On January 18, 2009, just two days before the 44th President of the United States took the oath of office, JSA alumni and friends gathered in support of 75 years of youth involvement in government. Over 300 supporters attended the Junior Statesmen Foundation's successful Inaugural Reception and Kickoff to the 75th Anniversary Celebration at the Hotel Monaco in Washington, DC.

Save the date for an exciting weekend in San Francisco!  On Saturday, October 17, 2009, JSA will celebrate  its 75th Anniversary with a Champagne Brunch in San Francisco at Top of the Mark at the famed Mark Hopkins Hotel. 

Californians are accustomed to the idea of entertainers becoming politicians: George Murphy, the song-and-dance man, became a U.S. senator; Arnold Schwarzenegger, an action movie star, became governor; Ronald Reagan, a fixture of 1940s movies and 1950s TV, was governor of the state and president of the United States.

But a politician becoming an entertainer? Now that’s a switch. But it’s a switch that Elizabeth Hunter made and made with apparent ease.