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This is a list of notable Jewish American politicians, arranged chronologically. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.

Federal government

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Members of Congress

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Main article: List of Jewish members of the United States Congress

Cabinet officials

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Position Portrait Name Took office Left office President(s)
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar Straus[1] December 17, 1906 March 5, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt
(1901–1909)
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau[1] January 1, 1934 July 22, 1945[2] Franklin D. Roosevelt
(1933–1945)
Harry S. Truman
(1945–1953)
Acting Secretary of Commerce Lewis Strauss[1] November 13, 1958 June 30, 1959 Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1953–1961)
Secretary of Labor Goldberg Arthur Goldberg[1] January 21, 1961 September 20, 1962 John F. Kennedy
(1961–1963)
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abe Ribicoff[1] January 21, 1961 July 13, 1962
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Wilbur Cohen[1] May 16, 1968 January 20, 1969 Lyndon B. Johnson
(1963–1969)
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger Henry Kissinger[1] September 22, 1973 January 20, 1977[3] Richard Nixon
(1969–1974)
Gerald Ford
(1974–1977)
Attorney General Edward Levi[1] January 14, 1975 January 20, 1977
Secretary of Defense Harold Brown[1] January 20, 1977 January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
(1977–1981)
Secretary of the Treasury Michael Blumenthal[1] January 23, 1977 August 4, 1979
Secretary of Transportation Black-and-white photo of a man with a wide smile and short curly hair wearing a light-colored suit Neil Goldschmidt[1] August 15, 1979 January 20, 1981
Secretary of Commerce Philip Klutznick[1] January 9, 1980 January 20, 1981
Secretary of Labor Reich Bob Reich[1] January 22, 1993 January 20, 1997 Bill Clinton
(1993–2001)
Secretary of the Treasury Bob Rubin[1] January 11, 1995 July 2, 1999
Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman[1] March 30, 1995 January 20, 2001
Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor[1] April 12, 1996 January 21, 1997
Secretary of Defense William Cohen[4] January 24, 1997 January 20, 2001
Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers[1] July 2, 1999 January 20, 2001
Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff[5] February 15, 2005 January 21, 2009 George W. Bush
(2001–2009)
Attorney General Michael Mukasey[6] November 9, 2007 January 20, 2009
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Stuart Levey[7] January 20, 2009 January 26, 2009 Barack Obama
(2009–2017)
– Acting Secretary of Labor Harris Seth Harris January 22, 2013 July 23, 2013
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Neal Wolin[8] January 25, 2013 February 28, 2013
Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew[9] February 28, 2013 January 20, 2017
Acting Secretary of Commerce Cam Kerry[10] June 1, 2013 June 26, 2013
Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker[11] June 26, 2013 January 20, 2017
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Adam Szubin[8] January 20, 2017 February 13, 2017 Donald Trump
(2017–2021)
Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin February 13, 2017 January 20, 2021
Secretary of Veteran Affairs David Shulkin[12] February 14, 2017 March 28, 2018
Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen[13] December 23, 2020 January 20, 2021
Secretary of State Tony Blinken[14] January 26, 2021 Incumbent Joe Biden
(2021–present)
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen[14] January 26, 2021 Incumbent
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas[14] February 2, 2021 Incumbent
Attorney General Merrick Garland[14] March 11, 2021 Incumbent

Cabinet-level officials

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Position Portrait Name Took office Left office President(s)
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Goldberg Arthur Goldberg[1] July 28, 1965 June 24, 1968 Lyndon B. Johnson
(1964–1969)
United States Trade Representative Robert Strauss[15] March 30, 1977 August 17, 1979 Jimmy Carter
(1977–1981)
White House Chief of Staff Ken Duberstein[16] July 1, 1988 January 20, 1989 Ronald Reagan
(1981–1989)
United States Trade Representative Mickey Kantor[1] January 22, 1993 April 12, 1996 Bill Clinton
(1993–2001)
Director of Central Intelligence John Deutch[17] May 10, 1995 December 15, 1996
United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky[18] April 12, 1996 March 18, 1997
March 18, 1997 January 20, 2001
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jack Lew[9] May 21, 1998 January 19, 2001
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Josh Bolten[19] June 26, 2003 April 14, 2006 George W. Bush
(2001–2009)
White House Chief of Staff April 14, 2006 January 20, 2009
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel[20] January 20, 2009 October 1, 2010 Barack Obama
(2009–2017)
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Peter Orszag[21] January 20, 2009 July 30, 2010
Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jeff Zients[22] July 30, 2010 November 18, 2010
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jack Lew[9] November 18, 2010 January 27, 2012
White House Chief of Staff January 27, 2012 January 20, 2013
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Alan Krueger[23] November 7, 2011 August 2, 2013
Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jeff Zients[22] January 27, 2012 April 24, 2013
United States Trade Representative Mike Froman[24] June 21, 2013 January 20, 2017
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jason Furman[25] August 2, 2013 January 20, 2017
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain[26][27] January 20, 2021 February 8, 2023 Joe Biden
(2021–present)
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines[28] January 21, 2021 Incumbent
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Eric Lander[14] June 2, 2021 February 18, 2022
White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients[22] February 8, 2023 Incumbent
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein July 10, 2023 Incumbent

State government

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Governors

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State Portrait Name Party Assumed office Left office Notes
Georgia David Emanuel[29] Democratic-Republican March 3, 1801 November 7, 1801 Emanuel may not have been an openly practicing Jew.
As an adult he became a Presbyterian, but modern historians accept he was Jewish.[30]
Wisconsin Edward Salomon[31] Republican April 19, 1862 January 4, 1864
Washington Edward Salomon[32][33] Republican March 4, 1870 May 26, 1872
California Washington Bartlett[34] Democratic January 8, 1887 September 12, 1887 California's first and only Jewish governor
Idaho Moses Alexander[29] Democratic January 4, 1915 January 6, 1919 Idaho's first and only Jewish governor
Utah Simon Bamberger[29] Democratic January 1, 1917 January 1, 1921 Utah's first and only Jewish governor
New Mexico Arthur Seligman[29] Democratic January 1, 1931 September 25, 1933 New Mexico's first Jewish governor
Oregon Julius Meier[29] Independent January 12, 1931 January 14, 1935 Oregon's first Jewish governor
New York Herbert Lehman[29] Democratic January 1, 1933 December 3, 1942 New York's first Jewish governor
Florida David Sholtz[35] Democratic January 3, 1933 January 5, 1937
Illinois Henry Horner[29] Democratic January 9, 1933 October 6, 1940 Illinois' first Jewish governor
Wisconsin Julius Heil[36] Republican January 2, 1939 January 4, 1943
Alaska Ernest Gruening[29] Democratic December 6, 1939 April 10, 1953 Alaska's first and only Jewish governor
Connecticut Abe Ribicoff[1] Democratic January 5, 1955 January 21, 1961 Connecticut's first and only Jewish governor
Illinois Samuel Shapiro[29] Democratic May 21, 1968 January 13, 1969
Rhode Island Frank Licht[29] Democratic January 7, 1969 January 2, 1973 Rhode Island's first Jewish governor
Maryland Marvin Mandel[29] Democratic January 7, 1969 January 17, 1979 Maryland's first and only Jewish governor
*Blair Lee III served as Acting Governor from June 4, 1977, to January 15, 1979
Pennsylvania Milton Shapp[29] Democratic January 19, 1971 January 16, 1979 Pennsylvania's first Jewish governor
Vermont Madeleine Kunin[29] Democratic January 10, 1985 January 10, 1991
Oregon Neil Goldschmidt[1] Democratic January 12, 1987 January 14, 1991
Rhode Island Bruce Sundlun[29] Democratic January 1, 1991 January 3, 1995
Hawaii Linda Lingle[37] Republican December 2, 2002 December 6, 2010 Hawaii's first Jewish governor
Pennsylvania Ed Rendell[38] Democratic January 21, 2003 January 18, 2011
New York Eliot Spitzer[39] Democratic January 1, 2007 March 17, 2008
Delaware Jack Markell[40] Democratic January 20, 2009 January 17, 2017
Vermont Peter Shumlin[41] Democratic January 6, 2011 January 5, 2017
Missouri Eric Greitens[42] Republican January 9, 2017 June 1, 2018
Colorado Jared Polis[43] Democratic January 8, 2019 Incumbent
Illinois J. B. Pritzker[44] Democratic January 14, 2019 Incumbent
Hawaii Josh Green Democratic December 5, 2022 Incumbent
Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro Democratic January 17, 2023 Incumbent

Lieutenant governors

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State Portrait Name Party Assumed office Left office
Louisiana Henry Hyams[40] Democratic January 23, 1860 January 25, 1864
New York Herbert Lehman[29] Democratic January 1, 1929 December 31, 1932
Illinois Samuel Shapiro[29] Democratic January 9, 1961 May 21, 1968
Vermont Madeleine Kunin[29] Democratic January 10, 1979 January 10, 1983
Missouri Ken Rothman[45] Democratic January 12, 1981 January 15, 1985
Rhode Island Richard Licht[46] Democratic January 1, 1985 January 1, 1989
Missouri Harriett Woods[40] Democratic January 14, 1985 January 9, 1989
Maryland Melvin Steinberg[40] Democratic January 21, 1987 January 18, 1995
Pennsylvania Robert Jubelirer[47] Republican October 5, 2001 January 21, 2003
Ohio Lee Fisher[48] Democratic January 8, 2007 January 10, 2011
Delaware Matthew Denn[49] Democratic January 20, 2009 January 6, 2015
New York Richard Ravitch[50] Democratic July 9, 2009 December 31, 2010
Louisiana Jay Dardenne[51] Republican November 22, 2010 January 11, 2016
Hawaii Brian Schatz[52] Democratic December 6, 2010 December 26, 2012
Connecticut Nancy Wyman[53] Democratic January 5, 2011 January 9, 2019
Kentucky Jerry Abramson[54] Democratic December 13, 2011 November 13, 2014
Florida Carlos Lopez-Cantera[55] Republican February 3, 2014 January 7, 2019
Vermont David Zuckerman[56] Vermont Progressive Party January 5, 2017 January 7, 2021
Hawaii Josh Green[57] Democratic December 3, 2018 December 5, 2022
Vermont David Zuckerman Vermont Progressive Party January 5, 2023 Incumbent

State Attorneys General

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State Portrait Name Party Assumed office Left office
New York Simon Rosendale[58] Democratic January 1, 1892 December 31, 1893
Maryland Isidor Rayner[59] Democratic 1899 1903
Maryland Isaac Straus[40] Democratic 1907 1911
New York Carl Sherman[60] Democratic January 1, 1923 December 31, 1924
New York Albert Ottinger[61] Republican January 1, 1925 December 31, 1928
Ohio Gilbert Bettman[40] Republican January 14, 1929 January 12, 1933
New Jersey David Wilentz[62] Democratic 1934 1944
New York Nathaniel Goldstein[40] Republican January 1, 1943 December 31, 1954
Delaware Albert Young[63] Independent 1951 1955
Massachusetts George Fingold[64] Republican January 8, 1953 August 31, 1958
New York Jacob Javits[40] Republican January 1, 1955 January 9, 1957
New York Louis Lefkowitz[40] Republican January 10, 1957 December 31, 1978
California Stanley Mosk[40] Democratic January 5, 1959 1964
New Hampshire Warren Rudman[40] Republican 1970 1976
Rhode Island Richard Israel[40] Republican January 5, 1971 January 7, 1975
Florida Robert Shevin[40] Democratic January 5, 1971 January 2, 1979
Vermont Jerome Diamond[40] Democratic 1975 1981
Rhode Island Julius Michaelson[40] Democratic January 7, 1975 January 2, 1979
New York Robert Abrams[40] Democratic January 1, 1979 January 31, 1993
Maryland Stephen Sachs[40] Democratic January 17, 1979 January 21, 1987
Connecticut Joe Lieberman[40] Democratic January 5, 1983 January 3, 1989
Connecticut Richard Blumenthal[40] Democratic January 9, 1991 January 5, 2011
Ohio Lee Fisher[40] Democratic January 14, 1991 January 9, 1995
New York G. Oliver Koppell[65] Democratic January 1, 1993 December 31, 1994
Rhode Island Jeffrey Pine[40] Republican January 5, 1993 January 2, 1999
New Jersey Deborah Poritz[66] Republican 1994 1996
New York Eliot Spitzer[40] Democratic January 1, 1999 December 31, 2006
New Jersey David Samson[67] Independent January 15, 2002 February 15, 2003
New Jersey Stuart Rabner[68] Democratic September 26, 2006 June 26, 2007
Maryland Doug Gansler[69] Democratic January 17, 2007 January 21, 2015
Louisiana Buddy Caldwell[70] Democratic January 14, 2008 February 2, 2011
Republican February 2, 2011 January 11, 2016
New York Eric Schneiderman[71] Democratic January 1, 2011 May 8, 2018
Arizona Tom Horne[72] Republican January 3, 2011 January 5, 2015
Georgia Sam Olens[73] Republican January 10, 2011 November 1, 2016
Oregon Ellen Rosenblum[74] Democratic June 29, 2012 Incumbent
Delaware Matthew Denn[49] Democratic January 6, 2015 January 1, 2019
Maryland Brian Frosh[75] Democratic January 21, 2015 January 3, 2023
North Carolina Josh Stein[76] Democratic January 1, 2017 Incumbent
Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro[77] Democratic January 17, 2017 January 17, 2023
Michigan Dana Nessel[78] Democratic January 1, 2019 Incumbent
Colorado Phil Weiser[79] Democratic January 8, 2019 Incumbent
Washington D.C. Brian Schwalb Democratic January 2, 2023 Incumbent

State Secretaries of State

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State Portrait Name Party Assumed office Left office
New York Samuel Koenig[40] Republican January 1, 1909 December 31, 1910
New York Mitchell May[40] Democratic January 1, 1913 December 31, 1914
New York Caroline Simon[80] Republican 1959 1963
Connecticut Mildred Allen Republican January 3, 1955 January 3, 1959
Florida Richard Stone[40] Democratic January 5, 1971 July 8, 1974
Florida George Firestone[40] Democratic 1979 1989
Vermont Deborah Markowitz[40] Democratic January 1999 January 2011
Louisiana Jay Dardenne[51] Republican November 10, 2006 November 22, 2010
Missouri Jason Kander[81] Democratic January 14, 2013 January 9, 2017
Colorado Jena Griswold[82] Democratic January 8, 2019 Incumbent

State Treasurers

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State Portrait Name Party Assumed office Left office
New Jersey David Naar Democratic 1865 1865
New Jersey Katharine White[40]
Acting 		Democratic 1961 1961
Maine Samuel Shapiro[40] Democratic 1981 1996
Rhode Island Nancy Mayer[40] Republican 1993 1997
Delaware Jack Markell[40] Democratic January 16, 1999 January 20, 2009
Kentucky Jonathan Miller[40] Democratic December 1999 December 11, 2007
Massachusetts Steve Grossman[83] Democratic January 17, 2011 January 21, 2015
Ohio Josh Mandel[84] Republican January 10, 2011 January 14, 2019
Nevada Dan Schwartz[85] Republican January 5, 2015 January 7, 2019
Rhode Island Seth Magaziner[86] Democratic January 6, 2015 January 3, 2023
Massachusetts Deb Goldberg[87] Democratic January 21, 2015 Incumbent

Other State Cabinet Positions

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State Portrait Name Party Assumed office Left office
Florida Nikki Fried[88] Democratic January 8, 2019 January 3, 2023

Municipal government

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Mayors of major cities

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Current mayors of major cities

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City State Portrait Name Party Assumed office Left office
Austin Texas Steve Adler[89] Democratic January 6, 2015 Incumbent
Burlington Vermont Miro Weinberger[90] Democratic April 2, 2012 Incumbent
Chattanooga Tennessee Andy Berke[91] Democratic April 15, 2013 Incumbent
Jersey City New Jersey Steven Fulop[92] Democratic July 1, 2013 Incumbent
Las Vegas Nevada Carolyn Goodman[93] Independent July 6, 2011 Incumbent
Oakland California Libby Schaaf Democratic January 5, 2015 Incumbent
Sacramento California Darrell Steinberg[94] Democratic December 13, 2016 Incumbent
San Antonio Texas Ron Nirenberg[95] Independent June 21, 2017 Incumbent
St. Petersburg Florida Rick Kriseman[95] Democratic January 2, 2014 Incumbent
Minneapolis Minnesota Jacob Frey[96] Democratic January 2, 2018 Incumbent

Former mayors of major cities

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Other

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Presidential and vice presidential candidates

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See also

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