Exhibit 99.9


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



The undersigned,  Chairman,  President and Treasurer, of Jaco Electronics,  Inc.
(the "Company"),  hereby certifies,  to the best of my knowledge,  that the Form
10-Q of the Company  for the quarter  ended  September  30, 2002 (the  "Periodic
Report") accompanying this certification fully complies with the requirements of
the Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m
or 78o(d)) and that the  information  contained  in the Periodic  Report  fairly
presents,  in all material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of
operations of the Company.  The foregoing  certification is incorporated  solely
for  purposes  of  complying   with  the   provisions  of  Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and is not intended to be used for any other purpose.






                               /s/ Joel H. Girsky
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                                  Joel H. Girsky
                                  Chairman, President and Treasurer
                                  (Principal Executive Officer)




DATED:  November 14, 2002