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About Jeff
At 16 Jeff was introduced to methamphetamine at the high school he was attending, and he subsequently began using the drug believing it was a cure for the shyness which dogged him in his early years. After several months of using the drug, it dissolved a membrane in his nose and ate through a blood vessel. After two hours of profuse bleeding, Jeff lay dying on the walkway in front of his father's house. Jeff's step-brother Chris showed up at the house as Jeff was losing consciousness and called an ambulance. The paramedics informed Jeff that they were unsure if he was going live. At the hospital, the doctors cauterized the blood vessel shut to stop the bleeding. Afterwards, Jeff walked several miles back home, blood still covering the clothes he was wearing.
On Jeff's 18th birthday he was told he had to leave home. A few months later, Jeff's car broke down, he lost his job, and subsequently his place to live. Jeff lived on and off the streets for approximately the next two years. During this period the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang attempted to induct Jeff into their organization. Jeff wholeheartedly rebuffed their efforts, and told them he wanted nothing to do with their organization even though he believed that he would be hurt or killed for doing so. Jeff quit using methamphetamine when he was 19... over 22 years ago. Between the ages of 20 and 23, Jeff formed a number of rock bands which he played and sang in. When Jeff was 23 he decided to give up on a dream of becoming a rock musician and began pursuing other options.
Jeff currently works for Best Buy's Competitive Strategies Group. In his spare time, Jeff runs an Ultimate Frisbee sports group which he founded in 2008. The group plays competitively, and also puts on pick up games during the week. Jeff also writes and composes dance music at his home recording studio in Sacramento. Jeff is single and has never been married.
Founder, Midtown Ultimate & Sports www.midtownultimate.com
U.S. Congress, D-6, CA, 2002 Governor, Recall Election, 2003 - Reform Political Elected Reform Party of CA. Director 2001 Elected Reform Party of CA. Vice Chair 2002 Featured Speaker at 2002 RPUSA National Convention, Denver, CO Elected Reform Party of CA. Chairman 2003 Speaker at Victory celebration for Gubernatorial Recall 2003, State Capitol Reform Party USA National Committee Member 2003-04 Elected Reform Party National Party Building Chair 2003-04 Retired all positions 2004 Education Independent Religious Studies 1991-95 Santa Rosa JR College 1999-01 Major: Political Science Awards Dean's High Honors Dean's Highest Honors National Dean's List Phi Theta Kappa International Scholastic Order (Honors Society) Three time winner of the Doyle Honors Scholarship Family Father: Gerald Rainforth -- Army Reserve, YWAM (Youth with a Mission) Procuring vehicles throughout Europe for smuggling Bibles into Communist China Uncle: Loren Thomas Hines -- Archbishop (Episcopal) Southeast Asia, Europe Aunt: Bonnie Argue -- Assemblies of God Minister Great-Grandfather: Thomas S. Sappington -- Circuit preacher, church overseer. Founded churches in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kentucky Great-Uncle: Loyd Sappington -- One of the founding fathers of the Assemblies of God Denomination & overseer of 13 churches in multiple states Great-Uncle: John Sappington -- Church pioneer and minister © 2010, jeffrainforth.com. All rights reserved |
Jeff was born in Santa Rosa Ca. on June 2nd, 1968. His parents, Jerry and Janis Rainforth, divorced when he was five. The courts awarded Jeff to his father, who raised him from then on. Jeff's younger and only sibling, Jodi, was awarded to their mother. Jodi went on to become a cheerleader for the 
After leaving music behind, Jeff began studying the Protestant faith in order to become a teacher. After four years of studying on his own, Jeff became interested in politics. He enrolled in the local JR College declaring a major in Political Science. Jeff earned national honors, the school's highest honors, and was awarded an honors scholarship three semesters in a row. After a little over two years in school, Jeff took a break and decided to run for Congress on the Reform Party ticket. Jeff moved up quickly in the party leadership, and after two years was elected as the California Party's Chairman. Subsequently Jeff earned a seat on the national committee of the Reform Party, and was elected as the chairman of the national partybuilding committee. During this period Jeff engineered the move to endorse Ralph Nader's bid for President in order to secure much needed media attention for the party. Jeff was then recruited by the national Reform Party chairman to run for an open seat on the executive committee. Jeff declined the invitation citing a need for a break after four years of heavy involvement with the party.
