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| Justin Jeffre | |
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| Birth name | Justin Jeffre |
| Born | February 25 1973 |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Singing |
| Years active | 1997 to present |
| Associated acts | 98 Degrees |
Justin Jeffre (b. February 25 1973, Mount Clemens, Michigan) is a member of the multi-platinum group 98 Degrees.
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Together with high school English teacher [1] Jason Haap (aka "The Dean of Cincinnati") and retired Engineer [2]Michael Earl Patton, Jeffre launched a grassroots multi-media project called the Cincinnati Beacon, which now includes a monthly print paper. The Beacon features video interviews with local politicians, investigative reporting, labor news and alternative views of what\'s happening around the city.
In 2005, Jeffre ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, as an independent. Not having purchased any television, radio, or print advertisements, he received only 708 votes in the non-partisan primary election, accounting for approximately one and a half percent of the total vote.
Jeffre is a proponent of campaign finance reform, instant-runoff voting, and proportional representation. He is active in the Southwest Ohio Green Party.
In 2007, he jumped in the race for Cincinnati City Council, with the endorsement of the Southwest Ohio Green Party, again performing abysmally at the polls and placing in the bottom 20th percentile of all candidates on the ballot with only 1.7% of votes cast. This time, 11.9% of ballots cast included a vote for Jeffre, and his candidacy put the Southwest Ohio Green Party on the ballot.
Jeffre\'s online web-magazine, The Cincinnati Bacon, has questioned election count procedures, detailing inconsistencies with local reporting on how ballots are handled. A few weeks later, Ohio\'s Secretary of State coincidentally questioned the whole State\'s vote counting mechanism.
In 2006, Jeffre captured video footage of speakers like Bob Fitrakis from the Green Party in Ohio.([3])
Additionally, Jeffre\'s letter to Bill Gothard about 2008 Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made a big internet splash[4], casting questions about Huckabee\'s associations to Bill Gothard.
He has also collaborated in Cincinnati independent media projects. He is co-publisher of The Cincinnati Beacon -- political blog in Cincinnati that recently made the transition to print.
2006-2007
2005 and earlier
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