Jamie Joyce
D
Advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary as the only challenger to Rep. Simon.
Jamie Joyce is a Berkeley-based technologist and researcher challenging incumbent Lateefah Simon. Her campaign centers on artificial-intelligence policy, government transparency, and a 650-page bill she has drafted, which she calls the MAD Act, addressing dark-money disclosure, surveillance limits, and AI guardrails.[4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
In their words — priorities
- Says she has drafted a 650-page bill she calls the MAD Act, which would strengthen dark-money disclosure requirements, place hard limits on surveillance, set guardrails on AI, and create accountability related to the Epstein network.[4]
- Says she is working to build a bloc of 11 or more members of Congress who would withhold votes from legislation that does not serve voters first.[4]
- Says she respects Rep. Simon's civil-rights and oversight work but believes the moment requires affirmative AI legislation and aggressive executive-branch oversight rather than incremental progress.[4]
Background
- 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.[4]
- Has spent nearly a decade building technology tools that help governments make policy decisions, including legislative drafting tools, and helped the Internet Archive launch its government records collection.[4]
- Previously oversaw environmental and humanitarian projects, working with vulnerable communities in more than 20 countries.[4]
Campaign money
Raised $31K · spent $22K · $8,800 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗