Adam Jentleson
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Notable workKill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy (2021)
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Adam Jentleson is an American writer and political commentator.

Early life

Jentleson is the son of Bruce Jentleson, professor at Duke University and former director of the Sanford School of Public Policy.[1]

Education

Jentleson received a BA in American History from Columbia University in 2003.[2][3][4]

Career

Jentleson began his career as a policy researcher and speechwriter for the John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign.[5] He then served as Manager of Congressional Affairs at the Center for American Progress, speechwriter for the 2008 presidential campaign of John Edwards.

Jentleson served as communications director and later, deputy chief of staff, for United States Senator Harry Reid from 2010 to 2016.[6][7] The New York Times published his essay, "The Side of Harry Reid Most People Never Saw" the day after Senator Reid's passing on December 28, 2021.[8]

Jentleson is a columnist for GQ, Jentleson has also contributed commentary to The New York Times, Politico magazine, and The Washington Post. His book, Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy, provides an extensive critique of the United States Senate, particularly the rise of the filibuster during the 19th century and 20th century to slow the advancement of civil rights legislation for American minorities, particularly African Americans.[9][10]

In mid-November 2022, Pennsylvania's newly elected U.S. Senator John Fetterman announced the appointment of Jettleson as transition committee co-chair[11] and, a few weeks later, in early December, named Jentleson as his chief of staff.[12][13]

Book

  • Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy [2021] New York, NY Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN 9781631497773

References

  1. ↑ Jentleson, Bruce W. The Peacemakers: Leadership Lessons from Twentieth-Century Statesmanship. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-24957-6. Special thanks to my family: Adam and Katie, now young adults who continue to ...
  2. ↑ "The Broken Chamber: The Modern Senate and the Crippling of Democracy". Brennan Center of New York University. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Open Secrets Revolving Door Education". OpenSecrets.
  4. ↑ "Alumni in the News: March 8". Columbia College Today. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Revolving Door Employment History Adam Jentleson". Open Secrets. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ Sonmez, Felicia (June 10, 2011). "Adam Jentleson to become top Reid spokesman". Washington Post. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ Jentleson, Adam (December 29, 2021). "Opinion | The Side of Harry Reid That Most People Never Saw". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ Jentleson, Adam (December 29, 2021). "Opinion | The Side of Harry Reid That Most People Never Saw". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ Szalai, Jennifer (January 25, 2021). "New Book Says the Senate Is Broken". The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Former Senator's Staffer On What Senate Might Do In Response To Riot At U.S. Capitol". NPR.org. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  11. ↑ Prose, J. D. (November 11, 2022). "Fetterman names Senate veterans as transition committee co-chairs". pennlive. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  12. ↑ Prose, J. D. (December 2, 2022). "Fetterman picks chief of staff, Pa. political director". pennlive. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  13. ↑ Queally, Jon (December 2, 2022). "Fetterman Taps Person Who Literally Wrote the Book on Killing Senate Filibuster as Chief of Staff". Common Dreams. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
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