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 San Marcos ( ; Spanish for " St. Mark") is a city in the North County region of San Diego County, California. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 94,833. It is the site of California State University San Marcos. The city is bordere ...

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 California State University San Marcos (CSUSM or Cal State San Marcos) is a public university in San Marcos, California. It was founded in 1989 as the 21st campus in the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system. CSUSM offers 43 bachel ...

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 The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

, Desmond served as mayor while concurrently working as a pilot for

Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines, Inc., typically referred to as Delta, is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier. One of the List of airlines by foundation date, world's oldest airlines in operation, Delta is headquartered in Atla ...

. 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 The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

, referring to only a fraction of the COVID deaths as "pure". He has also supported

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...

, in his lawsuits to overturn California state laws. Desmond is an opponent of public transit investment, and opposes any transportation investment plan that does not include 14 highway projects.

Personal life

Desmond moved to San Diego when he joined the Navy in 1984. He is married and has two children. As of 2022, Desmond and his wife reside in

Oceanside, California Oceanside is a city on the South Coast (California), South Coast of California, located in San Diego County, California, San Diego County. The city had a population of 167,086 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The city is a popular ...

in North San Diego County.

References

External links

Supervisor Jim Desmond
at

San Diego County San Diego County (), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634, making it California's second-most populous county and the fi ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Desmond, Jim Living people Mayors of places in California People from San Marcos, California San Diego County Board of Supervisors members United States Navy sailors Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American politicians