Nancy Skinner (born August 12, 1954) is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Senate from 2016 to 2024.

A Democrat, she represented California's 9th State Senatorial district, encompassing parts of the East Bay.

[2][3] She had previously founded and worked for several non-profit groups on global warming and other issues related to environmental policy.

[3] Skinner later taught courses in native California plants and interned at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

She also coauthored the best selling book series, Fifty Things You Can Do to Save the Earth and has written a pair of articles concerning global warming for the San Francisco Chronicle.

[3] Skinner was appointed to the East Bay Regional Park District board of directors in March 2006 to fill a vacancy due to the death of incumbent Jean Siri.