Jerry McNerney

Jerry McNerney
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the California Senate
from the 5th district
Assumed office
December 2, 2024
Preceded bySusan Eggman
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 2007  January 3, 2023
Preceded byRichard Pombo
Succeeded byJosh Harder
Constituency11th district (2007–2013)
9th district (2013–2023)
Personal details
Born (1951-06-18) June 18, 1951
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Martine
(m. 1977)
Children3
EducationUnited States Military Academy
University of New Mexico (BS, MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
ThesisA (1,1) Tensor Generalization of the Laplace-Beltrami Operator (1981)
Doctoral advisorAlexander Stone

Gerald Mark McNerney (/məkˈnɜːrni/ mək-NUR-nee; born June 18, 1951) is an American businessman and politician who has served a member of the California State Senate from the 5th district since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, his district includes all of San Joaquin County and the Tri-Valley area of Alameda County. He previously served as the U.S. representative from California's 9th congressional district, based in Stockton, from 2007 until 2023.