Josh Newman

CA State Senate

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-08-2016	Democratic	SD-29	160230	Win
11-03-2020	Democratic	SD-29	214456	Win
11-05-2024	Democratic	SD-37	226270	Loss

Candidate Biography:

Joshua B. Newman
Born: October 17, 1964 in New York
Married: Darcy Lewis
Child: Cecily
Military Service: ARMY

1991: Staff, Frank Jordan for San Francisco Mayor campaign
1992-1993: Special Assistant, San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan
1994: Candidate for San Francisco Board of Supervisors (Lost)
2013-2016: Executive Director, ArmedForce2Workforce
2018: Recalled from the State Senate on June 5th

• CLOSE CONTEST: In the 2024 General Election, Steven Choi initially led Josh Newman by about 4% on election night, with his lead narrowing for about a week after the election. As of November 16th, Choi leads by 1.6%.
• On his 2016 campaign website, Newman offered some insight into what it's like to run for office; "You know that saying, live your life as if anything you do might end up on the front page of the local newspaper? I've lived that little warning personally, and it was a life changing experience."
• Silver Screen: Newman was a member of the Hollywood film industry who worked on "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1997).