Marc Berman

Five-term Assemblymember (first elected 2016) and former Palo Alto City Councilmember. Chairs the Assembly Committee on Elections; previously chaired the Higher Education Committee, where he was the deciding vote that shelved Alex Lee's wealth-tax bill (publicly calling it "very misleading"). One of the most consistent pro-housing votes in Sacramento — supported SB 35, ADU reform, and SB 79 transit-oriented housing. Born in Dallas, raised in Palo Alto; political science degree from Georgetown, JD from USC.