Jerry is the former board chair of the Riverstone International School, board member of the Idaho Conservation League, and board member of the Interfaith Sanctuary, one of the principal homeless shelters in Idaho. In 2016, Jerry was nominated to run for the United States Senate. He is also an avid outdoorsman, as a former licensed whitewater guide on the legendary Idaho Middle Fork, Main Salmon and Selway rivers, a skier, and a cyclist. Jerry earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Brigham Young University.