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Jackie Elward

Democratic · California · 2026

Running for California Assembly District 12, California

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Climate and clean energy policy
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Education funding
Biography

Jackie Elward is a Rohnert Park city councilmember and educator running for the open 12th Assembly District seat, per her Sonoma County candidate statement. She serves as Vice-Chair of Sonoma Clean Power, per the same source, and her campaign site describes her as a former labor organizer.

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