Jamie Court
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| Born | Jamie Court April 28, 1967 Suffern, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, Political Activist, Consumer Advocate |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Pomona College |
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Jamie Court (born 1967) is an American author, political activist, lobbyist, and consumer advocate. He serves as president of Consumer Watchdog, a nationally recognized, leftist, nonprofit public interest group.
Court helped pioneer the HMO patients' rights movement in the United States. He has also led campaigns to reform insurers, politicians, banks, oil companies, and utilities. The Los Angeles Times dubbed Court "a tireless consumer advocate."
Court is the author of Corporateering: How Corporate Power Steals Your Personal Freedom and the co-author of Making A Killing: HMOs And The Threat To Your Health. His newest book, The Progressive's Guide to Raising Hell: How To Win Grassroots Campaigns and Get the Change You Voted For was released September 15, 2010.
Court is also a regular Los Angeles Times op-ed contributor and a commentator on National Public Radio's Marketplace.
Originally from Suffern, New York, Court attended Pomona College in Claremont, California and earned a degree in history. Upon graduation in 1989, Court canvassed door-to-door to raise money for the enforcement of insurance reform ballot initiative California Proposition 103, which passed on November 8, 1988.
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