In the recent 2022 midterm elections, Democrat Josh Shapiro , 49, defeated Republican Doug Mastriano by a double-digit margin. Mastriano is a far-right extremist and a prominent figure in fundamentalist Christian nationalism. He has called the separation of church and state a myth, and has been accused of being a racist and antisemite. Shapiro has…
Attorney Daniel (“Dan”) Goldman, 46, served as lead majority counsel in the first impeachment…
Gary Gensler (64) serves as the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (After President Joe Biden nominated him for the position, he was confirmed by a 53-45 vote in the Senate.) In addition, Gensler is a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to his career in the federal government, he…
Nicole (“Nikki”) Fried , 44, is the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. She’s the first woman to be elected to the position and was the only Democrat to win a statewide…
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D. Ga.), 34, recently delivered a powerful speech on the Senate floor, forcefully arguing against restricting voting rights…
Avril Haines (52) became the U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) the day after Joe Biden was sworn in as President. She is the first woman to fulfill that role. Previously, she served as Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor during the Obama Administration from 2015-2017, during which time she led…
Daniella Levine Cava (65) was elected mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Previously, she…
Benjamin “Ben” Cardin (77), who serves as the senior United States Senator from Maryland, was first elected to that seat in 2006. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 3rd congressional district. Before that, Cardin served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and as Speaker…
Janet Yellen (74), named by President Joe Biden to be the new administration’s Secretary of the Treasury, was easily confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Jan. 25, 2021. Previously, Yellen was a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Chair of the Federal Reserve. She is also a professor emerita at the Haas…
Dr. Rachel L. Levine is a 63-year-old pediatrician who was head of the Pennsylvania Department of Health from 2017 till early 2021. President Joe Biden has tapped her to be the Assistant Secretary of Health in his administration. Dr. Levine, who also is a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the Penn State College of…
To learn about these and many more AmazingJews, watch a compilation put together by JewOfTheWeek.net in 2015 and posted on YouTube.