Background
Jenne was born in Hollywood to Ken Jenne, who served as a Broward County Commissioner, State Senator, and as the Sheriff of Broward County until he resigned following criminal convictions in 2007.
Jenne was born in Hollywood to Ken Jenne, who served as a Broward County Commissioner, State Senator, and as the Sheriff of Broward County until he resigned following criminal convictions in 2007.
Jenne attended the Florida State University, where he graduated with a degree in political science in 1999, and then a Master of Public Administration in 2002.
Previously, Jenne represented the 100th District, which stretched from Dania Beach to Pembroke Pines in southern Broward County, from 2006 to 2012. In 2006, following the inability of State Representative Tim M. Ryan to seek re-election due to term limits, Jenne ran to succeed him in the 100th District, which stretched from Dania Beach to Pembroke Pines in southern Broward County. During his first term in the legislature, he authored legislation that "would compensate a 6-year-old boy born with brain damage because of negligence by South Broward Hospital District employees" and that would allow victims of sexual assault to be granted leave by their employers.
In 2008, Jenne was opposed in the primary by Robert Kellner and Freda Sherman Stevens, whom he was able to handily defeat, receiving 52% of the vote to Kellner"s 30% and Stevens"s 18%, and in the general election, he was re-elected unopposed.
When the state"s legislative districts were redrawn in 2012, Jenne was moved into a district with fellow State Representative Elaine Schwartz. Seeking to avoid a divisive election with Schwartz, he declined to seek re-election, initially announcing that he would run for the Broward County Commission in the 7th District, he later dropped out of the race, saying, "I took a harder look at it and the content didn"t interest me as much as the content in Tallahassee.
lieutenant"s a completely different situation."
Instead, because Schwartz is term-limited in 2014, Jenne is ran to succeed her in the 99th District, which stretches from Dania Beach to Southwest Ranches in southern Broward County. Ultimately, Jenne was successful in his bid to return to the legislature, winning in the 99th District without opposition.
Member Child Net Advisory Board. Board member Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center. Member of Optimist Club, Cooper City.