His family moved to Western Australia in 1955 and settled on a farm at Lort River west of Esperance.

[2] Jacobs is married to Kathryn and they have five children; Jesse, Daniel, Aubrey, Lucy and Julian.

[4][5] The following month Jacobs supported another unsuccessful spill motion against Buswell, this time led by Anthony Fels MLC.

He was narrowly re-elected as the member for Eyre during the 2013 state election, fending off a strong challenge from the Nationals.

He lost to WA National candidate Peter Rundle, taking only 35.6 percent of the two-party vote.