JENNIFER ZIMMERMAN – Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida’s 1st Congressional District
Source: Frost Jones, Campaign Manager
Dr. Jennifer Zimmerman, or Dr. Z, as she is known in her community, has been a pediatrician for nearly two decades in Santa Rosa County. She has been married to her husband, Jay, for 23 years. They have 3 children; 2 boys and a girl.
Dr. Z was born in the Philippines and immigrated to the U.S. 25 years ago. Her father, James, the son of a fisherman, was orphaned at 6 years old and became a guerrilla fighter and a POW during World War II. Her mother, Corazon, was not allowed by her father to go to school because she was a woman and was expected to just get married, clean the house, and have babies.
When Dr. Z was in first grade, her mother went back to high school and graduated with honors with a bachelor’s Degree in Science and Nutrition by the time Dr. Z was in High School. As the eldest of 6, Jennifer has been taking care of children for as long as she can remember. With a full academic scholarship, she majored in Zoology at University of the Philippines and obtained her medical degree at University of the East. She finished her residency training in Pediatrics at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York.
The family moved to Florida in 1997 and has stayed since then. The Zimmermans’ are huge baseball fans, their second son is a left-handed pitcher bound for college in Boston. Their children are raised in a loving Judeo-Christian environment and are encouraged to pursue their dreams, not only for self-fulfillment but to serve others to the best of their abilities. Her eldest son inherited his mom’s culinary skills, and their daughter is working in her second-degree black belt in karate.
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