Dan Jacoby was born in New York City, and raised mostly in Michigan and Indiana (not his idea -- his parents moved when he was seven and he didn't get a vote). After graduating from Wabash College, Dan moved back to NYC in 1984 and has lived here his entire adult life. In 1988, Dan moved to western Queens, first to Long Island City and then to Woodside, and hasn't looked back.

Dan is an actor, computer programmer, math tutor, and political activist. He was drawn to this campaign because there are many issues facing the state, and the state legislature, that he feels are not being addressed. He has entered this race to give voice to these issues, to create momentum for dealing with them, and to propose innovative solutions based on fresh ideas.

In 2005 alone, Dan was instrumental in helping bring reform to the state Assembly, joined the successful fight against building a west side stadium, and is currently fighting to ensure that the new voting systems New York is buying will be reliable and legitimate.

Dan is a member of Democracy for NYC, Citizen Action and the New York Civil Liberties Organization, as well as all three of the major acting unions. Locally, Dan is also a member of the Anoroc Democratic Club and the United Forties Civic Association. His experience in life, politics and community affairs has given Dan Jacoby a unique perspective on how to address issues such as education, energy policy, government reform, and much more.

In his spare time, Dan has run the New York City Marathon every year since 1987.