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Jessica Claire Pugh (born 29 May 1985) is an Australian politician for the Australian Labor Party. She was a candidate for the Mount Ommaney Electorate in the 2015 state election when she was narrowly defeated by the incumbent, making Mount Ommaney the most marginal seat in Queensland at the time. She is the ALP candidate for the same seat in the 2017 state election.

Early life and education
Born in Brisbane, Pugh attended Cannon Hill Anglican College and has a Bachelor of Business from the Queensland University of Technology majoring in International Business and Management.

Career
After graduating in 2007, Pugh worked in the role of Ministerial Adviser in Disability Services, Local Government and Main Roads until 2011. She then worked as an events manager of Restaurant Two, a fine dining institution headed by her father, renowned restaurateur David Pugh, until the restaurant closed in December 2016.

Pugh served as a volunteer in numerous entities such as Queensland Meals on Wheels and Indooroopilly Montessori Children’s House. Currently she is serving as the President of the Centenary Ambulance Committee Branch and as a member of the Sumner Park Rotary Club.

Personal life
Pugh was married to Hugh O’Connell (2009- ) and has two children.