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San Diego Board Of Supervisors
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 the latest election occurring in 2020. History 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. In 2012, Democrat Dave Roberts won the seat from the retiring Slater-Price, who endorsed his candidacy. However, Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar, a Republican, unseated the lone Democrat in 2016, whose campaign was harmed by a workplace scandal. 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. In the 2020 election, the Democrats won control of the Board of Supervisors for the first time in decades as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Fletcher
Nathan Fletcher (born December 31, 1976) is an American politician and professor serving on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors for the 4th District since 2019 and as the Chair since 2021. Previously, he served two terms in the California State Assembly and is a professor of practice in political science at the University of California, San Diego. /sup> Early life and education Fletcher was born and spent the early years of his life in Carson City, Nevada. His parents divorced when he was two years old, and his mother Sherrie Morgan moved with him to Smackover, Arkansas. There she met and married Danny Farley, who worked at an International Paper factory. His biological father, Randy Fletcher, a former deputy sheriff, obtained a custody decree in Nevada. Randy Fletcher then drove to Arkansas, where he took Nathan from his mother and returned to Nevada with him. A Nevada judge granted custody to Randy Fletcher with visitation rights for Sherrie. Nathan describes his father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Desmond
Jim Desmond is an American politician, businessman, and pilot who serves as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors from the fifth district. He previously served as the mayor of San Marcos, California from 2006 to 2014. He is a Republican. Education Desmond earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from San Diego State University. He later completed the Leadership North County program at California State University San Marcos. Career After college, he founded Technical Standards, Inc. a technical writing company. Desmond was elected mayor in 2006 and re-elected in 2010 and 2014 without opposition. A veteran of the United States Navy, Desmond served as mayor while concurrently working as a pilot for Delta Air Lines. In 2018, he was elected to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Desmond has denied the scientific consensus on climate change. He was criticized for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic, referring to only a fraction of the COV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
