Juli Briskman
Juli Briskman
Member of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors from the Algonkian District
Assumed office
January 1, 2020
Preceded bySuzanne Volpe
Personal details
Born
Juli Ellyn Klyce

(1967-03-16) March 16, 1967
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
Alma materOhio State University (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MBA)
OccupationPolitician, marketing analyst, journalist
Known forGesture towards American President Donald Trump
Websitehttp://Loudoun.gov/Algonkian

Juli Ellyn Briskman (née Klyce; born March 16, 1967) is an American politician, marketing analyst, and journalist. She is a supervisor for the Algonkian District of Loudoun County, Virginia.[1] Briskman garnered international attention for flipping off then-President Donald Trump in Sterling, Virginia, as he returned from a golfing trip in 2017. She once again received international attention when she was elected to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in 2019.[2]

Early life

Briskman is originally from the Columbus, Ohio, metropolitan area and graduated from Worthington High School, where she was a field hockey athlete, in 1985.[3] She graduated from Ohio State University in 1990, with a degree in journalism. She worked for the school newspaper, The Lantern.[4] She received an MBA in marketing from Johns Hopkins University's Carey Business School in 1998.[5]

Career

Briskman interned for the Kuwait Times, where she made news for escaping to Saudi Arabia as the Iraqis invaded Kuwait. She worked at the U.S. Department of State as a community liaison officer for eight years, including embassies in Riga, Latvia and Almaty, Kazakhstan. After working at the State Department, she was in the admissions and marketing departments at Village Green Day School. She was a marketing analyst at several companies until the beginning of 2019, including as chief marketing officer of a health-care company in Chantilly, Virginia.[6] She received a certificate in digital marketing from Georgetown University in 2017.[7]

Middle finger controversy

On October 28, 2017, Briskman was riding her bike in Sterling, Virginia, when the Trump motorcade passed her as he departed Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C.[8] She flipped her middle finger as Trump rode by, which was caught on camera by a photographer.[9] Briskman had worked as a marketing analyst for Akima, a government contractor, for eight months until she was fired for using the viral photo as her Facebook cover photo and her Twitter profile picture.[8] She sued for wrongful termination as another employee also had "obscene content", which it was her job to flag, on his social media accounts, but was allowed to remove it. Her claim was not upheld in court because Virginia's at-will employment laws do not cover free speech,[8] but the judge granted Briskman the full severance pay she was owed.[10]

2019 election

In 2019, Briskman, a Democrat, was elected to the Algonkian District seat of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, defeating eight-year incumbent Suzanne M. Volpe.[5][8][11] She described herself as running on policies such as environmentalism, education, and women's rights, rather than the notice she received for flipping off the president.[12] The Washington Post described her victory as "fabulous revenge",[13] and Gerard Baker of London's The Times noted that it highlighted President Trump's perceived issues with suburban American women.[14]

Personal life

Briskman moved to Loudoun County in the early 2000s. She is the mother of two with her ex-husband.[5] Briskman has also worked part-time as a yoga instructor.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Algonkian District Supervisor Juli E. Briskman". Loudoun County Official Website. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ Noor, Poppy (November 9, 2019). "'I don't regret it': how Juli Briskman went from giving Trump the finger to winning an election". The Guardian.
  3. 1 2 "Woman who flipped off Trump says she learned values growing up in central Ohio". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ "FLIPPING THE BIRD: HOW AN OHIO STATE ALUMNA HIT VIRALITY". The Lantern. November 21, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "The cyclist who flipped off Trump's motorcade is running for public office". Washington Post.
  6. ↑ "Loudouner Known for Flipping Off Trump Runs for Supervisor". Loudoun Now. September 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Biography: Juli Briskman, Chief Marketing Officer". UPICHealth.com. Chantilly, VA: UPIC Health. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Ruiz, Michelle (November 6, 2019). "Juli Briskman, Who Was Fired for Flipping Off Trump, Has Won an Election in Virginia". Vogue. New York, NY: Condé Nast.
  9. ↑ Holpuch, Amanda (November 6, 2019). "Woman who gave Trump the finger elected in Virginia". The Guardian. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  10. ↑ "She flipped off President Trump — and got fired from her government contracting job". Washington Post.
  11. ↑ Silverstein, Jason (November 7, 2019). "Woman who was fired for flipping off Trump wins election in Virginia". CBS News.
  12. ↑ "Cyclist who flipped off Trump wins local election". The Times of Israel. November 7, 2019.
  13. ↑ Dvorak, Petula. "Juli Briskman's fabulous revenge run, and the people getting elected to get even". The Washington Post.
  14. ↑ Baker, Gerard (October 14, 2023). "Trump's fate rests with suburban women". The Times. (subscription required)
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