Damon Matthew Connolly (born June 19, 1963)[2] is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly for the 12th district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on December 5, 2022.
Damon Connolly
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 12th district | |
| Assumed office December 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Marc Levine |
| Member of the Marin County Board of Supervisors from the 1st district | |
| In office 2015–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Susan L. Adams |
| Succeeded by | Mary Sackett |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dawn Chipman[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA, JD) |
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Connolly was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from University of California, Berkeley and a Juris Doctor from the UC Berkeley School of Law.[3]
From 1989 to 1993, Connolly worked as an associateatThelen LLPinSan Francisco. He then joined the California Department of Justice, serving as a deputy attorney general from 1993 to 1998 and as an supervising deputy attorney general from 1998 to 2007. In 2007 and 2008, he was a partner at Girard Gibbs LLP. Connolly served as a member of the San Rafael City Council from 2007 to 2014 and the Marin County Board of Supervisors from 2015 to 2022.[4][5]
In October 2021, Connolly announced he would run for California State Assembly in the 12th district. Incumbent Marc Levine chose to run for California Insurance Commissioner.[6] In June 2022, Connolly finished first in a field of five candidates in the jungle primary. He won the general election with 51.8% of the vote.[4]
Connolly is a member of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus.[7]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Damon Connolly | 42,950 | 37.1 | |
| Democratic | Sara Aminzadeh | 41,934 | 36.2 | |
| Democratic | Steve Schwartz | 16,612 | 14.3 | |
| Democratic | Ida Times-Green | 13,164 | 11.4 | |
| Republican | Andrew Alan Podshadley (write-in) | 1,181 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 115,841 | 100% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Damon Connolly | 92,287 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | Sara Aminzadeh | 85,900 | 48.2 | |
| Total votes | 178,187 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||