Jamie Joyce

Joyce was born in New Hampshire and now lives in Berkeley.[2] Her Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey describes her as a "multidisciplinary expert, executive, and researcher living in Berkeley" who has led AI teams and been interviewed for a documentary on artificial intelligence.[1] Before her work in technology, she says, she oversaw environmental and humanitarian projects with vulnerable communities in more than 20 countries, and Ballotpedia lists her as chief operating officer of the international organization IDEAS For Us.[1][2]

Joyce founded the Society Library nonprofit and co-founded the Canonical Debate Labs research group, and Ballotpedia lists her as program co-lead of the Internet Archive's Democracy's Library program.[1][2] She says she has spent nearly a decade building technology tools that help governments make policy decisions, including legislative drafting tools.[1] Ballotpedia also lists board and advisory roles at Wikitongues and Atlas Computing, a Collective Intelligence Fellowship from the Foresight Institute and an AI for Human Reasoning Fellowship from the Future of Life Foundation.[2]

Joyce advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary, where she received 15.6% of the vote to Simon's 84.2%.[4][2] Her campaign centered on artificial-intelligence policy, government transparency, and a 650-page bill she had drafted, which she called the MAD Act.[1][2] She received 19.4% of the vote to Lateefah Simon's 80.6%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]