Jackie Goldberg is an American teacher and politician, and a member of the Democratic Party. Image File history File links Jackiegoldberg. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

She currently sits in the California State Assembly, representing the 45th district. She was first elected to the Assembly in Novermber 2000 and had previously served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council. California State Assembly Chamber in the State Capitol The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... The Los Angeles City Council meets three times a week in city hall. ...

Goldberg is one of the two lesbians in the State Assembly (the other being Sheila Kuehl). This article is about homosexual women, not inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos A lesbian (lowercase L) is a homosexual woman. ... Sheila Kuehl Sheila James Kuehl (born February 9, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American politician and former child actress. ...

Due to term limits, she is not able to stand for re-election to the Assembly in Novermber 2006. A term limit is a provision of a constitution, statute or bylaw which limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. ...

She was a teacher in the Compton School District prior to her election to the Los Angeles City School Board, then the Los Angeles City Council and the State Assembly.

She was very active in Los Angeles promoting gay and lesbian issues, and while having many supporters, she also had a great many detrators. Noted ABC Talk Show Host and author Larry Elder gave her the nickname "Hurricane Jackie."

References

• Goldberg's Assembly website