County of San Diego Board of Supervisors | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | Two terms |
History | |
Founded | 1850 |
Leadership | |
Chair | |
Vice Chair | |
Structure | |
Seats | 5 |
Political groups | Nonpartisan ( de jure ) Democratic (3) Republican (2) |
Length of term | Four years |
Elections | |
Two-round system | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 |
Next election | November 5, 2024 |
Website | |
Official website |
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is the legislative branch of the county government of San Diego County, California. Though officially nonpartisan, three Democrats and two Republicans currently comprise the Board of Supervisors, with one vacancy and the latest election occurring in 2020.
Between 1995 and 2013, the same five people, all Republican, held seats in the Board of Supervisors: Greg Cox, Bill Horn, Diane Jacob, Ron Roberts, and Pam Slater-Price. [1] In 2012, Democrat Dave Roberts won the seat from the retiring Slater-Price, who endorsed his candidacy. [2] However, Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar, a Republican, unseated the lone Democrat in 2016, whose campaign was harmed by a workplace scandal. [3] In 2018, Nathan Fletcher defeated former San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis to take Ron Roberts' seat, returning a Democrat to the Board of Supervisors. [4]
In the 2020 election, the Democrats won control of the Board of Supervisors for the first time in decades as Nora Vargas and Terra Lawson-Remer won elections in their respective supervisory districts. [5] Meanwhile, Republican former state Senator Joel Anderson narrowly defeated Poway Mayor Steve Vaus, a fellow Republican, to succeed the retiring Jacob. [6]
Monica Montgomery Steppe in the recent election swore into being a part of the Council of Supervisors for District 4. [7] This election was prompted by allegations of the previous council member Nathan Fletcher for misconduct. This prompted the rest of the Supervisors to hold this election early rather than having a successor take his place. They will serve the current term until 2027 when a new election will take place then. Monica Steppe is also the first black woman to join the council ever, and is part of an historic event being this being the first time the council is governed by majority women. [8] [9]
Following Proposition B's passage by San Diego County voters in 2010, county supervisors became limited to two terms of four years. The proposition did not immediately affect incumbent supervisors, whose current and previous terms did not count. [10]
In accordance with Article II, Section 6 of the Constitution of California, members of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors are officially nonpartisan. [11]
District | Supervisor | Party | |
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1 | Nora Vargas | Democratic | |
2 | Joel Anderson | Republican | |
3 | Terra Lawson-Remer | Democratic | |
4 | Monica Montgomery | Democratic | |
5 | Jim Desmond | Republican |
As of the term beginning January 2021, the Board of Supervisors has the following nine committees. [12]
Committee | Chairs | |
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Affordable Housing Solutions Ad Hoc Subcommittee | Terra Lawson-Remer | Joel Anderson |
Child and Family Strengthening Advisory Board | Nathan Fletcher | Nora Vargas |
COVID-19 Issues Ad Hoc Subcommittee | ||
County Administration Center Building Occupancy/Waterfront Park | ||
Multiple Species Conservation Program Review/North County Multiple Species Conservation Program | Terra Lawson-Remer | Jim Desmond |
Polinsky Children's Center/San Pasqual Academy | Nathan Fletcher | Nora Vargas |
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Fuel Removal | Jim Desmond | Terra Lawson-Remer |
Schools Subcommittee | Terra Lawson-Remer | Nora Vargas |
Summit on Aging | Joel Anderson |
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