Eli Beckman Endorses California Plan to Counter Texas Gerrymander
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2025
(415) 737-5020
Corte Madera, CA – Two-term Corte Madera mayor and candidate for California State Assembly District 12, Eli Beckman, today released the following statement:
“Donald Trump and MAGA politicians in Texas are trying to lock themselves into power by manipulating congressional maps against the will of voters. If they succeed, California voters could permanently lose our ability to stop Congress from passing backwards laws that directly harm us, our communities, and our state as a whole—and we cannot let that happen.
“That is why I strongly support the package of bills moving through the State Legislature to counter this brazen scheme: ACA 8 by Speaker Rivas and Pro Tem McGuire, AB 604 by Asm. Aguiar-Curry and Sen. Gonzalez, and SB 280 by Sen. Cervantes and Asm. Pellerin. Together, these bills provide a clear plan to ensure that Californians retain fair representation in Congress, while providing an off-ramp to de-escalate this national crisis.
“Let’s be clear: partisan districts that silence debate are always bad for our country, and we must never lose sight of that truth—but allowing one party to shut the other out of Congress entirely is even worse. It is critical to the future of our democracy that both parties give up gerrymandering together, and it’s clear to me that our best chance of making that happen is by ensuring that gerrymandering benefits neither party, rather than only one party. California’s proposal would do exactly that.
“Rather than allowing California’s voice to be diminished, we are fighting back: by trusting voters, protecting fair maps, and keeping elections free from manipulation. These measures are about protecting the principle that voters should choose their leaders, not the other way around.
“I am proud to stand with the leaders of our state working to ensure fair representation in Congress, and to block this dangerous power grab by an extremist political movement. California is saying loud and clear: we will protect our democracy, and we will protect the voice of every voter.”
ABOUT ELI
Eli is a lifelong resident of the 12th Assembly District. He is a product of the district’s public schools, and attended Cal Poly’s school of architecture. He is a small business owner, and founder and CEO of HAUS+, a sustainable prefab ADU company. In 2018, Eli was elected to the Corte Madera Town Council, becoming the youngest elected official in Marin while earning the most votes in Corte Madera history, and in 2020, he became Corte Madera’s youngest, first Jewish, and first openly LGBT mayor. Eli has represented Marin and Sonoma communities in Sacramento through CalCities for 7 years, and has served on the board of multiple regional agencies, including MCE Clean Energy and Transportation Authority of Marin. When he’s not working, Eli’s favorite activities are the ones that celebrate our home’s natural beauty and history: exploring the tidepools of the Pacific coast, hiking the Mt. Tamalpais watershed, or visiting the historic adobes of Sonoma.
California's 12th Assembly District includes all of Marin County, including the cities of San Rafael, Novato, Mill Valley, Larkspur, San Anselmo, Corte Madera, Tiburon, Fairfax, Sausalito, Ross, and Belvedere, and the Sonoma County cities of Santa Rosa (partial), Petaluma, Rohnert Park and Cotati, as well as numerous unincorporated communities.
For more information, visit www.elibeckman.com.
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