Dawn Addis

Dawn Junea Addis (born July 12, 1972)^[1] is an American educator, activist, and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly for the 30th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on December 5, 2022.

Dawn Addis
Member of the California State Assembly from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 5, 2022
Preceded by	Robert Rivas (redistricting)
Personal details
Born	(1972-07-12) July 12, 1972 (age 52) San Francisco, California
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Marcus Jackson
Children	2
Education	San Francisco State University (BA, MS)

Education

Addis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in art education and Spanish and a Master of Science in special education from San Francisco State University.^[2]

Career

Addis worked as an educator in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District 20 years. In 2016, she founded the San Luis Obispo chapter of the Women's March.^[3] She served as a member of the Morro Bay City Council from 2019 to 2022 and as mayor pro tempore from 2019 to 2021.

In 2018, Addis ran for the California State Assembly against incumbent Republican Jordan Cunningham in a district including all of San Luis Obispo County. Although Addis was well-funded, Cunningham won by 55% to 45%.

In 2022, redistricting moved the district north and split San Luis Obispo County, leading Cunningham to retire. Addis was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2022.^[4] She is a member of the Rules Committee.^[5]

Electoral history

2022 California State Assembly election

2022 California's 30th State Assembly district election^[6][7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dawn Addis	54,924	40.8
	Republican	Vicki Nohrden	49,287	36.6
	Democratic	Jon Wizard	14,090	10.5
	Democratic	Zoë G. Carter	11,584	8.6
	Democratic	John R. Drake	4,695	3.5
Total votes			134,580	100%
General election
	Democratic	Dawn Addis	115,770	60.0
	Republican	Vicki Nohrden	77,079	40.0
Total votes			192,849	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican