| Isaac G. Bryan represents California's 55th Assembly District, which consists of Baldwin Hills, the Crenshaw District, Culver City, Ladera Heights, Mar Vista, Del Rey, Palms, Pico-Robertson, Beverly Grove, Mid-Wilshire, and large parts of South Los Angeles.
In the Assembly, Isaac serves as Chair of the Committee on Natural Resources as well as Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Poverty and Economic Inclusion. In addition, he serves as a member of the following committees- Government Organization, Judiciary, Privacy & Consumer Protection, and the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies.
In 2024, he was elected Vice Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus after serving as the Treasurer for two years prior.
In the Assembly, Isaac secured funding to establish the Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy at UCLA School of Law; the first Climate Change Education Center in the California Community College system at West LA College; a stipend program for previously incarcerated students to earn a living wage while attending community college, and hundreds of millions of dollars for other projects across the 55th District and Los Angeles. Isaac's legislative accomplishments have included phasing out the Inglewood Oil Field and establishing a community repair fund (AB 2716), ending prison gerrymandering (AB 1848), ending punishing fees for parents with children in foster care (AB 1686), ensuring access to menstrual products for incarcerated Californians (AB 1810), and protecting survivor benefits owed to foster youth (AB 2906).
Isaac is a community organizer, policy expert, and a published scholar. Prior to his election to the Assembly, Isaac led a ballot measure that brought millions of dollars a year to address racial injustice and strengthen communities in Los Angeles. He also served as the founding Director of the UCLA Black Policy Project - a think tank dedicated to advancing racial equity through rigorous policy analysis. Additionally, while working for the City of Los Angeles, Isaac authored the City's first holistic report on the needs of formerly incarcerated Angelenos. For years, his academic and legislative work has been a powerful driver at the intersection of environmental, economic, education, racial, and housing justice.
Isaac, his wife Lamara, and their Great Danes are renters in Leimert Park. |