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Meet Jack Ohman
While still in college, Jack Ohman became the youngest cartoonist ever to be nationally syndicated. He now serves as editorial cartoonist for The Oregonian and is one of the most widely syndicated political cartoonists in the U.S. Ohman's editorial cartoons display a stylish perception which make them, as People magazine suggests, "probably the most uncompromising, the most wicked and the most pointedly funny" on today's op-ed pages. His work appears regularly in The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Seattle Times and scores of other major newspapers; and Newsweek, National Review and other magazines, including a monthly cartoon he draws for Money magazine. He also contributed drawings to "ABC News Nightline" from 1984 to 1986. Ohman won the Overseas Press Club award in 1996. He has also won the national Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi and the Exceptional Merit Media Award from the National Women's Political Caucus. Born September 1, 1960, in St. Paul, Ohman entered the political fray early as an aide to a Minnesota congressional candidate and as a bus driver for Walter Mondale's and Jimmy Carter's motorcades in the Twin Cities. Ohman began his cartooning career while attending the University of Minnesota, drawing for the Minnesota Daily. After signing a syndication agreement with Tribune Media Services, he moved on to The Columbus Dispatch. From there, he joined Detroit Free Press, and finally The Oregonian, where he has been since 1983. In addition to his political cartoons, Ohman also created the syndicated comic strip MIXED MEDIA, now drawn and written by Scott Willis. He is an accomplished author of eight books: Back To The '80s, Drawing Conclusions, Fear of Fly Fishing, Fishing Bass-Ackwards, Why Johnny Can't Putt (all published by Simon and Schuster), Do I Have To Draw You A Picture? (Pelican), Get The Net! (Willow Creek Press), and Media Mania (MacMillan). Ohman holds a bachelor's degree in history from the Portland State University Honors Program and is now attending graduate school there. He is married to Janice Dunham Ohman, a public relations executive. They have three children.
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