James Roosevelt Jr. | |
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.jpg) Roosevelt at theFranklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial anniversary in 2022 | |
| Co-Chair of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee | |
| Assumed office January 1, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1945-11-09)November 9, 1945 (age 80) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | James Roosevelt II Romelle Theresa Schneider |
| Relatives | SeeRoosevelt family |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB,JD,AMP) |
| Occupation | Attorney, politician, investor |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1968–1971 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant |
| Unit | U.S. Naval Reserve |
James Roosevelt III (born November 9, 1945)[1] is an American attorney,Democratic Party official, and a grandson of U.S. PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt andEleanor Roosevelt. As of 2025, he is the co-chair of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of theDemocratic National Committee, a position he has held since 1995.
Roosevelt was born on November 9, 1945, to RepresentativeJames Roosevelt II (1907–1991) and Romelle Theresa Schneider (1915–2002).[2] His two full siblings are Michael (born December 7, 1946) and Anna (born January 10, 1948). Through his father, he has two elder half-sistersSara (1932–2021) and Kate (1936–2002), a younger half-brother Hall (born 1959), and a younger half-sister Rebecca (born 1971). His paternal grandparents were PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) and First LadyEleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962).
Roosevelt graduated fromLa Salle High School inPasadena in 1963. He earned his A.B. with honors in government fromHarvard College in 1968, hisJ.D. fromHarvard Law School in 1971 and later attended the six-week Advanced Management Program atHarvard Business School.
On June 12, 1968, following his graduation from Harvard, he was commissioned in theNaval Reserve and rose to the rank of lieutenant on July 1, 1971.[3]
After obtaining his J.D. from Harvard Law, Roosevelt spent 10 years as partner atChoate, Hall & Stewart inBoston, Massachusetts. Roosevelt was the associate commissioner for Retirement Policy for theSocial Security Administration before joiningTufts Health Plan in 1999 as senior vice president and general counsel. He held that position until June 2005, when he became president and chief executive officer of Tufts Health Plan.[4]
In 1986, he ran for Congress inMassachusetts's 8th congressional district, losing the Democratic primary toJoseph P. Kennedy II.[5]
He has also served as chief legal counsel for theMassachusetts Democratic Party. He is past chairman of the board of trustees for the Massachusetts Hospital Association, past president of the American Health Lawyers Association and past chairman of the board of trustees for Mount Auburn Hospital. Currently[when?], Roosevelt serves as chairman of the board of directors for Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, and as a member of the boards at America's Health Insurance Plans,Catholic Democrats,Emmanuel College, and the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center.
He was called upon in 2008 to oversee hearings on controversies related to seating delegates fromFlorida andMichigan to the2008 Democratic National Convention. Roosevelt was described as "detail-oriented," and as having great "institutional knowledge." He had not publicly endorsed eitherHillary Clinton orBarack Obama before the committee meeting.[6][7][8]
On June 15, 1968, Roosevelt married Ann Martha Conlon.[9][10] Together, they have three daughters:[11]
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