Nora E. Vargas (born 1970/1971) is an American politician who served on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors from 2021 to 2025,representing District 1. A member of the Democratic Party,she served as chair of the body from 2023 to 2025 and was the first immigrant and the first Latina to serve in the body.[1][2]
After being re-elected in the 2024 election with 62.5% of the vote,[3] Vargas announced that she would not be taking the oath of office for a second term.[4][5] She formally resigned from the board of supervisors on January 6,2025.[6]
Vargas was elected to succeed longtime District 1 Supervisor Greg Cox in 2020,defeating State SenatorBen Hueso in the general election. The district includes Chula Vista,Coronado,and National City as well as the San Diego communities of Barrio Logan,San Ysidro,and Otay.[11][12] She was sworn in on January 4,2021,and selected to be vice chair of the board.[13][10] Vargas was elected chair of the board on January 9,2023,[14][15] and re-elected as chair on January 9,2024.[16] Vargas was re-elected to another term in November 2024. On December 20,she announced that she would not be taking the oath of office for a second term in January 2025 due to "personal safety and security reasons."[4][5]
Electoral history
2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors primary election for the first district[17]
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