Jesse Gabriel

Jesse Gabriel lives in Encino, California. Gabriel graduated from Oak Park High School in 2000. Gabriel earned a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2004, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2008. His career experience includes working as an attorney with the United States Senate in Washington, D.C., and at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.[1][2] Gabriel served as a Los Angeles County commissioner and as a board member of the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters and the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.[3]

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Jesse Gabriel was first elected to the State Assembly in 2018.

In his short time in the Legislature, Gabriel has championed efforts to address California's housing and homelessness crisis, strengthen public education, fight climate change, pass commonsense gun safety measures, and protect vulnerable communities. In his first full term, Gabriel authored nine bills that were signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, including highly regarded measures to expand access to justice and protect communities at risk of hate-motivated violence. He also has fought to protect Californians during the COVID-19 pandemic, including through measures to increase testing, provide PPE to healthcare and essential workers, and deliver emergency financial relief to struggling workers and small businesses.

Before being elected to the Legislature, Gabriel worked as a constitutional rights attorney. In 2017, Gabriel sued the Trump Administration in two landmark lawsuits to protect young people-known as Dreamers-who were promised protection under the DACA program. Gabriel also represented Holocaust survivors, victims of domestic abuse, and communities facing hate-motivated violence,

Gabriel previously served as a LA County Commissioner and as a board member of the LA League of Conservation Voters and the Jewish Federation. Gabriel lives in Encino with his wife Rachel Rosner-an affordable housing attorney-and their three sons. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School.

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Jesse Gabriel has fought to protect our community during the COVID-19 pandemicJesse Gabriel sued the Trump Administration twice to protect Dreamers and the DACA programJesse Gabriel is endorsed by the Democratic Party, as well as local nurses, firefighters, teachers, and grocery workers

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Jesse Gabriel has championed efforts to address California's housing and homelessness crisis, strengthen public education, fight climate change, pass commonsense gun safety measures, and protect vulnerable communities.