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Josh Newman's Biography

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Superintendent of Public Instruction (CA)

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Full Name:

Josh Newman

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Darcy; 1 Child

Birth Date:

10/16/1964

Birth Place:

Poughkeepsie, NY

Home City:

Fullerton, CA

BA, History, Yale University

US-Australia Relations, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia

Senator, California State Senate, District 29, 2016-2018, 2020-2024

Candidate, California State senate, District 37, 2024

Candidate, California State Senate, District 29, 2020

Former Member, Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, California State Senate

Member, Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee, California State Senate

Chair, Special Committee on Pandemic Emergency Response, California State Senate

Former Chair, Veterans Affairs Committee, California State Senate

First Vice Chair/Legislative Committee Chair, Veterans Caucus of the California Democratic Party

Former Member, Budget Subcommittee #5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation, California State Senate, 2020-2024

Former Member, Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee, California State Senate, 2016-2024

Former Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management, California State Senate, 2020-2024

Former Member, Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, California State Senate, 2020-2024

Former Member, Military and Veterans Affairs, California State Senate, 2020-2024

Former Member, Transportation Committee, California State Senate, 2020-2024

Member, California, Armenia and Artsakh Mutual Trade, Art and Cultural Exchange Committee, California State Senate, 2016-2018

Member, Health Committee, California State Senate, 2016-2018

Member, Human Services Committee, California State Senate, 2016-2018

Member, Insurance Committee, California State Senate, 2016-2018

Member, Manufactured Home Communities Committee, California State Senate, 2016-2018

Member, Select Committee on Asian Pacific Islander Affairs, California State Senate, 2016-2018

Member, Subcommittee on California's Innovation, Technology and Life Sciences Economy, California State Senate, 2016-2018

Founder/Executive Director, ArmedForce2Workforce, 2013-2020

Senior Vice President, Business Development, SendMe Incorporated, 2007-2012

Senior Vice President, Business Development & Sales, Limbo, Incorporated, 2005-2006

Vice President of B2B Applications & Services, Mobliss, Incorporated, 2004-2005

Director, Strategic Development, RealNetworks, 1999-2004

Commissioned Officer, United States Army, 1986-1990

Chair, Neighbors United for Fullerton, 2018-present

Court-Appointed Special Advocate for a Child in the Foster Care System, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County (CASA-OC)

Vice President, Democrats of North Orange County

Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity

Chair, Employment Working Group/Steering Committee Member, Orange County Veterans & Military Families Collaborative (OCVMFC)

Volunteer, Special Olympics

Father's Occupation:

Doctor

Spouse's Occupation:

investment analyst at a locally based Fortune 500 insurance company.

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