Nancy Skinner

Nancy Skinner DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 9

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Nancy SkinnerDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 9
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Nancy Skinner (born August 12, 1954) is an American politician who is member of the California State Senate. A Democrat, she represents California's 9th State Senatorial district, encompassing parts of the East Bay. Prior to her election to the State Senate in 2016, Skinner was a member of the California State Assembly representing California's 15th State Assembly district from 2008 to 2014. She also served as a member of the East Bay Regional Park Board, representing Ward 1 from 2006 to 2008. Skinner was a member of the Berkeley City Council from 1984 to 1992; she remains the only student ever elected to the Berkeley City Council. She had previously founded and worked for several non-profit groups on global warming and other issues related to environmental policy.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of California Berkeley
BS Natural Resource Sciences
University of California Berkeley
MA Education
Past Positions1 - 11 of 11
Majority Whip
California State Senate
2020 - Current
Senator
California State Senate
2016 - Current
Assembly Member
California State Assembly
2008 - 2014
City Councilmember
City of Berkeley
1984 - 1992
Professor
Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
Current
Senior Policy Fellow
Energy and Transportation Institutes, University of California, Davis
Current
United States Director
Climate Group
2004 - 2007
United States Director
ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection
1994 - 2004
Coordinator
Loni Hancock for State Assembly
2002
Field Manager
Barbara Lee for United States Congress
2002
Administrative Director
Graduate Assembly, University of California, Berkeley
1981 - 1989
Other Experience1 - 28 of 28
Board Member
Community Conservation Centers Incorporated
Current
Founder
Local Governments for Sustainability, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
Current
Founder
Women in Power Political Action Committee
Current
Member
Western Legislative Forestry Task Force
Current
Member
National Organization of Women
Current
Board Member
East Bay Regional Parks District
2006 - 2008
Board Member
David Brower Center
Board Member
Youth Alive, Oakland
Board Member
Center for EcoLiteracy
Board Member
Berkeley Film Foundation
Former Member
Alameda County Stop Waste Board
Former Member
Advisory Committee, Energy Commission's Climate Change
Former Member
San Francisco Clean Technology Task Force
Former Member
East Bay Regional Park District Board
Former Member
Alameda County Training & Employment Board
Member
Stonewall Democratic Club
Member
Wellstone Democratic Club
Member
Metropolitcan Greater Oakland Democratic Club
Member
East Bay Women's Political Caucus
Member
Alameda Democratic Club
Member
El Cerrito Democratic Club
Former Member
Insurance Committee, California State Assembly
Former Chair
Public Safety Committee, California State Senate
Former Chair
Subcommittee 5 on Corrections, Public Safety and the Judiciary, California State Senate
Former Member
Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Transportation and Housing Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Select Committee on Career Technology and the New Economy, California State Senate
Former Member
Select Committee on Women, Work and Families, California State Senate
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