James Roosevelt (lawyer)
| James Roosevelt, Jr. | |
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| Co-chair of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee | |
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Assumed office 1995 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1945 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Martha Conlon (m. 1968) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
James Roosevelt Romelle Theresa Schneider |
| Relatives | See Roosevelt family |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University Harvard Law School Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | Attorney, politician |
James Roosevelt, Jr. (born November 9, 1945) is an attorney, Democratic Party official, and the grandson of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. As of 2017, he is the co-chair of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee, a position he has held since 1995.
Roosevelt was born on November 9, 1945 to Congressman James Roosevelt (1907–1991) and Romelle Theresa Schneider (1915–2002). His two full siblings are Michael (born December 7, 1946) and Anna (born January 10, 1948). Through his father, he has two elder half-sisters (Sara and Kate), a younger half-brother (Hall), and a younger half-sister (Rebecca). His paternal grandparents were President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945) and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962).
Roosevelt graduated from La Salle High School in Pasadena in 1963. He earned his A.B. with honors in government from Harvard College in 1968. He later received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
On June 12, 1968, following his graduation from Harvard, he was commissioned in the Naval Reserve and rose to the rank of lieutenant on July 1, 1971.
After obtaining his J.D. from Harvard Law, Roosevelt spent 10 years as partner at Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston, Massachusetts. Roosevelt was the associate commissioner for Retirement Policy for the Social Security Administration before joining Tufts Health Plan in 1999 as senior vice president and general counsel. He held that position until June 2005, when he became President and Chief Executive Officer of Tufts Health Plan.
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