Joshua Spivak, a senior research fellow at UC Berkeley Law's California Constitution Center and the nation's foremost expert on recall elections, died on July 12, 2025, at age 51.

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Washington ExaminerRight · Aug 21, 11:01 AM

Joshua Spivak died on July 12, 2025, at age 51

Details: July 12, 2025; age 51

Washington ExaminerRight · Aug 21, 11:01 AM

Spivak was a senior research fellow at UC Berkeley Law's California Constitution Center

Details: UC Berkeley Law; California Constitution Center

Washington ExaminerRight · Aug 21, 11:01 AM

Spivak was 'the nation's foremost — nay, only — expert on recall elections'

Cites: UC Berkeley Law · Details: Aug. 5, 2025 remembrance