Jessica Cecille Walsh[1] (born 16 May 1971) is an Australian politician and trade unionist.

[2] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Organising the low-wage service sector: labour, community and urban politics in the United States".

[2] There she researched "the loss of decent, stable manufacturing jobs and the growth in their place of low-paid and insecure work in service industries".

[3] After returning to Australia, Walsh worked as a researcher and organiser for the Victorian branch of United Voice from 2002 to 2006.

The party's left faction demoted incumbent senator Gavin Marshall to the third spot after Raff Ciccone and Walsh.