15 Facts About Maggy Krell

Maggy Krell is an American lawyer, author and politician currently serving in the California State Assembly.

Maggy Krell is a Democrat representing the 6th district, encompassing the majority of the city of Sacramento and surrounding unincorporated communities.

Maggy Krell served as Chief Legal Counsel for Planned Parenthood California where she led the organization's national litigation efforts.

Maggy Krell received her JD from University of California, Davis King School of Law in 2003, and started her career as a deputy district attorney for San Joaquin County in Stockton, California.

Maggy Krell subsequently moved to the California Department of Justice where she prosecuted a wide variety of cases including cold case murders, white collar offenses and multi-jurisdictional cases.

Maggy Krell was promoted to Supervising Deputy Attorney General and led California's Special Prosecution Unit.

In that role, Maggy Krell distinguished herself as a prosecutor of human traffickers and advocate for survivors.

Maggy Krell led a successful prosecution of executives of Backpage.

Maggy Krell has been outspoken about the need for better treatment of victims by the criminal justice system.

In 2018, Maggy Krell joined Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California as their Chief Legal Counsel, seeking to help combat efforts by the Trump Administration to cut funding and curtail access to low-cost reproductive healthcare.

Maggy Krell defended access to federal family planning funds by seeking an injunction to the federal government's Title X Rule.

Maggy Krell won election to the California State Assembly in 2024 on a platform promising to prioritize public safety, protect access to reproductive healthcare, address high prices and homelessness, and improve programs benefiting vulnerable youth.

Maggy Krell had previously run for Sacramento County District Attorney in 2014 and lost to Anne Marie Schubert.

In 2024, Maggy Krell won her primary by a more than 10-point margin in a large field that included six other Democrats.

Maggy Krell focused her general election campaign on a ballot measure in Nevada to enshrine access to abortion as a right in the state constitution, bussing dozens of volunteers from Sacramento to Reno to campaign.