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Jimmy LaSalvia - Bio
Jimmy LaSalvia
Director of Programs & Policy
Jimmy LaSalvia joined Log Cabin's national staff in April 2006. Prior to moving to Washington, Jimmy served as the president of Log Cabin—Kentucky. During his tenure as president of the Kentucky Chapter, Jimmy played important leadership roles lobbying on several key measures facing the Kentucky General Assembly. He also lobbied the Louisville Metro Council during the successful re-authorization of that city's LGBT inclusive non-discrimination ordinance.
A long- time Republican activist, Jimmy has significant political experience in rural red states. He has held volunteer and professional staff positions in Republican campaigns and party organizations in South Dakota and Kentucky, including serving on the campaign staff of former South Dakota Governor Walter D. Miller. He has also previously worked as a development officer for Kentucky Opera and as a real estate broker in Louisville, Kentucky.
Jimmy was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and grew up in a well-traveled military family. He is a graduate of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota.
