Jacqueline "Jackie" Goldberg (born November 18, 1944) is an American politician and teacher serving as a member of the
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a public school district in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the largest public school system in California in terms of number of students and the 2nd largest public school district in ...
Board of Education for the 5th district.
Early life and education
Goldberg was born in the
Los Angeles
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area on November 18, 1944. Goldberg attended the
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
, where she was a member of
SLATE
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and a major contributor to the
Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement (FSM) was a massive, long-lasting student protest which took place during the 1964–65 academic year on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. The Movement was informally under the central leadership of B ...
. She went on to earn a master's degree in education from the
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...
. Goldberg is
Jewish
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.
LAUSD Board of Education
In 1983, Goldberg was elected to the LAUSD Board of Education, where she served for two terms. In 2019, Goldberg announced that she would be running to be a member of the Board, this time for the fifth district after its previous member,
Ref Rodriguez
Refugio “Ref” Rodriguez (born 1972) is adjunct professor and a former member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education representing District 5 and former president of the Board. He resigned from both positions on July 2 ...
, left due to an accounting scandal. She faced Heather Repenning and was re-elected to the LAUSD's Board of Education.
Personal life
Goldberg is
openly lesbian
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.
She married longtime partner Sharon Stricker in 2008; they have resided together in
Echo Park
Echo Park is a neighborhood in the east-central region of Los Angeles, California. Located to the northwest of Downtown, it is bordered by Silver Lake to the west and Chinatown to the east. The culturally diverse neighborhood has become known fo ...
since 1967. She is a member of the
Democratic Socialists of America
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.
Elections
Los Angeles City Council
California State Assembly
Los Angeles Unified School District
References
External links
1999 National Security Archive Interview with Jackie Goldberg
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1944 births
Living people
Free speech activists
Members of the California State Assembly
Los Angeles City Council members
Lesbian politicians
LGBT state legislators in California
LGBT Jews
Members of the Democratic Socialists of America
Jewish American state legislators in California
American women activists
University of California, Berkeley alumni
University of Chicago alumni
Women state legislators in California
Women city councillors in California
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century American Jews