Susan Eggman Last updated September 05, 2025 American politician (born 1961)
Susan Eggman
In office –Preceded by Cathleen Galgiani Succeeded by Jerry McNerney In office –Preceded by Tom Ammiano Succeeded by Carlos Villapudua Born (1961-03-03 ) March 3,1961 (age 64) Castro Valley,California ,U.S.Political party Democratic Spouse Renee Hall Residence(s) Stockton,California ,U.S. Alma mater California State University,Stanislaus (BS ,MSW )Portland State University (PhD ) Occupation Social worker Professor Website sd05 Branch/service United States Army Years of service 1979–1983
Susan Talamantes Eggman (born March 3,1961) is an American politician who served in the California State Senate from 2020 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party ,she represented the 5th Senate district ,which encompasses western San Joaquin County ;from January 19,2022,she served as Assistant Majority Leader. [ 1]
Prior to being elected to the Senate in 2020,she was a member of the California State Assembly representing the 13th Assembly District as well as being a Stockton City Councilwoman and Associate Professor of social work at California State University,Sacramento .
Eggman,a lesbian,was a member and past chair of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus . [ 2] She was also a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus.
Laws she has written include the law establishing the California Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing Program,the End of Life Option Act,and the law establishing the National Guard ’s Discovery Challenge Academy in French Camp. [ 3]
Biography Susan C. Eggman was born 3 March 1961,in Alameda County,California ,Talamantes is her mother's maiden name. [ 4] Her brother [ 5] Michael ran in the primary,for California's 10th congressional district ,on June 5,2018. [ 6]
Eggman grew up in Stanislaus County and graduated from Turlock High School in 1979. After graduation,she enlisted in the U.S. Army ,where she served four years from 1979 to 1983 as a medic at the Fort Meade army hospital,Maryland. After the military,she attended California State University,Stanislaus ,where she earned both a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master of social work . She later earned a Ph.D. in social work from Portland State University . [ 7]
Elections 2012 California State Assembly California State Assembly election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Susan Eggman 21,066 39.8 Republican K. "Jeffrey" Jafri 11,480 21.7 Republican Dolores Cooper 7,892 14.9 Democratic C. Jennet Stebbins 6,792 12.8 Democratic Xochitl Raya Paderes 5,649 10.7 Total votes 52,879 100.0 General election Democratic Susan Eggman 78,776 65.4 Republican K. "Jeffrey" Jafri 41,595 34.6 Total votes 120,371 100.0 Democratic hold
2014 California State Assembly 2016 California State Assembly California's 13th State Assembly district election, 2016 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Susan Eggman (incumbent ) 39,608 53.4 Republican Kevin J. Lincoln, II 14,284 19.3 Democratic K. Jeffrey Jafri 11,728 15.8 Republican Jacob "Jake" Souza 8,491 11.5 Total votes 74,111 100.0 General election Democratic Susan Eggman (incumbent ) 86,315 64.8 Republican Kevin J. Lincoln, II 46,883 35.2 Total votes 133,198 100.0 Democratic hold
2018 California State Assembly References ↑ "Senate Leader Atkins Announces Senator Eggman as Assistant Majority Leader" . Senator Toni G. Atkins . January 19, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022 . ↑ Parrish, Kevin (November 7, 2012). "Landslide win for Eggman" . The Record . Gannett . Retrieved December 21, 2012 . ↑ "Biography" . Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman . Retrieved September 6, 2024 . ↑ "Susan C Eggman, Born 03/03/1961 in California" . CaliforniaBirthIndex.org . Retrieved May 30, 2022 . ↑ "This Cycle's Top 8 Most Fascinating Recruits (So Far)" . Roll Call . September 13, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2022 . ↑ "Michael Eggman" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved May 30, 2022 . ↑ Breitler, Alex (April 29, 2012). "Stockton will get Assembly voice at Capitol" . The Record . Gannett . Retrieved December 21, 2012 . ↑ "Eggman says she will seek Galgiani's state Senate seat" . This page is based on this
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