Jason Lorber
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Jason P. Lorber is a consultant, comedian and politician from Burlington, Vermont
. A Democrat
, he is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives
, representing the Chittenden-3-3 district
in Burlington. He was first elected in November 2004.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, Lorber graduated from the University of California, Berkeley
with a BA and earned an MBA from Stanford University
. He founded a small business called Aplomb Consulting which works with nonprofit organizations and healthcare clinics, providing strategic planning, fundraising, and other support services. He is also a standup comedian, doing gigs, producing comedy shows and running improv workshops.
First elected to the legislature in November 2004, he was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. He serves on the House Institutions & Corrections Committee, and focusses much of his legislative effort on prison reform. He hosts a television program called "Correcting Corrections" broadcast on CCTV Channel 17.
Lorber is openly gay; his partner is Nathaniel G. Lew, an assistant professor at Saint Michael's College
. Lorber and Lew are joined in a civil union
. Lorber is one of five openly gay members of the Vermont Legislature, alongside representatives Bill Lippert
(D–Hinesburg
), Suzi Wizowaty
(D–Burlington
), Brian Campion
(D–Bennington) and Herb Font-Russell
(D–Rutland).
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
. A Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, he is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives
Vermont House of Representatives
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...
, representing the Chittenden-3-3 district
Chittenden-3-3 Vermont Representative District, 2002-2012
The Chittenden-3-3 Representative District is a two member state Representative district in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is one the 108 one or two member districts into which the state was divided by the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following...
in Burlington. He was first elected in November 2004.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, Lorber graduated from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
with a BA and earned an MBA from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He founded a small business called Aplomb Consulting which works with nonprofit organizations and healthcare clinics, providing strategic planning, fundraising, and other support services. He is also a standup comedian, doing gigs, producing comedy shows and running improv workshops.
First elected to the legislature in November 2004, he was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. He serves on the House Institutions & Corrections Committee, and focusses much of his legislative effort on prison reform. He hosts a television program called "Correcting Corrections" broadcast on CCTV Channel 17.
Lorber is openly gay; his partner is Nathaniel G. Lew, an assistant professor at Saint Michael's College
Saint Michael's College
Saint Michael's College is a private, residential liberal arts Catholic college. The campus is located in Colchester, Vermont. It was founded in 1904 by the Society of Saint Edmund, a French order of Catholic priests.-History:...
. Lorber and Lew are joined in a civil union
Civil unions in Vermont
Same-sex marriage in Vermont began on September 1, 2009. Vermont was the first state to introduce civil unions in July 2000, and the first state to introduce same-sex marriage by enacting a statute without being required to do so by a court decision....
. Lorber is one of five openly gay members of the Vermont Legislature, alongside representatives Bill Lippert
Bill Lippert
William J. Lippert, commonly known as Bill Lippert, is a legislator and gay rights activist from the U.S. state of Vermont who has served since 1994 in the Vermont House of Representatives as a representative of the Chittenden-1-1 House district in Hinesburg...
(D–Hinesburg
Hinesburg, Vermont
Hinesburg is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Abel Hine, town clerk. The population was 4,340 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
), Suzi Wizowaty
Suzi Wizowaty
Suzi Wizowaty is an author and politician from Burlington, Vermont. A Democrat, she is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing the Chittenden-3-5 district in Burlington...
(D–Burlington
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
), Brian Campion
Brian Campion
Brian Campion is an American politician from Bennington, Vermont. A Democrat, he was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2010, representing the Bennington-2-1 district in Bennington and North Bennington. He took office on January 5, 2011....
(D–Bennington) and Herb Font-Russell
Herb Font-Russell
Herb Font-Russell is an American politician from Rutland, Vermont. A Democrat, he was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2010, representing the Rutland-5-3 district. He took office on January 5, 2011....
(D–Rutland).