Senate District 19 is the KEY State Senate race this year. This is the district that is most likely to flip from Republican to Democratic, delivering a majority large enough to actually pass budgets over Republican obstructionism. Hannah-Beth Jackson is the Democratic candidate for State Senate District 19.

Hannah-Beth Jackson served six years in the California State Assembly, representing the 35th District, which encompasses portions of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. She is a tireless advocate for change, having authored more than 60 bills that were signed into law on issues including education, health care, environmental protection, financial privacy, crime victims, reproductive rights, domestic violence, childcare and protecting the rights of consumers. Jackson is an attorney and former prosecutor, who is a co-founder of a non-profit organization.

In the State Assembly, she served as Chair of the Committee on Natural Resources, Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Coastal Protection and Co-Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Title IX. Other leadership positions included serving as chair of the Legislative Women’s Caucus and chair of the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee.

Hannah-Beth was named Legislator of the Year by the Consumer Federation of California, the Congress of California Seniors and the California League of Conservation Voters, the National Organization for Women. Other awards include the “Guardian of the Coast Award” from Vote the Coast, the “Wetlands Recovery Award” and “Friend of the Coast Award” from the Wetlands Recovery Project.

Hannah-Beth is a leader in bringing a progressive message to California. Few people know that after leaving the State Assembly she founded Speak Out California to give a statewide voice to progressive values and advocate for progressive policies.

CALIFORNIA LIST is proud to include Hannah-Beth Jackson as one of our endorsed candidates for the June 3rd California primary. I urge you to visit the CALIFORNIA LIST website and please donate to her campaign or one of the other candidates highlighted on our candidate page.

Bettina Duval is the founder of the CALIFORNIA LIST, a political fundraising network that helps elect Democratic women to all branches of California state government.