Thursday, October 1, 2026
Bob Jacobs describes himself as a "full-time advocate for good government and a positive future." He served on the Olympia City Council and as mayor of Olympia from 1993-1999. Surrounding those years he was a policy and budget analyst for the states of Washington and Alaska. He owns and manages residential rental properties, serves on non-profit boards and is a U.S. Army veteran.
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JeffThomas
This bio is helpful in understanding the positions I see him take on housing, as he served on council right before downtown Olympia went almost two decades without adding any apartments, a large factor in the current housing crisis.
Friday, April 25, 2025 Report this
PhyllisBooth
Jeff Thomas, you need to research all the votes that former Mayor Bob Jacob's made as both a council member and mayor. Bob voted to keep mobile home parks rather than destroy them and replace with with unaffordable apartments. The housing crisis has multiple reasons that could be solved but profits are what rules now.
Jeff Thomas also identity yourself as a builder before analyzing a man who has given decades of service for free to the betterment of this community. This biography of Bob Jacob's is way too short and extremely modest.
Tuesday, June 2 Report this