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- ↑ "Princeton Alumni Spotlight: Jacob Reses". The Daily Princetonian. December 2024.
- ↑ "Trump Transition Staff Profiles: Jacob Reses". Notus.org. January 2025.
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- ↑ "Senate Leadership: Profiles of Key Staff". Congressional Quarterly. 2023.
- ↑ "JD Vance's Staff: Jacob Reses". Senate.gov. 2023.
- ↑ "Vice President's Office Appoints New Chief of Staff". WhiteHouse.gov. January 2025.
- ↑ "Meet JD Vance's Jewish Chief of Staff Jacob Reses". The Times of Israel. December 2024.
