Marin County Voters To Decide Next Assemblymember Of District 10

NORTH BAY AREA, CA — This November, former Santa Rosa Councilwoman Veronica Jacob will make her fourth attempt to unseat incumbent Marc Levine for the state Assembly. Levine has represented Marin in the seat since 2012.

The two Democrats will face off on Nov. 3, with Jacobi leaning into a more progressive and green political platform, and Levine holding fast to his post as a more traditional Democrat.

District 10 includes Marin County and parts of Sonoma County.

Jacobi lost during the March primary with 18 percent of the votes.

The incumbent currently serves on the Agriculture Committee, the Higher Education Committee and the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee.

Jacobi served four years on the Santa Rosa City Council and is in support of local food production and agriculture. She supports law enforcement and would like to see California become food self-sufficient.

Jacobi has also drawn up a "Climate New Deal - California Good Jobs, Housing & Climate Plan," according to her campaign website.

The incumbent previously served on the San Rafael City Council and is focused on supporting schools and universities, environment protections and helping California reach a balanced budget, according to his campaign website.

Levine has held his seat since 2012 and is known for his willingness to work with Republicans, according to the Marin Independent Journal.

He has recently been outspoken about the recent ruling from a California Appeals Court to cut the population at San Quentin in half after 75 percent of its prisoners tested positive for coronavirus.

“In April of this year, I raised warning flags that neither CDCR nor San Quentin leadership had developed a site-specific plan to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the prison," Levin said in an Oct. 31 statement. "That warning was ignored.”

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