Mr. Jacobs was elected to his second term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Cardston-Taber-Warner on March 3, 2008, and was named Parliamentary Assistant for Agriculture and Rural Development on September 16, 2009.

Mr. Jacobs currently serves as a member of the Private Bills Committee, the Public Accounts Committee and the Standing Committee on Resources and Environment.

Mr. Jacobs has previously served as a member of the following committees:

• Health Information Act Review Committee (chair)
• Standing Committee on Public Safety and Services
• Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing
• Standing Policy Committee on Justice and Government Services
• Protection for Persons in Care Act legislative review committee
• Low-income review committee
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Committee
• Pasture insurance review committee

Mr. Jacobs was first elected in 2001, and prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, he served 18 years as a municipal councillor and 17 years as reeve for the municipal district of Cardston. For four years he was director of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties and president of the Foothills-Little Bow association, representing the 11 municipal districts and counties of southern Alberta.

Mr. Jacobs was a representative for municipal governments on numerous committees and task forces, including:

• Justice steering committee
• Endangered species
• Special Places 2000
• Intensive livestock
• Health review panel
• Jubilee board of directors
• Advisory committee to the Minister of Environment

Mr. Jacobs was born in Cardston, Alberta. He graduated from Brigham Young University   in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in business management. He concentrated his business studies on banking and finance and has minors in economics and accounting.

An active member of his community, Mr. Jacobs was a bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a basketball and baseball coach and served on the local recreation board. He also taught farm management courses for the government. In 2007 he was appointed to the South Grow Initiative Board.

Mr. Jacobs and his wife, Linda, live in Mountain View, Alberta, and operate a cattle ranch with their son Troy. They are the parents of eight grown children - four sons, four daughters - and 30 grandchildren.

February 3, 2009