Raymond "Ray" Jackson

Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Hermosa Beach · Councilmember, Hermosa Beach/Colonel, Army (Retired)

Raymond "Ray" Jackson retired from the U.S. Army as a colonel after a career of nearly 30 years, beginning as a combat medic and later serving as an Army lawyer. He was elected to the Hermosa Beach City Council in 2021 and sits on bodies including the Clean Power Alliance, the South Bay Cities Council of Governments and the California Contract Cities Association. On May 22, 2025 the Senate Rules Committee appointed him the South Coast region representative on the California Coastal Commission, with a term ending May 20, 2029.

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