Shannon Ross

Shannon Ruiz Ross is a South Bay–based community leader and candidate for California State Assembly District 66 whose influence is rooted in local boards, labor networks, and coastal governance rather than prior elected office. She currently serves as a Los Angeles County Beach Commissioner, a role that places her within county decision-making on coastal access, small business activity, and public space management along Santa Monica Bay. Ross has more than a decade of experience on the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council and has held leadership roles within Democratic Party structures at both the county and state level, giving her procedural knowledge and institutional connections. Her background as a casual longshore worker affiliated with ILWU, combined with experience in park advisory boards and community organizations, situates her at the intersection of labor, land use, and quality-of-life policy debates central to the AD-66 district.