Damon Connolly
Damon Connolly | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 12th district | |
| Assumed office December 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Marc Levine |
| Member of the Marin County Board of Supervisors from the 1st district | |
| In office 2015–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Susan L. Adams |
| Succeeded by | Mary Sackett |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dawn Chipman[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA, JD) |
Damon Matthew Connolly (born June 19, 1963)[2] is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly for the 12th district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on December 5, 2022.
Early life and education
Connolly was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from University of California, Berkeley and a Juris Doctor from the UC Berkeley School of Law.[3]
Career
From 1989 to 1993, Connolly worked as an associate at Thelen LLP in San Francisco. He then joined the California Department of Justice, serving as a deputy attorney general from 1993 to 1998 and as an supervising deputy attorney general from 1998 to 2007. In 2007 and 2008, he was a partner at Girard Gibbs LLP. Connolly served as a member of the San Rafael City Council from 2007 to 2014 and the Marin County Board of Supervisors from 2015 to 2022.[4][5]
In October 2021, Connolly announced he would run for California State Assembly in the 12th district. Incumbent Marc Levine chose to run for California Insurance Commissioner.[6] In June 2022, Connolly finished first in a field of five candidates in the jungle primary. He won the general election with 51.8% of the vote.[4]
Connolly is a member of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus.[7]
Election history
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Damon Connolly | 42,950 | 37.1 | |
| Democratic | Sara Aminzadeh | 41,934 | 36.2 | |
| Democratic | Steve Schwartz | 16,612 | 14.3 | |
| Democratic | Ida Times-Green | 13,164 | 11.4 | |
| Republican | Andrew Alan Podshadley (write-in) | 1,181 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 115,841 | 100% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Damon Connolly | 92,287 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | Sara Aminzadeh | 85,900 | 48.2 | |
| Total votes | 178,187 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ^ "Damon Connolly for Assembly". Damon Connolly for Assembly.
- ^ "Damon Mathew Connolly # 139779 - Attorney Licensee Search".
- ^ "Full Biography for Damon Matthew Connolly". smartvoter.org. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ a b "'We put a lot of work in Sonoma County': Connolly recaps win in Assembly race". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "Board to Bid Farewell to Two Longtime Members". www.marincounty.org. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Rubin, Gideon (October 5, 2021). "Marin Supe Launches State Assembly Bid". Patch. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "Legislative Progressive Caucus". assembly.ca.gov. California State Assembly. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Primary Election - Statement of the Vote, June 7, 2022" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022 - State Assembly" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
