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Broyce Jacobs (born in Cardston, Alberta) is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner as a Progressive Conservative.
[edit] Early lifeJacobs was born in Cardston, Alberta. He graduated with a degree in business management from Brigham Young University in 1967, focusing on banking and financing with minors in economics and accounting. [edit] Political careerIn the 2008 Alberta general election, Jacobs was elected to his second term, representing Cardston-Taber-Warner. He currently sits on the Private Bills Committee, the Public Accounts Committee and the Standing Committee on Public Safety and Services. On September 16, 2009, Jacobs was named Parliamentary Assistant for Agriculture and Rural Development. Jacobs first entered provincial politics in 2001 Alberta general election, during that term he chaired the Health Information Act Review Committee and sat on several other committees. In the 2004 Alberta general election, Jacobs lost by a 129-vote margin to Paul Hinman, a then-Alberta Alliance party member. He regained his seat in the Legislature in 2008, with a 38-vote margin over Hinman, leader of the Wildrose Alliance Party, shutting the party out of the Legislature in an election where the Progressive Conservatives took 72 of the 83 seats provincewide. Before entering provincial politics, Jacobs served as a councillor for 18 years in the Municipal District of Cardston. He was a reeve for 17 of those years. As a municipal politician, Jacobs sat on numerous committees and task forces. He was a director of the Alberta Associaion of Municipal Districts and Counties for four years and president of the Foothills-Little Bow association, which represents the 11 municipal districts and counties in southern Alberta. [edit] Personal lifeJacobs lives with his wife Linda in Mountain View, Alberta, where they operate a cattle ranch with their son Troy. The couple has eight adult children. Jacobs has coached basketball and baseball, and served on the local recreation board.[1] [edit] Election results
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