Jim Babka

Jim Babka (born 1968) is a writer, activist, and former radio talk-show host. He currently serves as president of the Downsize DC Foundation and DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

Early life and education

Jim Babka was born in Cleveland, Ohio to James Sr and Joyce Babka. He was raised in Twinsburg Ohio. His mother died in a car accident in May 1978.

Babka graduated from Baptist Christian School in Orange Village, Ohio, where he had been class President in 10th grade.

Babka's father, an auto-parts company executive, was a conservative Republican who had supported Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan. Jim was used to hearing politics discussed regularly, and found that social studies classes came easy to him. By ninth grade he recognized that he wanted to go into a career involving political action.

Babka attended the University of Akron where he majored in political science and minored in business management. Early in his college career he became involved in the College Republicans. But he quickly became disillusioned by politics. Favoritism, petty in-fighting, and criminal corruption in the college organization caused Babka to seek other outlets to make a difference.