Hannah-Beth Jackson

President

Hannah-Beth Jackson served six years in the California State Assembly, representing the 35th District encompassing Ventura, Oxnard and much of Santa Barbara County. 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 Womens Caucus and chair of the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee. She is a tireless advocate for progressive 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. She has been named Legislator of the Year by the Consumer Federation of California, the Congress of California Seniors, the California League of Conservation Voters, the National Organization for Women, the Junior League of California and Californians Against Waste. 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, "Outstanding Public Service Award" by the California School and Employees Association and the Planned Parenthood "Giraffe award" - for sticking her neck out.