Jackie Jacobson (born
Tuktoyaktuk
, Northwest Territories
) is a current territorial level politician, hunter
and former Mayor of Tuktoyaktuk from Northwest Territories, Canada
.
Jacobson is a current member of the Northwest Territories
Legislature having been elected in 2007.
Jabobson
began his political career as Mayor of Tuktoyaktuk, during his
tenure he was forced to deal with problems caused by erosion of the
coast line and damage to the community from the Beaufort Sea
.
Jacobson ran as a candidate in the
Nunakput
electoral district in the
2007 Northwest
Territories general election. He defeated incumbent
Calvin Pokiak and two other candidates with
42% of the vote to win his first term in office.
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