Jackie Goldberg

Jacqueline "Jackie" Goldberg (born November 18, 1944)[1] is an American politician and teacher serving as a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education for the 5th district.[2][3]

Jackie Goldberg
President of the LAUSD Board of Education
Assumed office
January 17, 2023
Preceded byKelly Gonez
Member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education
Assumed office
May 21, 2019
Preceded byRef Rodriguez
Constituency5th district
In office
July 5, 1983 – July 4, 1991
Preceded byAnthony Trias
Succeeded byJeff Horton
Constituency3rd district
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 45th district
In office
December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Preceded byAntonio Villaraigosa
Succeeded byKevin de León
Member of the Los Angeles City Council
from the 13th district
In office
July 1, 1993 – July 1, 2001
Preceded byMike Woo
Succeeded byEric Garcetti
Personal details
Born (1944-11-18) November 18, 1944
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSharon Stricker
Residence(s)Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
University of Chicago (MEd)
Websitejackiegoldberg.org

Early life and education

Goldberg was born in the Los Angeles area on November 18, 1944. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she was a member of SLATE and a major contributor to the Free Speech Movement.[4] She went on to earn a master's degree in education from the University of Chicago. Goldberg is Jewish.[5]

LAUSD Board of Education

In 1983, Goldberg was elected to the LAUSD Board of Education, where she served for two terms. In 2019, Goldberg announced that she would be running to be a member of the Board, this time for the fifth district after its previous member, Ref Rodriguez, left due to an accounting scandal. She faced Heather Repenning and was re-elected to the LAUSD's Board of Education.[6][7]

Personal life

Goldberg is openly lesbian.[8] She married longtime partner Sharon Stricker in 2008; they have resided together in Echo Park since 1967.[9] Together they have a son, Brian Stricker Goldberg.[10] She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[11]

Elections

Los Angeles City Council
1993 Los Angeles City Council District 13 Primary Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jackie Goldberg 17,218 34.14
Nonpartisan Tom LaBonge 6,648 29.80
Nonpartisan Thomas T. Riley 2,005 10.30
Nonpartisan Michael Weinstein 1,641 8.43
Nonpartisan Virginia Johannessen 1,268 6.51
Nonpartisan Conrado Terrazas 966 4.96
Nonpartisan Efren Mamaril 562 2.89
Nonpartisan Gilbert Carrasco 340 1.75
Nonpartisan Sal Genovese 240 1.23
Total votes 30,888 100.00
1993 Los Angeles City Council District 13 General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jackie Goldberg 15,935 51.43
Nonpartisan Tom LaBonge 11,547 48.57
Total votes 27,482 100.00
1997 Los Angeles City Council District 13 General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jackie Goldberg (incubment) 13,823 100.00
Total votes 13,823 100.00

California State Assembly
California's 45th State Assembly district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jackie Goldberg 57,092 100.00
Invalid or blank votes 19,890 25.84
Total votes 76,982 100.00
California's 45th State Assembly district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jackie Goldberg (incumbent) 39,952 85.58
Libertarian Judy Chau Phuong Cook 6,731 14.42
Invalid or blank votes 6,289 11.87
Total votes 52,972 100.00
California's 45th State Assembly district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jackie Goldberg (incumbent) 62,091 75.95
Republican Oscar A. Gutierrez 19,660 24.05
Total votes 81,751 100.00

Los Angeles Unified School District
2019 Los Angeles Unified School District District 5 Primary Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jackie Goldberg 15,935 48.2
Nonpartisan Heather Repenning 4,341 13.1
Nonpartisan Graciela Ortiz 4,310 13.0
Nonpartisan Cynthia Gonzalez 3,230 9.8
Nonpartisan Allison Bajracharya 1,986 6.0
Nonpartisan Ana Cubas 1,145 3.5
Nonpartisan David Valdez 678 2.0
Nonpartisan Rocío Rivas 545 1.6
Nonpartisan Salvador Sanchez 522 1.6
Nonpartisan Nestor Enrique Valencia 382 1.2
Total votes 33,074 100.00
2019 Los Angeles Unified School District District 5 General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jackie Goldberg 17,218 71.6
Nonpartisan Heather Repenning 6,824 28.4
Total votes 24,042 100.00
2020 Los Angeles Unified School District District 5 Primary Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jackie Goldberg 65,081 58.4
Nonpartisan Christina Martinez Duran 46,356 41.6
Total votes 111,437 100.00

References
  1. "The Women of the Los Angeles City Council: Part Three". Los Angeles Public Library. March 22, 2021.
  2. Burke, Michael (May 15, 2019). "Jackie Goldberg wins L.A. Unified school board seat in special election". EdSource.
  3. Swaak, Taylor (May 14, 2019). "Jackie Goldberg scores a decisive win in LAUSD's Board District 5 race". LA School Report.
  4. Schultz, Bud (2001). The price of dissent : testimonies to political repression in America. Ruth Schultz. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-22402-7. OCLC 45248227.
  5. Jackie Goldberg Papers, (Collection 2196). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
  6. "2019 election results". LAVote. 2019.
  7. Kohli, Sonali; Diaz, Alexa; Pineda, Dorany (May 14, 2019). "Jackie Goldberg returns to L.A. school board with resounding election win". Los Angeles Times.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Simon, Mark (September 20, 2003), "Davis signs bill giving partners rights", San Francisco Chronicle, retrieved 2007-11-23
  9. "Making the Case for Gay Marriage", CityWatch, January 22, 2010, retrieved 2010-02-14
  10. Smith, Karen Manners (2008). Time it was : American stories from the sixties. Tim Koster. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-184077-5. OCLC 86117451.
  11. "DSA-LA member Jackie Goldberg sails into the general election for School Board! (...)". Facebook. March 6, 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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