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Jim Wood

Democratic

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Date Party Office Votes Result
11-04-2014 Democratic AD-02 85045 Win
11-08-2016 Democratic AD-02 138020 Win
11-06-2018 Democratic AD-02 128444 Win
11-03-2020 Democratic AD-02 162287 Win
11-08-2022 Democratic AD-02 129356 Win
Website: a02.asmdc.org
 

Candidate Biography:

James David Wood, Jr.
Born: April 10, 1960 in Turlock, CA
Married: Jane (div. 2015-16), Jamie Garzot (engaged 2018)
Child: Alex

2000s: Forensic Odontologist, California Department of Justice Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit
2002-2006: Member, Healdsburg Planning Commission
2006-2014: Member, Healdsburg City Council
2014: Mayor, City of Healdsburg
2014: Member, Healdsburg Marijuana Cultivation Task Force

  • As a nationally-recognized expert in forensic dentistry, Wood has deployed as a member of a national emergency response team to identify victims following the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina.
  • LEGISLATION: Author of AB 243 (2015), which authorized regulations for medical marijuana and its cultivation, including authorizing a licensing and renewal fee for marijuana cultivators.

Source: California Assembly Handbook (2015)