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Marc Berman
Democratic Party
California State Assembly District 23
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Jim Patterson (R)
Prior offices:
California State Assembly District 24
Years in office: 2016 - 2022
Successor: Alex Lee (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$132,703/year
Per diem
$236/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
High school
Palo Alto High School
Bachelor's
Georgetown University, 2002
Law
University of Southern California, 2008
Law
University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, 2008
Personal
Birthplace
Dallas, TX
Profession
Public servant
Contact
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Marc Berman (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 23. He assumed office on December 5, 2022. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Berman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the California State Assembly to represent District 23. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Berman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Marc Berman was born in Dallas, Texas, and lives in Menlo Park, California. Berman graduated from Palo Alto High School. He earned a B.A. in political science from Georgetown University in 2002 and a J.D. from the University of Southern California in 2008. Berman's career experience includes working as a political partner with the Truman National Security Project; the development director of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF); an attorney with Merino Yebri, LLP, and Latham & Watkins, LLP; and pro bono counsel with the youth development nonprofit Spark. He served on the Palo Alto City Council.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2025-2026

Berman was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Berman was assigned to the following committees:


2021-2022

Berman was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Berman was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

California committee assignments, 2017
• Elections and Redistricting
• Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy
• Privacy and Consumer Protection
• Rules
• Transportation
• Rules

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 23

Incumbent Marc Berman defeated Lydia Kou in the general election for California State Assembly District 23 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marc Berman
Marc Berman (D) Candidate Connection
 
59.8
 
115,833
Image of Lydia Kou
Lydia Kou (D)
 
40.2
 
77,949

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 193,782
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 23

Incumbent Marc Berman and Lydia Kou defeated Gus Mattammal and Allan Marson in the primary for California State Assembly District 23 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marc Berman
Marc Berman (D) Candidate Connection
 
57.4
 
67,177
✔
Image of Lydia Kou
Lydia Kou (D)
 
20.3
 
23,723
Image of Gus Mattammal
Gus Mattammal (R)
 
11.4
 
13,290
Image of Allan Marson
Allan Marson (R) Candidate Connection
 
11.0
 
12,900

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 117,090
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 23

Incumbent Marc Berman defeated Tim Dec in the general election for California State Assembly District 23 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marc Berman
Marc Berman (D)
 
73.4
 
124,602
Image of Tim Dec
Tim Dec (R) Candidate Connection
 
26.6
 
45,149

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 169,751
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 23

Incumbent Marc Berman and Tim Dec advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 23 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marc Berman
Marc Berman (D)
 
76.3
 
83,533
✔
Image of Tim Dec
Tim Dec (R) Candidate Connection
 
23.7
 
26,002

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 109,535
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 24

Incumbent Marc Berman defeated Peter Ohtaki in the general election for California State Assembly District 24 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marc Berman
Marc Berman (D)
 
73.4
 
158,250
Image of Peter Ohtaki
Peter Ohtaki (R) Candidate Connection
 
26.6
 
57,216

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 215,466
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 24

Incumbent Marc Berman and Peter Ohtaki defeated Kennita Watson in the primary for California State Assembly District 24 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marc Berman
Marc Berman (D)
 
74.2
 
99,642
✔
Image of Peter Ohtaki
Peter Ohtaki (R) Candidate Connection
 
21.2
 
28,408
Image of Kennita Watson
Kennita Watson (L)
 
4.6
 
6,212

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 134,262
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2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 24

Incumbent Marc Berman defeated Alex Glew in the general election for California State Assembly District 24 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marc Berman
Marc Berman (D)
 
76.6
 
135,305
Image of Alex Glew
Alex Glew (R) Candidate Connection
 
23.4
 
41,313

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 176,618
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 24

Incumbent Marc Berman and Alex Glew defeated Bob Goodwyn in the primary for California State Assembly District 24 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marc Berman
Marc Berman (D)
 
75.4
 
78,140
✔
Image of Alex Glew
Alex Glew (R) Candidate Connection
 
21.0
 
21,818
Image of Bob Goodwyn
Bob Goodwyn (L) Candidate Connection
 
3.6
 
3,694

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 103,652
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2016

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[3] Incumbent Rich Gordon (D) did not seek re-election.

Marc Berman defeated Vicki Veenker in the California State Assembly District 24 general election.[4][5]

California State Assembly, District 24 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marc Berman 54.43% 92,419
     Democratic Vicki Veenker 45.57% 77,362
Total Votes 169,781
Source: California Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the California State Assembly District 24 Blanket primary.[6][7]

California State Assembly, District 24 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marc Berman 28.15% 30,649
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Vicki Veenker 22.23% 24,201
     Republican Peter Ohtaki 19.77% 21,525
     Democratic Barry Chang 10.92% 11,890
     Democratic Mike Kasperzak 10.42% 11,343
     Libertarian John M. Inks 4.18% 4,546
     Independent Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera 2.39% 2,603
     Democratic Sea Reddy 1.93% 2,102
Total Votes 108,859

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Marc Berman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Berman's responses.

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In 2016, I was elected to represent you in the State Assembly, where I’ve worked tirelessly to deliver for our communities.

When the COVID pandemic hit, I immediately led the passage of permanent vote-by-mail in California so that no Californian had to risk their life to participate in our democracy. And with abortion rights under attack, I’ve fought to protect and expand the right to choose here in California, earning a lifetime 100% voting record from Planned Parenthood.

Too many students grow up in the shadow of some of the world’s most successful tech companies, but go to schools that don’t teach them the skills they need to one day work at those companies. That’s why I led the effort to create a statewide Computer Science Coordinator at the Department of Education, and I will not stop until every high school student in California has access to computer science education.

We can no longer kick the can down the road on our housing and homelessness crisis. That’s why I’ve written bills to reduce red tape and build more affordable housing, and I have supported efforts to build more housing for working class families in California.

As your Assemblymember, I’ve always led with my progressive values. I’ve authored bills to establish a first-in-the-nation firearm violence prevention training program for physicians; provide suicide prevention training for middle and high school students and staff; and create a Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights.
  • While voting rights are under attack in other states across the country, Marc has led the fight to expand access to the ballot and make sure our voting systems are secure. Marc believes that our democracy is stronger when everyone participates, which is why he’s written over a dozen laws to make it easier to vote, to crack down on misinformation about the voting process, and to protect our elections from bad actors who want to undermine our democracy.

    Marc realized how dangerous it would be to vote in person in the middle of the COVID pandemic, so he wrote the landmark law for California to be a permanent vote-by-mail state.

    Marc wrote the law for CA to be the first state in the country to have its own Office of Elections Cybersecurity.
  • Access to safe and legal abortion is a fundamental right for every Californian. In the State Assembly, Marc is fighting back against attacks on women’s rights by MAGA politicians and extremist judges. He supported the law to maintain the privacy of patients’ medical records and ensure that pregnancy loss is not criminalized, as well as expanding birth control access and training for medical professionals who provide abortions. Marc will always protect access to birth control, abortion, and the full range of reproductive healthcare.
  • Millions of Californians struggle every day with the high cost of housing in the Bay Area and throughout the state. For teachers, nurses, and other middle-income Californians, this means super commutes to work, less time with their families, and limited ability to save. The impact is much more dire on the low-income workers our communities rely on to function, leading to a homelessness crisis among the working poor. We can’t continue kicking the can down the road. Marc has been a vocal advocate for the need to act responsibly and build more housing across California
Strengthening our Democracy.

Addressing the Housing Shortage and Homelessness.
Helping Students Succeed and Preparing Them for the Future.
Protecting Reproductive Freedom.
Tackling the Climate Crisis.
Reducing Gun Violence in our Communities.
Reducing Crime and Retail Theft.

Protecting Consumers.
Empathy, a strong work ethic, and the ability to build a coalition are critically important for elected officials to be successful for their constituents and their district.
I worked as a helper for a farmer at the Menlo Park farmers market when I was twelve or thirteen years old. After every shift I would take my hard earned $20 ($5/hour) and go to Trader Joe's to buy a package of cookies. Most of the remainder would go towards sports cards.
Governor Gavin Newsom

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo
Congressmember Kevin Mullin
Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis
California Attorney General Rob Bonta
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma
California State Controller Malia Cohen
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond
California State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara
Retired Congressmember Jackie Speier
Retired Congressmember Mike Honda
Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte
Housing Action Coalition
California Democratic Party
California Labor Federation
California Environmental Voters
Sierra Club California

Equality California

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2022

Marc Berman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Marc Berman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Marc Berman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024California State Assembly District 23Won general$1,740,081 $2,000,093
2022California State Assembly District 23Won general$1,068,069 $108,317
2020California State Assembly District 24Won general$792,727 N/A**
2016California State Assembly, District 24Won $911,293 N/A**
Grand total$4,512,169 $2,108,410
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Assemblymember Marc Berman, "Biography," accessed December 18, 2022
    2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Marc Berman," accessed December 18, 2022
    3. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
    4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
    5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
    6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
    7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016

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    2016-2022    		 Succeeded by
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