Are you with us? Donate any amount today to support Josh Fryday and help build a stronger California.
Josh Fryday is running for Lieutenant Governor of California because he knows change is up to us — the people of California — to fix the problems in the communities we love and make it possible for us all to build a better future here.
Getting this done is going to take all of us, together — we need you.
Josh Fryday is a Novato, California native. A husband to public school teacher Mollye and dad to three energetic boys, Shay, Calvin, and Tam. The former mayor of his hometown. A U.S. Navy veteran. A climate leader. And a public servant at heart.
These days, Josh serves as California’s Chief Service Officer, leading service, volunteer, and civic engagement efforts throughout California.
Under Josh’s leadership, California Volunteers launched initiatives from the country’s first statewide Climate Action Corps to a College Corps and Youth Jobs Corps, helping thousands of Californians pay for college and find employment in critical issue areas while they give back.
After earning his undergraduate and law degrees at UC Berkeley, Josh volunteered for the United States Navy as a member of the JAG Corps. He served overseas in Yokosuka, Japan, where he also worked on humanitarian and disaster relief efforts after the devastating 2011 tsunami and Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. Josh was also stationed in Guantanamo Bay, working on detainee cases, where he stood up for the rule of law.
Josh has clerked in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office for then-District Attorney Kamala Harris and in the U.S. Attorney’s Northern District of California Office. He serves on the boards of local and national non-profit organizations, and has played leading roles in organizations like Golden State Opportunity and NextGen Climate.