Jessica Ehrlich

Jessica Ehrlich is a St. Petersburg, Florida attorney. She was the Democratic nominee for Florida's 13th congressional district in 2012, losing to long-time incumbent Bill Young. She is running again in 2014.

Personal life and education
Ehrlich grew up in St. Petersburg. Ehrlich graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1995, and later earned her J.D. from Southern Methodist University. Her father, Charles Ehrlich, was a prominent attorney in St. Petersburg who served as a Florida Assistant State Attorney and was affiliated with the Jewish Community Center of Pinellas County and the Jewish Federation of Pinellas County. Charles and his mother escaped from Nazi Germany in 1944.

Career
Ehrlich clerked for Florida federal judge Elizabeth Kovachevich. Ehrlich also worked for Goldman Sachs, Estée Lauder, and Cartier. Ehrlich has worked for Republican Congressman Clay Shaw and Democratic Congressman Stephen Lynch. She is affiliated with Ruth’s List Florida, She Should Run, and the Florida Association of Women Lawyers. Ehrlich has also been affiliated with Yad Vashem, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Florida Holocaust Museum, and the American Israel Friendship League.

Ehrlich is running for Congress in 2014, challenging incumbent Republican Congressman Bill Young. Young previously defeated Ehrlich in 2012. Her candidacy has been endorsed by EMILY's List. Ehrlich supports the Dream Act, balancing energy development with protecting natural resources, and lowering the federal deficit with a balanced approach between cutting wasteful spending and raising revenue.