Corey Jackson represents California’s 60th State Assembly district, which includes the northwestern corner of Riverside County and is anchored by Moreno Valley. He was a student member of the California State University Board of Trustees and received two social-work degrees from California Baptist University. In 2020, he was elected to the Riverside County School Board. Two years later, he defeated Republican restaurant owner Hector Diaz-Nava in the California State Assembly election. Jackson is the first Black person to represent Riverside County and the first openly gay Black man in the history of the California Legislature.
BACKGROUND AND FORMATION
Jackson was born in 1982. He was a student member of the California State University Board of Trustees.
He received his Master and Doctor of Social Work degrees from California Baptist University. His documented education and experience therefore include social work and membership on the CSU Board of Trustees.
THE PATH TO OFFICE
Jackson was elected to the Riverside County School Board in 2020.
In the 2022 California State Assembly election, Jackson faced Hector Diaz-Nava, a Republican restaurant owner. Jackson defeated Diaz-Nava and now serves in the Assembly as a member of the Democratic Party.
His election made him the first Black person to represent Riverside County and the first openly gay Black man in the history of the California Legislature.
WHAT TO KNOW
Jackson represents California’s 60th State Assembly district, which includes the northwestern corner of Riverside County and is anchored by Moreno Valley.
He is a member of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus. His record also includes service on the California State University Board of Trustees, election to the Riverside County School Board and his current service in the California State Assembly.
- State Assembly · Assembly District 60 · 2022–present
Corey Jackson represents California’s 60th State Assembly district, which includes the northwestern corner of Riverside County and is anchored by Moreno Valley. He was a student member of the California State University Board of Trustees and received two social-work degrees from California Baptist University. In 2020, he was elected to the Riverside County School Board. Two years later, he defeated Republican restaurant owner Hector Diaz-Nava in the California State Assembly election. Jackson is the first Black person to represent Riverside County and the first openly gay Black man in the history of the California Legislature.
BACKGROUND AND FORMATION
Jackson was born in 1982. He was a student member of the California State University Board of Trustees.
He received his Master and Doctor of Social Work degrees from California Baptist University. His documented education and experience therefore include social work and membership on the CSU Board of Trustees.
THE PATH TO OFFICE
Jackson was elected to the Riverside County School Board in 2020.
In the 2022 California State Assembly election, Jackson faced Hector Diaz-Nava, a Republican restaurant owner. Jackson defeated Diaz-Nava and now serves in the Assembly as a member of the Democratic Party.
His election made him the first Black person to represent Riverside County and the first openly gay Black man in the history of the California Legislature.
WHAT TO KNOW
Jackson represents California’s 60th State Assembly district, which includes the northwestern corner of Riverside County and is anchored by Moreno Valley.
He is a member of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus. His record also includes service on the California State University Board of Trustees, election to the Riverside County School Board and his current service in the California State Assembly.
The record
414 events, each with its sourceMissing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.
Family reunification services.
Veterans and Former First Responders Research Pilot Program.
Civil rights: deprivation of federal constitutional rights, privileges, and immunities.
Transportation network companies: California Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program.
Public school governance: board member compensation.
Department of Insurance: housing insurance study.
Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program.
Change of name and gender and sex identifier.
The Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Captain Tim Rodriguez, and Pilot Tony Sousa Memorial Highway.
Tenancy: just cause termination: rent increases.
Recycling: market development payments: polyethylene terephthalate plastic.
Credit card transaction fees: tax payments: Consumer Inflation Reduction and Tax Fairness Act.
Descendants of enslaved persons: reparations.
Contractors: exemptions: muralists.
Pupil instruction: treatment of African Americans.
Health care services: artificial intelligence.
School employees: cultural competency training.
Relative to Cinco de Mayo Week.
Relative to The Power of Us Day.
Primary elections: county officers: top two candidates.
State agencies: complaints: demographic data.
Communicable diseases: HIV reporting.
Common interest developments: managing agent fees.
Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program.
State agencies and departments: strategic plans: diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Department of Consumer Affairs: licensing: applicants who are descendants of slaves.
California State University: claim eligibility: genealogy and descendancy.
Relative to Women’s History Month.
Unaccompanied homeless pupils: Unaccompanied Youth Support Grant Program.
Relative to Read Across America Day.
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program: rental vehicles.
Air resources: regulatory impacts: transportation fuel costs.
Childcare: Early Childhood Policy Council.
Relative to Japanese American concentration camps.
Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.
Civil Rights Department: antidiscrimination campaigns.