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
4,676 events, each with its sourceTenancy: just cause termination: rent increases.
Credit card transaction fees: tax payments: Consumer Inflation Reduction and Tax Fairness Act.
State agencies: complaints: demographic data.
Primary elections: county officers: top two candidates.
Contractors: exemptions: muralists.
Relative to The Power of Us Day.
Relative to Cinco de Mayo Week.
School employees: cultural competency training.
Descendants of enslaved persons: reparations.
Pupil instruction: treatment of African Americans.
Health care services: artificial intelligence.
Communicable diseases: HIV reporting.
Department of Consumer Affairs: licensing: applicants who are descendants of slaves.
Common interest developments: managing agent fees.
HR 7 Ta Consent Calendar Second Day
State agencies and departments: strategic plans: diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program.
The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
California State University: claim eligibility: genealogy and descendancy.
Relative to Women’s History Month.
Unaccompanied homeless pupils: Unaccompanied Youth Support Grant Program.
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program: rental vehicles.
Relative to Read Across America Day.
Air resources: regulatory impacts: transportation fuel costs.
Childcare: Early Childhood Policy Council.
Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.
Relative to Japanese American concentration camps.
Civil Rights Department: antidiscrimination campaigns.
SCR 10 Grove Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
SCR 6 Choi Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
ACR 22 Muratsuchi Consent Calendar Second Day
HR 10 Bennett Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
Relative to President Jimmy Carter Day.
Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
State Seal of Civic Engagement.
Social workers: interstate compact.
Health data: HIV test results.