Jaala Pulford joined the Castlemaine Branch of the Labor Party at the age of 16 in 1990. She was an active Young Labor member, and was a Young Labor delegate to the ALP National Conference. Over the course of her political career, Jaala has served as State and National Conference Delegate; member of the Labor Women's Network National Executive; president of the Women's Policy Committee; and vice president of the Victorian Branch of the Labor Party.

In 1994 Jaala became the youngest participant in the inaugural ACTU traineeship for Union Organisers. She began working in this capacity with the National Union of Workers, Victorian Branch, in 1995. She has also worked as an Organiser for call centres, representing a predominantly female workforce, and has used her industrial relations experience to improve the working conditions of staff at her community child care centre. Pulford was elected MLC for the Western Victorian Region in 2006.

Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.lwn.alp.org.au/people/index.php?people_id=23; http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/handbook/searchresult.cfm?menuid=2&memberId=1622 [accessed 26 July 2007].