34 Facts About Jackie Biskupski

Jackie Biskupski was born on January 11,1966 and is an American Democratic politician, who served as the 35th Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Jackie Biskupski is a former member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing the 30th District in Salt Lake County from 1999 to 2011.

Jackie Biskupski holds a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from Arizona State University.

In 1997, Jackie Biskupski was elected to the executive committee for the Salt Lake County Democratic party as well as the board of directors for the YWCA of Salt Lake City.

Jackie Biskupski won by a two-to-one margin even though the Eagle Forum ran an antigay ad campaign against her.

Jackie Biskupski was re-elected 6 times, serving in the legislature for 13 years before retiring in 2011.

In 2000, Jackie Biskupski unsuccessfully combated Utah's ban on adoption by same-sex parents and Utah's sodomy law.

Jackie Biskupski then went to work as an administrator for the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office on January 31,2015.

In 2011, Jackie Biskupski helped found Utah's "Real Women Run" initiative, which has hosted numerous events to encourage female participation in civic leadership and political office.

In 2016, Mayor Jackie Biskupski called for the creation of the Department of Economic Development.

In September 2016, after a year-long negotiation, Jackie Biskupski announced a new franchise agreement between Salt Lake City and Rocky Mountain Power in which both parties promised to work together to develop clean-energy projects that would enable Salt Lake City to meet its clean energy goals.

Jackie Biskupski focused on finding long-term solutions for Salt Lake City's growing homeless population.

In 2017, Jackie Biskupski approved Salt Lake City's first "Transit Master Plan".

In September 2018, Jackie Biskupski announced the formation of the Commission Against Gun Violence designed to explore policy questions regarding gun violence and to make funding recommendations to be shared with city, county and state officials, as well as the School District.

In 2018, Jackie Biskupski was involved in the US Olympic Committee selecting Salt Lake City to bid on behalf of the United States for the 2030 Winter Games.

In June 2017, Mayor Jackie Biskupski joined 61 US mayors in committing to adopt, honor, and uphold the Paris Climate Agreement goals.

In February 2018, Mayor Jackie Biskupski joined hundreds of mayors opposing Clean Power Plan repeal.

In July 2019, United States Conference of Mayors formally adopted Resolution 66 introduced by Jackie Biskupski, urging congressional action to combat the impact of climate change through a national price on carbon emissions.

In what was regarded to be a surprise, Jackie Biskupski announced on March 16,2019, that she would not be seeking a second term in the 2019 mayoral election, citing a "serious and complex family situation".

In 2016, Jackie Biskupski created Salt Lake City's Department of Economic Development.

On February 13,2019, Jackie Biskupski called on Utah's DC delegation to leave America's Clean Car Standards alone.

Jackie Biskupski spoke against the rollbacks being worked by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the first Trump administration.

On December 12,2017, the Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously to adopt Jackie Biskupski's Growing SLC, a housing plan for the city.

In February 2017, Jackie Biskupski launched the city's first affordable housing plan in 20 years.

Jackie Biskupski created partnerships between Salt Lake City and dockless scooter companies, Lime and Bird to increase transit use by people who live more than a quarter of a mile from the bus or TRAX.

In January 2017, in a first of its kind for the State of Utah, Jackie Biskupski issued new city policy providing 6 weeks of paid parental leave for any employee of Salt Lake City government, extending the benefit to recently hired mothers, fathers, and those who become parents through adoption or foster care.

On March 1,2018, Jackie Biskupski signed Salt Lake City's gender pay equity policy which aimed to eliminate systemic bias and discrimination that adds to the under valuation of work performed by women it requires human resources to conduct regular audits on gender pay equity and specifically, the policy prohibits individuals participating in city hiring processes from asking an applicant about their current or past salary history.

At the 2019 Salt Lake City Women's March, Jackie Biskupski called on Utah to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine gender equality in the US Constitution.

Jackie Biskupski has been a vocal opponent of the Utah Inland Port in its current legal state.

Issues cited by Jackie Biskupski include loss of local control of the land, lack of transparency in the decision-making process, and environmental disruption.

On March 11,2019, Jackie Biskupski directed the Salt Lake City's Attorney's Office to bring a lawsuit against the port, challenging the legality of the legislation underlying the port's creation.

In October 2017, Jackie Biskupski issued an executive order directing the release of police body-worn camera footage within 10 days of a critical incident.

In July 2019, Jackie Biskupski unveiled new wheelchair lift trailers to expand emergency services response by police and fire departments.

In February 2018, Jackie Biskupski launched the "Arts for All" program which provides eligible residents the opportunity to receive up to four free tickets per year to select performances at the Eccles Theater.