expires	Prior public office/position

Former mayors of major cities

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• Jerry Abramson (D-Louisville, KY: 1986–1999; 2003-2011)
• Moses Alexander (D-Boise, ID: 1897–1899; 1901-1903)
• Abe Aronovitz (R-Miami, FL: 1953-1955)
• Harry Bacharach (R-Atlantic City, NJ: 1912; 1916–1920; 1930-1935)
• Walt Bachrach (R-Cincinnati, OH: 1960-1967
• Abraham Beame (D-New York, NY: 1974-1977)
• Martin Behrman (D-New Orleans, LA: 1904-1920; 1925-1926)
• Bruce Blakeman (First Presiding Officer of Nassau County, N.Y.)
• Michael Bloomberg (R then I:New York, NY: 2002-2013)
• Richard Berkley (R-Kansas City, MO: 1979-1991)
• David Cicilline (D-Providence, RI: 2003-2011)
• Larry Cohen (D-Saint Paul, MN: 1972-1976)
• Josh Cohen (D-Annapolis, MD: 2009-2013)
• Norm Coleman (R-Saint Paul, MN: 1997-2002)
• Leopold David (Anchorage, AK: 1920-1923), first mayor of Anchorage
• Mutt Evans (D-Durham, NC: 1951-1963)
• Dianne Feinstein (D-San Francisco, CA: 1978-1988)
• Bob Filner (D-San Diego, CA: 2012-2013)
• Samuel Folz (D-Kalamazoo, MI: 1903)
• Lois Frankel (D-West Palm Beach, FL: 2003-2011)
• Sandra Freedman (D-Tampa, FL: 1986-1995)
• Jeffrey Friedman (D-Austin, TX: 1975-1977)
• Eva Galambos (R-Sandy Springs, GA: 2005-2014)
• Bailey Gatzert (I-Seattle, WA: 1875-1876)
• Susan Golding (R-San Diego, CA: 1992-2000)
• Neil Goldschmidt (D-Portland, OR: 1973-1979)
• Stephen Goldsmith (R-Indianapolis, IN: 1992-2000)
• Oscar Goodman (D then I:Las Vegas, NV: 1999-2011)
• Phil Gordon (D-Phoenix, AZ: 2004-2012)
• Bill Graidson (R-Cincinnati, OH: 1971)
• Robert Harris (D-Ann Arbor, MI: 1969-1973)
• Adlene Harrison (D-Dallas, TX: 1976)
• Julius Houseman (D-Grand Rapids, MI: 1872-1873; 1874–1875)
• Vera Katz (D-Portland, OR: 1993-2005)
• Ed Koch (D-New York, NY: 1978-1989)
• Joseph Lazarow (R-Atlantic City, NJ: 1976-1982)
• Henry Loeb (D-Memphis, TN: 1960-1963; 1968-1971), later converted to Episcopalianism
• Zachariah J. Loussac (D-Anchorage, AK: 1948-1951)
• Sophie Masloff (D-Pittsburgh, PA: 1988-1994)
• Sam Massell (D-Atlanta, GA: 1970-1974)
• Laura Miller (D-Dallas, TX: 2002-2007)
• Arthur Naftalin (D-Minneapolis, MN: 1961-1969)
• Meyera Oberndorf (D-Virginia Beach, VA: 1988-2009)
• Ed Rendell (D-Philadelphia, PA: 1992-2000)
• Bernie Sanders (I-Burlington, VT: 1981-1989)
• Murray Seasongood (I-Cincinnati, OH: 1929-1929)
• Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo, TX: 1993-2001)
• Florence Shapiro (R-Plano, TX: 1990-1992)
• Joseph Simon (R-Portland, OR: 1909-1911)
• Jerry Springer (D-Cincinnati, OH: 1977-1978)
• Sam Steiger (R-Prescott, AZ: 1999-2001)
• Annette Strauss (D-Dallas, TX: 1987-1991)
• Adolph Sutro (R-San Francisco, CA: 1895-1897)
• Susan Weiner (R-Savannah, GA: 1992-1996)
• Edward Zorinsky (R-Omaha, NE: 1973–1976)

Presidential candidates

• Milton Shapp ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1976 but ended the campaign after 89 days and not even winning Pennsylvania where he was governor.
• Arlen Specter ran for the Republican Nomination for President in 1996, but dropped out before the Iowa Caucuses. He later became a Democrat.
• Joe Lieberman ran for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004. In the previous presidential election, he was the Democratic candidate for vice president.
• Jill Stein was the Green Party nominee for president in 2012. She lost with 0.36% of the vote, or 470,000 votes. She ran in the 2016 Presidential Election, but lost with just over one percent.
• Bernie Sanders was running for president in 2016 as a Democrat. He became the first Jewish candidate to win a Democratic party primary with a victory in New Hampshire. He lost the nomination to Hillary Clinton.

See also

• List of Jewish members of the United States Congress