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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 American to hold this office.
Apr 3, 2001 · White enrolled at Alabama State College, majoring in physical education. He also played baseball and basketball, earning All-Conference honors in both sports. Upon graduation, White signed with the Chicago Cubs organization.
Born jesse C White, June 23, 1934, Alton, IL; divorced, education: Alabama State College, B.S.; postgraduate work, North Texas State University, 1966, politicS: Democrat Military Service: US Army, 101st Airborne, 1957-59; National Guard, 1973-75,
Jan 7, 2023 · CHICAGO — Jesse White tells a story about being a Black college student from Chicago, newly arrived in Alabama in the segregated South of the 1950s, and casually claiming an open seat near the...
Jan 14, 2023 · In a state notorious for rough and tumble politics, Jesse White has had lasting appeal. NPR's Scott Simon talks with White, the longtime Illinois secretary of state who is retiring at the age...
Mar 17, 2022 · Jesse Clark White is an American educator, politician, and former track and field athlete from the state of Illinois. He is a Democrat and has been the 37th Illinois Secretary of State since 1999. He is the longest serving Secretary of State in Illinois history and the first African American to hold the office.
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Dec 20, 2022 · He played basketball and baseball and taught gymnastics at Alabama State College (now Alabama State University); he landed there after other colleges said his 5-foot-8-and-a-half-inch frame was too short, despite his prowess on the courts at what’s now Lincoln Park High School.
