JAKE HUMMEL

Jake Hummel is the President of Missouri AFL-CIO, representing hundreds of thousands of union members and their families across Missouri. Prior to the presidency he served as Secretary Treasurer. A former member of the Missouri Senate he served in the House of Representatives for 8 years, representing St. Louis City (District 81). In 2012 Jake was elected by his colleagues to lead the Democratic Caucus as the House Minority Leader. He continued on as Minority leader until the end of his fourth and final term in 2016. He currently serves as the Committeeman for the 11th Ward in St. Louis City. IN 2020 he was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson to the state Legislative Pay Plan Commission. Jake also serves as the President of the Missouri Works Initiative, the statewide workforce development arm of the AFL-CIO.

He is a fourth-generatin union member and a 25-year member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. In 2000, Jake helped organize the St. Louis City Labor Club.

Jake was born in St. Louis and is a 1994 graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic High School. he currently resides in the Holly Hills neighborhood in St. Louis City with his wife Sarah and three children.