Jesse White (politician)

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Jesse Clark White (born June 23, 1934) is an American educator, politician, and former athlete from the state of Illinois. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 37th secretary of state of Illinois from 1999 to 2023. He was the longest-serving person to hold this office. A popular office holder, White declined to seek reelection in 2022 for a seventh term. Previously, he served as the Cook County Recorder of Deeds from 1993 to 1999 and in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993. Raised in Chicago, White attended Alabama State University on a sports scholarship. He was a minor league baseball player in the 1950s and 1960s. During that time, he also formed a youth sports and community organization, the Jesse White Tumbling Team, which has continued throughout his several careers. White went on to become a teacher and administrator in the Chicago Public Schools.

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