Candidate, State of California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2022

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 15, 2014-2019

Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of California, 2019-Present

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 15, 2008, 2016

Member, Richmond City Council, 2005-2008

Former Member, Biotechnology Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Budget Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Career Technical Education and Building a 21st Century Workforce Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Civic Engagement 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, Health Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Homelessness Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Human Services Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Improving Bay Area Transportation Systems Committee, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Labor and Employment 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 Chair, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Homelessness, 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 Chair, Subcommittee 1 on Health and Human Services, 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

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

Fellow, Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship program, present

Former Member, Environmental Policy Committee, California League of Cities

Former Liaison, Richmond Workforce Investment Board

Former Liaison, Richmond’s Youth Commission

Former Member, West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee

Member, Board, West Contra Costa Unified School District, 2008-2012

Chair, Richmond Summer Youth Program, 2005

Awards:

Fellowship
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
2007
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a charitable organization, dedicates itself to build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. Their Fellowship Program helps participants refine their skills and experience to help in the efforts for social change.

Priority Issues:

His priorities in the Assembly will be a continuation of his priorities as a non-profit leader, school board member, and as a city councilmember. Specifically, Thurmond plans to focus on improving the local and statewide economy, improving education from the ground up and preventing crime.