Nora Vargas | |
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Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors | |
Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Nathan Fletcher |
Vice Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors | |
In office January 5,2021 –January 9,2023 | |
Preceded by | Nathan Fletcher |
Succeeded by | Terra Lawson-Remer |
Member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors from the 1st district | |
Assumed office January 4,2021 | |
Preceded by | Greg Cox |
Personal details | |
Born | October 14,1971 Tijuana,Mexico |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Chula Vista,California,U.S. |
Education | University of San Francisco (BA) Claremont Graduate University |
Nora E. Vargas (born 1970/1971) is an American politician serving as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors from District 1 since 2021. She was elected Chair on January 10,2023. [1] She is the first immigrant and first Latina elected to the body. [2] [3]
Vargas was born in Tijuana,Mexico,and grew up in Southern San Diego County. She graduated from Montgomery High School then attended Southwestern College before transferring to the University of San Francisco where she earned a Bachelor's degree in politics. [2] and graduate work in women's studies from Claremont Graduate University. [4]
She has worked at various non-profit organizations and was Vice President of community and governmental relations at Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest. [5] Governor Jerry Brown appointed her to the California State Teachers' Retirement System in 2015 and she served on the Southwestern College board. [2] [6]
Vargas was elected to succeed longtime District 1 Supervisor Greg Cox in 2020,defeating State Senator Ben 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. [7] [8] She was sworn in on January 4,2021,and selected to be Vice Chair of the Council. [9] [6]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Ben Hueso | 32,263 | 29.29 | |
Nora Vargas | 20,767 | 18.86 | |
Rafa Castellanos | 17,934 | 16.28 | |
Sophia Rodriguez | 16,634 | 15.10 | |
Alex Galicia | 13,232 | 12.01 | |
Henry Belisle | 4,035 | 3.66 | |
Camilo Marquez | 2,679 | 2.43 | |
Tony Villafranca | 2,591 | 2.35 | |
Total votes | 110,135 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Nora Vargas | 131,783 | 56.58 | |
Ben Hueso | 101,133 | 43.42 | |
Total votes | 232,916 | 100.00 |
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