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((Short description|American politician (born 1963)))
((Infobox officeholder
| name                = Jovanka Beckles
| image               = Jovanka Beckles AC Transit Board.jpg
| office              = Member of the<br />[[AC Transit]] Board of Directors<br />from Ward 1
| term_start          = December 4, 2020
| term_end            =
| predecessor         = Joe Wallace
| successor           =
| office1             = Member of the<br />[[Richmond, California, City Council|Richmond City Council]]
| term_start1         = 2010
| term_end1           = 2018
| birth_date          = ((birth-date|1963))
| birth_place         = [[Panama City]], [[Panama]]
| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| otherparty          = [[Democratic Socialists of America]]
| spouse              = Nicole Valentino
| education           = [[Florida A&M University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[University of Phoenix]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])
))

'''Jovanka Beckles''' (born 1963) is an American politician serving as a member of the [[Alameda-Contra Costa Transit]] Board for Ward 1. She previously served as a member of the [[Richmond, California, City Council|Richmond City Council]].

==Early life, education, and career==
Beckles was born in [[Panama City]], [[Panama]] and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1972. She attended [[Florida A&M University]] on a full basketball scholarship, and graduated cum laude in 1988 with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] degree in Psychology. She later earned an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] degree from the [[University of Phoenix]]. She moved to the Bay Area in 1989 and worked as a counselor, youth educator, housing case manager for the homeless, and mental health specialist.<ref>((cite web |date=September 26, 2010 |title=Full Biography for Jovanka D. Beckles  |url=http://www.smartvoter.org/2010/11/02/ca/cc/vote/beckles_j/bio.html |work=Smart Voter |access-date=May 21, 2023))</ref>

== Political career ==

=== Richmond City Council ===
In 2008 she first ran for the Richmond City Council as part of the [[Richmond Progressive Alliance]] and lost. She ran again in 2010 and won, and in 2014 she was reelected despite Chevron spending $3 million on opposing candidates,<ref>((cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Carolyn |date=November 5, 2014 |title=Chevron's $3 million backfires in Richmond election |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Chevron-s-3-million-backfires-in-Richmond-5873779.php |work=SFGATE  |access-date=May 21, 2023))</ref> and became vice mayor. She was Richmond's first openly lesbian councilwoman.<ref>((cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Carolyn |date=August 4, 2014 |title=Richmond councilwoman perseveres through hate speech |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Richmond-councilwoman-perseveres-through-hate-5668138.php |work=SFGATE |access-date=May 21, 2023))</ref> 

During her time on the City Council, Beckles worked on implementing rent control in Richmond.<ref>((cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Lynda |date=July 7, 2015 |title=Richmond City Council to consider rent control proposal at meeting |url=https://abc7news.com/richmond-rent-control-city-council-meeting/834095/ |work=ABC7 News |access-date=May 21, 2023))</ref> She voted against or abstained on several proposals to build housing in Richmond.<ref>((Cite web |last=Wiener |first=Aaron |date=2019 |title=Is Bernie Sanders a NIMBY? |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/09/is-bernie-sanders-a-nimby/ |website=Mother Jones |language=en-US))</ref>

=== Campaign for California State Assembly ===
In 2018, she ran for California State Assembly in the 15th District to replace Tony Thurmond, who chose to run for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction.<ref>((cite news |last1=Edevane |first1=Gillian |date=May 4, 2017 |title=Richmond City Councilmember Jovanka Beckles Announces Run for State Assembly |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/richmond-city-councilmember-jovanka-beckles-announces-run-for-state-assembly/18151/ |work=NBC Bay Area |access-date=May 21, 2023))</ref> She was endorsed by fellow Richmond City Councilmember (and former mayor) [[Gayle McLaughlin]], former Black Panther [[Ericka Huggins]], Senator [[Bernie Sanders]], the [[Sierra Club]], [[SEIU]] 1021, [[Our Revolution]], and the [[Democratic Socialists of America]]. She took second place in the June 12 primary, but lost to [[Buffy Wicks]] in the general election.<ref>((cite news |last1=Marzorati |first1=Guy |date=November 7, 2018 |title=Buffy Wicks Defeats Jovanka Beckles in East Bay Assembly Race |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11702200/buffy-wicks-opens-up-early-lead-over-jovanka-beckles-in-east-bay-assembly-race |work=KQED |access-date=May 21, 2023))</ref>

During the campaign, Beckles said she wanted to retain local control over housing, "I really think that cities need to be able to have more control in terms of building, because they know best."<ref name=":0">((Cite web |date=2018-07-28 |title=Here's How East Bay Assembly Candidates Jovanka Beckles and Buffy Wicks Differ on Housing Issues |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11683139/heres-how-east-bay-assembly-candidates-jovanka-beckles-and-buffy-wicks-differ-on-housing-isssues |website=KQED |language=en-us))</ref> On housing, she argued that cities like San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley are "building lots of new housing" but that the problem is that the housing is not affordable. She added, "I don't think that we have a housing crisis. I think that we have an affordable housing crisis."<ref name=":0" /> She called for a repeal of the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which would enable cities in California to expand rent control.<ref name=":0" />

=== AC Transit Board ===
On July 18, 2020, Beckles announced she would run for [[AC Transit]] Board in Ward 1 against 20-year incumbent Joe Wallace.<ref>((cite web |date=July 18, 2020 |title=Campaign Launch: Jovanka Beckles for AC Transit Board |url=https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1354/2020-07-18-campaign-launch-jovanka-beckles-for-ac-transit-board/ |work=East Bay DSA |access-date=May 21, 2023))</ref> Her platform included keeping transit fare-free and strengthening labor rights for transit workers.<ref>((cite web |title=Platform |url=https://www.jovankaforactransit.com/platform |work=Jovanka Beckles for AC Transit Board 2020 |access-date=May 21, 2023))</ref> She won the general election with 50% of the vote, defeating Wallace and a third candidate, Ben Fong. She was sworn in on December 4, 2020.<ref>((cite news |last1=Laird |first1=Cynthia |date=December 4, 2020 |title=Beckles sworn in on AC Transit board |url=https://www.ebar.com/story.php?299872 |work=The Bay Area Reporter |access-date=May 21, 2023))</ref>

=== Campaign for California State Senate ===
In 2023, Beckles announced she would run for California State Senate in the 7th District to replace [[Nancy Skinner (California politician)|Nancy Skinner]], who is term-limited.<ref>((cite news |last1=Bajko |first1=Matthew S. |date=April 5, 2023 |title=Political Notebook: List of LGBTQ 2024 CA legislative candidates expands |url=http://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=Politics&sc=&id=324244 |work=The Bay Area Reporter |access-date=May 21, 2023))</ref>

==Personal life==
Beckles is openly lesbian. She married Nicole Valentino in 2013.<ref>((cite news |last1=Goodwin |first1=June |last2=Schiff |first2=Ben |date=March 30, 2018 |title=Jovanka will bring people power from Richmond to the California Assembly |url=https://sfbayview.com/2018/03/jovanka-will-bring-people-power-from-richmond-to-the-california-assembly/ |work=San Francisco Bay View |access-date=May 21, 2023))</ref>

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