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Jack Ohman (born September 1, 1960)〔 is the editorial cartoonist at ''The Sacramento Bee'', in Sacramento, California. His work is syndicated nationwide to over 300 newspapers by Tribune Media Services.〔 He previously was the cartoonist at ''The Oregonian'' in Portland, Ore., leaving after being offered the job of editorial cartoonist by ''The Sacramento Bee'' and succeeding his late friend, Rex Babin. ==Biography== Ohman worked as a political aide for the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party (DFL) during his high school years in Minnesota. At age 17, Ohman worked at the ''Minnesota Daily'', the student newspaper of the University of Minnesota. At age 19, Ohman was the youngest cartoonist ever to be nationally syndicated. His first daily newspaper job was at ''The Columbus Dispatch'', where he was hired in 1981. He then moved to the ''Detroit Free Press'' in 1982, and went to ''The Oregonian'' in 1983. Ohman was a regular art contributor to ABC News ''Nightline'' between 1984 and 1986.〔 In 1986, through sales of copies of his cartoons about the space shuttle ''Challenger'' accident, Ohman raised over $30,000 for the families of the astronauts. It was the fifth largest private donation in the United States. In 2001, he raised over $30,000 for the United Way September 11 Fund. Ohman has an honors degree in U.S. history from Portland State University. He is an adjunct associate professor of political science at the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. He was a regular contributor to ''Foreign Policy'' and ''Money'' magazines. Ohman is also the creator of the syndicated comic strip ''Mixed Media'', which he drew from 1994 to 1999〔 and which appeared in over 170 newspapers. In 2006, Ohman was voted one of the top five cartoonists in the United States by the readers of ''The Week'' magazine.. On October 29, 2012, it was announced that Ohman was stepping down as ''The Oregonians editorial cartoonist. He has been hired by ''The Sacramento Bee'', in Sacramento, California.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Ohman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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