- Jim Esch
Infobox Congressional Candidate
honorific-prefix =
name = Jim Esch
honorific-suffix =
state = Illinois
nominee = U.S. Representative for Nebraska, 2nd District
incumbent =Lee Terry
opponent =Lee Terry (R)
election_date =November 4 ,2008
date of birth=birth date and age|1975|12|6
place of birth =Omaha, Nebraska
date of death=
place of death=
spouse = single
party = Democratic
residence =Omaha, Nebraska
alma_mater =Creighton University ,Creighton University School of Law
profession = attorney
religion = Roman Catholic
website = [http://www.jimesch.org/ www.jimesch.org]James D. "Jim" Esch (born
December 6 1975 ) is the Democratic nominee for the 2008 general election for ushr|Nebraska|2| ( [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/ne02_109.gifmap] ) of theUnited States House of Representatives , challenging Republican incumbentLee Terry .Biography
Jim Esch was born in
Omaha, Nebraska , the eldest of six children. He attendedCreighton Preparatory School andCreighton University , both Jesuit-run schools. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration in 1998 and aJ.D. from theCreighton University School of Law in 2000.A Roman Catholic, Jim Esch has served on the Boards of several Catholic charities, including the Siena Francis House homeless shelter, Heart Ministry outreach program, and Black Students' Catholic Scholarship Fund. Esch is also a member of the Omaha Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee.
Upon graduation from law school, Esch worked for Steier Group, which provides professional development and public relations counsel to nonprofit organizations. From 2003 to 2005, Esch worked for the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce and served as director for the Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership.
2006 election campaign
In 2006 Esch unsuccessfully ran for Congress in Nebraska's 2nd congressional district against Republican incumbent
Lee Terry .2008 election campaign
In 2008 Esch announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination in Nebraska's 2nd congressional district. On May 13, 2008, Esch won the primary against Richard Carter of
Bellevue, Nebraska .ee also
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United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 2008 External links
* [http://www.jimesch.org/ Jim Esch for U.S. Congress] campaign website and blog
* [http://opensecrets.org/races/summary.asp?ID=NE02&Cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] atOpenSecrets.org
* [http://www.nebraskademocrats.org/ Nebraska Democratic Party]
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