Full Name:
Dave Jones
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kim Flores; 2 Children: Isabelle, William
Birth Date:
01/04/1962
Birth Place:
Orland Park, IL
Home City:
Sacramento, CA
JD, Law, Harvard University, 1988
MPP, Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1988
BA, Political Science and Government, DePauw University, 1984
Candidate, California State Senate, District 8, 2022
Insurance Commissioner, State of California, 2011-2019
Candidate, State of California Attorney General, 2018
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 9, 2004-2010
Member, California Advisory Group on Climate Risk Disclosure, 2021-present
Former Member, Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Commission
Former Member, Sacramento Regional Sanitation District
Former Chair, Sacramento Regional Transit District
Former Member, Sacramento Solid Waste Authority
Former Member, Sacramento Transportation Authority
Member, California Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery Commission, 2019
Member, Agriculture and Utilities and Commerce Committee, California State Assembly, 2004-2010
Chair, Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, California State Assembly, 2004-2010
Chair, Health Committee, California State Assembly, 2004-2010
Chair, Judiciary Committee, California State Assembly, 2004-2010
Director, Climate Risk Initiative, Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment at Berkeley Law, 2019-present
Senior Director, The Nature Conservancy, 2019-2021
Former City Council Member, City of Sacremento, 1999-2004
Special Assistant/Counsel, Office of Attorney General Janet Reno, United States Department of Justice, 1995-1998
White House Fellow, 1995-1996
Attorney, Legal Services of Northern California, 1989-1995
Distinguished Fellow, ClimateWorks Foundation, 2019-present
Awards:
California's Top 100 Lawyers, Daily Journal
Big Heart Award, Greenlining Institute
Distinguished Advocate Award, Autism Speaks
Named "2008 Consumer Champion" by the California Consumer Federation
"Leadership Award" by the Western Center on Law and Poverty
He has been honored by Planned Parenthood, Environment California, the Urban League, Preschool California and CalPIRG
Capitol Weekly named Assemblymember Jones California's "most effective legislator."