Damon Connolly

Damon Connolly 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
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 12th district
Assumed office
December 5, 2022
Preceded byHeath Flora (redistricting)
Member of the
Marin County Board of Supervisors
from the 1st district
In office
2015–2022
Preceded bySusan L. Adams
Succeeded byMary Sackett
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA, JD)

Early life and education

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.[1]

Career

From 1989 to 1993, Connolly worked as an associate attorney at Thelen LLP. 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.[2][3]

References
  1. "Full Biography for Damon Matthew Connolly". smartvoter.org. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  2. "'We put a lot of work in Sonoma County': Connolly recaps win in Assembly race". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  3. "Board to Bid Farewell to Two Longtime Members". www.marincounty.org. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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