Sara Jacobs
Democrat Representative of California's 51st district
Representative
California, district 53
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
California, district 51
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
2
Congresses Served
2
House Terms
February 1, 1989 (35 years old)
Birthday
- Serving as the U.S. representative for California’s 51st congressional district, previously represented the 53rd district.
- Youngest member of California’s congressional delegation and the Democratic House leadership as the Caucus Leadership Representative.
- Granddaughter of Qualcomm founder Irwin M. Jacobs.
- Holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in international relations from Columbia University.
- Worked for the United Nations, UNICEF, and as a contractor to the United States Department of State.
- Served as a policy advisor on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and founded a nonprofit aimed at ending child poverty in San Diego.
- Ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 and 2020, with significant campaign funding from her grandfather.
- Authored legislation to regulate the collection of personal reproductive health data.
- Arrested at a demonstration in support of abortion rights in 2022.
- Introduced a bill to rename a post office in honor of her predecessor, Susan A. Davis.
- Committee assignments include the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Vice Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and a member of several other caucuses including the New Democrat Coalition and the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
- Supports Medicare for All, climate change action, tax reform, and immigration reform.
- Opposed the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response and the provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine.
- Called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and criticized U.S. counterterrorism strategy in Africa.
- Lives in the Bankers Hill neighborhood of San Diego and is Jewish.
- In a relationship with Ammar Campa-Najjar since 2019.