Damon Connolly
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.
Damon Connolly | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 12th district | |
Assumed office December 5, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Heath Flora (redistricting) |
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) |
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]
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.
- "'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.