Heather Ferbert

Early life and education Ferbert was born in California. She attended California State University, Long Beach, where she was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2002. She then obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2006.

Career Ferbert began her legal career in private practice, working for a firm that handled property transactions and policymaking with the San Diego Housing Commission. In 2014, she joined the San Diego City Attorney's Office, eventually rising to the position of Chief Deputy City Attorney. In this role, she led the legal team advising the San Diego City Council and ensuring compliance with the law across city departments. Her work encompassed women's rights issues, facilitating the opening of emergency homeless shelters, and prosecuting real estate fraud cases. She wrote the city's temporary eviction moratorium in 2022 and the unsafe camping ban in 2023. She has also taught at the University of San Diego School of Law, her alma mater, since 2018. Ferbert and California state assemblymember Brian Maienschein advanced from the March 2024 primary with 53.2% and 46.8% of the vote, respectively. Ferbert went on to defeat Maienschein in the general election with 56.8% of the vote.

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