Senator, California State Senate, District 19, 2012-2020

Candidate, California State Senate, District 19, 2008

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 35, 1998-2004

Member, California Commission on the Status of Women, present

Former Member, Blue Ribbon Commission for Child Support Development and Enforcement

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

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

Former Member, California's Wine Industry Committee, California State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Climate Change and AB 32 Implementation Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Environmental Quality Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Human Services Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Emergency Management, California State Assembly

Former Member, Joint Committee on Emergency Management, California State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, California State Senate

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

Former Chair, Natural Resources Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Natural Resources and Water Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Passenger Rail Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Public Safety Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Santa Barbara County Commission for Women

Former Member, Select Committee on California's Wine Industry, California State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Mental Health, California State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Women, Work and Families, California State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on the Governor's 2019 Report: Wildfires and Climate Change - California's Energy Future, California State Senate

Former Member, State Senate Task Force on Family Equity

Former Member, Subcommittee 1 on Education, California State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on California's Innovation, Technology and LIfe Sciences Economy, California State Senate

Former Member, Women and Inequality-Strategies to Promote Opportunity, California State Senate

Civil Attorney, present

Former Family Attorney

Former Adjunct Professor, Antioch University

Former Prosecutor, City of Sacramento

Former Managing Partner, Law Offices of Eskin and Jackson

Former Deputy District Attorney, Santa Barbara County

Former Policy-Maker in Residence, University of California, Santa Barbara

President, Hannah-Beth Jackson & Associates, 2010-2011

Founding Member, Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee, present

Member, Women Against Gun Violence, present

Former Member, Santa Barbara Shelter Services for Women

Co-Founder/President, Speak Out, California, 2005-2012

Awards:

---"Legislator of the Year" by the Consumer Federation of California for her strong advocacy in the areas of health care and privacy rights.---

---"Legislator of the Year" by the Congress of California Seniors---

---"Legislator of the Year" by the California League of Conservation Voters---

---"Legislator of the Year" by the National Organization for Women for advancing women's health issues and equal opportunity---

---"Legislator of the Year" by the Junior League of California for her work on domestic violence and issues effecting children---

---"Guardian of the Coast" from Vote the Coast---

---Planned Parenthood "Giraffe award" - for sticking her neck out.---

---"Outstanding Public Service Award" by the California School Employees Association---

Number of Grandchildren:

5

Priority Issues:

Education
Health Care Security
Public Safety
The Environment
Consumer Protection

Spouse's Occupation:

Superior Court Judge