Tony Thurmond

Tony Thurmond NONENon-Partisan

Superintendent of Schools

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Tony ThurmondNONENon-Partisan Superintendent of Schools
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Tony Krajewski Thurmond (born August 21, 1968) is an American politician and educator who is the 28th and current California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Thurmond was narrowly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018 over his opponent, Marshall Tuck. He was the endorsed candidate of the California Democratic Party and all five 2018 California Teachers of the Year. A Democrat, he represented the 15th Assembly district from 2014 to 2018, encompassing the northern East Bay. Thurmond was a member of the California Legislative Latino Caucus, California Legislative Black Caucus, and California Legislative Jewish Caucus. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2014, he was a member of the Richmond City Council, a board member of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, and social services administrator. Thurmond is the second African American to hold the office of Superintendent, and the fourth African American to win statewide office in California following former Superintendent Wilson Riles, former Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally, and former Attorney General and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Bryn Mawr College
Master's Law/Social Policy
1993 - 1996
Bryn Mawr College
MSW Social Work
1993 - 1995
Temple University
BA Psychology
1993
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State of California
2019 - Current
Assembly Member
California State Assembly
2014 - 2019
Member
Richmond City Council
2005 - 2008
Senior Director of Community and Government Relations
Lincoln Child Center
2010 - 2014
Manager
Marin County, Golden Gate Regional Center
2008 - 2010
Executive Director
Beyond Emancipation
2005 - 2008
Other Experience1 - 27 of 27
Fellow
Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship program
Current
Member
Board, West Contra Costa Unified School District
2008 - 2012
Chair
Richmond Summer Youth Program
2005
Former Liaison
Richmond Workforce Investment Board
Former Liaison
Richmond’s Youth Commission
Former Member
Environmental Policy Committee, California League of Cities
Former Member
West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee
Former Chair
Subcommittee 1 on Health and Human Services, California State Assembly
Former Chair
Labor and Employment Committee, California State Assembly
Former Chair
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Career Technical Education and Building a 21st Century Workforce Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Homelessness Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Human Services Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Mental and Behavioral Health and Proposition 63 Implementation Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Regional Planning in the San Francisco Bay Area Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Homelessness, California State Assembly
Former Member
Subcommittee 6 on Budget Process Oversight and Program Evaluation, California State General Assembly
Former Member
Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Education Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Expanding Access to California's Natural Resources Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Improving Bay Area Transportation Systems Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Status of Boys and Men of Color Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Status of Girls and Women of Color Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Civic Engagement Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Health Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Budget Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Biotechnology Committee, California State Assembly
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