Monterey County,officially the County of Monterey,is a county located on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,its population was 439,035. The county's largest city and county seat is Salinas.
Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County,California,in the Monterey Bay Area of the Central Coast of California. The population was 52,590 at the 2020 census. Predominantly Latino and Democratic,Watsonville is a self-designated sanctuary city.
John Laird,an American politician,is the California State Senator for District 17,since 7 December 2020,and was Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency from 2011 to 2019 and a former legislator who represented the 27th district in the California State Assembly until 2008. The 27th district included parts of Santa Clara County,Santa Cruz County and Monterey County. Laird was one of the first two openly gay men to serve in the California legislature. Laird became one of the United States' first openly gay mayors in 1983 when he took over the mayoralty of the city of Santa Cruz,California.
Fred Keeley is a politician in California,U.S. and serves as the current Mayor of Santa Cruz,CA. Due to recent amendments to the cities' charter he is the first directly elected mayor with a four year term,as the mayoral role was traditionally a one year term selected by other council members. Keeley was a member of the California State Assembly,representing District 27 which included parts of Santa Cruz County and Monterey County from 1996 to 2002. He retired in January 2015 after 10 years as the Treasurer of Santa Cruz County.
Ken Yeager is an American politician. He served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors,representing District 4. First elected to the board in 2006,he represented the cities of Campbell and Santa Clara,as well as west San Jose and the Burbank and Cambrian neighborhoods. Previously,Yeager served on the San Jose City Council from 2000 to 2006. Before that,he served two terms on the San Jose/Evergreen Community College Board. He was a candidate for the 23rd district seat in the California State Assembly in 1996,coming in second.
Ruben Barrales is the former Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush,and was also the Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. He then served as the CEO of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is currently the President and CEO of GROW Elect,a political action committee that recruits,endorses,trains,and funds Latino Republican candidates for public office. He also serves on the board of directors for the Public Policy Institute of California. Barrales has also run as a candidate for the state government post of California State Controller.
North Monterey County Unified School Districtor NMCUSD is a school district in northern Monterey County. The school district serves 5581 pupils in the communities of Aromas,Castroville,Elkhorn,Prunedale,Royal Oaks,Moss Landing,and portions of Salinas,California. The district's average spending per pupil is 4402 and the average teacher salary is 37108. NMCUSD students are 66% Hispanic or Latino,29% White,2% Filipino,1% Asian,and 1% African American. The API scores of secondary schools are average in the statewide context and above average in the context of similar schools while the elementary schools are below average. Kari Yeater is the current Superintendent and she has served in that position since 2012.
Anna Marie Caballero is an American politician serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represents the 14th State Senate district,which includes Merced,Madera and Fresno Counties and part of the Central Valley. She previously served in the California State Assembly representing the 30th Assembly District,encompassing the Pajaro and Salinas Valleys in the Central Coast,from 2016 to 2018 and the 28th Assembly District from 2006 to 2010.
Thomas Allen Torlakson is an American educator and politician from California. In 2010,he was elected to the position of California State Superintendent of Public Instruction,a position he served in until 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Kansen Chu is a Taiwanese-born American politician. A Democrat,Chu was a member of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2020,for the 25th District,which encompasses parts of the South and East Bay regions of the San Francisco Bay Area.
William Wheeler Monning is an American politician who was elected to the California State Senate in 2012. A Democrat,he served in the 17th Senate District which encompasses the Central Coast. Monning was reelected to the Senate in 2016 for a second and final term ending in November,2020. Education,the environment and public health are areas of particular interest to Monning.
Gerald A. "Jerry" Hill is an American politician who served in the California State Senate as a member for the Democratic Party. He represented the 13th Senate District during his time in the California State Senate.
Springtown is an unincorporated community in Monterey County,California,United States.
San Benancio is an unincorporated community in Monterey County,California. It is located in the San Benancio Canyon.
Luis Angel Alejo is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly representing the 30th Assembly District,encompassing the Pajaro and Salinas valleys. He currently serves as a County Supervisor for the County of Monterey.
Dave Potter is a California politician,having served at the state,county,and city levels.
Henry John Mello was an American politician from California. Mello was a member of the California Senate known for the Community Facilities District Act,otherwise known as the Mello-Roos Act.
Matthew Harper served as the 59th Mayor of Huntington Beach,California (2013-2014). Harper was elected to three terms to the Huntington Beach Union High School District Board of Trustees (1998-2010),one term to the Huntington Beach City Council (2010-2014) and two terms to the California State Assembly (2014-2018).
Warren Church was an American politician and educator who served on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors from 1965 to 1977. He was a Democrat who represented District 1 which at that time encompassed the northern parts of Monterey County. He served on various committees and published books on local history and genealogy. He was a native of Monterey County.
Santiago Jacob Duckworth,known locally as S. J. Duckworth, served in the California State Assembly for the 61st district from 1893 to 1895. He was as an early Monterey pioneer businessman,real estate developer,and visionary of the short-lived Carmel City. In 1889,he wanted to build a Catholic summer resort,bought the rights to develop the area,filed a subdivision map,and started selling lots. After an unsuccessful undertaking,he sold the property to James Franklin Devendorf in 1902,who went on to found the Carmel Development Company and Carmel-by-the-Sea,and the Carmel Highlands in California,United States. Duckworth helped shape the early development of Carmel,bringing the first major developers and builders,and attracting some of the first residents.
