Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, an international entertainment and sports superstar, was born in April 1967 on a U.S. Airforce base in Madrid, Span.

His father, a long-time veteran, served in the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War. His mother took care of the family and ran a household that included Jacobs and his brother and sister.

Jacobs spent his college years playing basketball and football at Truman State University where he earned a degree in English.
He later went on to have one of the most successful WWE careers in history as professional wrestler Kane, spending almost 25 years performing in front of millions of fans across the United States and in more than 40 countries around the world.

Jacobs chose to make his home in East Tennessee in 1995 where he met his wife, Crystal. The couple have two daughters, both nurses.

In addition, Jacobs has served on the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital advisory council and the board of the Halls/Powell Boys and Girls Club. His former small business, Jacobs Insurance Associates, became the local champion of the Kindness Revolution, a national anti-bullying initiative. Along with his wife, he founded Kane’s Crusaders, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing joy to chronically ill teenagers in East Tennessee.

A passionate defender of individual liberty, the free enterprise system and the U.S. and Tennessee constitutions, Jacobs decided to run for Mayor in 2017. A year later, the Republican candidate easily won the general election by a landslide.

His proudest accomplishments in elected office thus far are keeping taxes low, finding ways to provide a high level of service to Knox County residents and creating the popular literacy initiative Read City USA.

Mayor Jacobs’ continued goals for his administration include increasing programming in Career and Technical Education; ensuring economic business opportunities by making the community more business friendly; and improving infrastructure to ensure Knox County becomes an even better place to live, work and raise a family.

You can follow Mayor Jacobs on Twitter @GlennJacobsTN and on Facebook @MayorGlennJacobs.

Jacobs had a successful professional wrestling career that spanned nearly 25 years. Though this afforded him the opportunity to perform in front of millions of fans across the United States and in over 40 countries around the world, Jacobs chose to make his home in East Tennessee over 20 years ago. Mayor Jacobs is committed to keeping taxes low, finding efficiencies in government, creating new jobs, supporting education and encouraging diversity.