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2 unusual facts about Board of Supervisors


Gary Pierce

Prior to his election to the Legislature he was twice elected to the Yuma County Board of Supervisors.

Paula Aboud

On January 3, 2006 she was appointed to the Arizona State Senate by the Pima County Board of Supervisors, following the resignation of Gabrielle Giffords, who stepped down to run for the United States House of Representatives.


John Scott Redd

On June 13, 2006, the Fremont County Board of Supervisors resolved to name the new bypass highway around Sidney, Iowa, the "Admiral Scott Redd Highway" in his honor.

Philip Greening

Greening served for four years as chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors, and one year as Assessor.

Progressive Majority

Endorsed candidates who ran in 2008 included Mark Ridley-Thomas, who successfully ran for the Los Angeles County 2nd District Board of Supervisors, and Peter J. Goldmark, who successfully ran for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands.

Varmint of Burke's Garden

To aid in the creature's capture, the board of supervisors of Tazewell County contacted Clell and Dale Lee, two of the best-known big-game hunters then active in the United States; their dogs were well known for being able to track most kinds of animals.


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2007 Blue Angels South Carolina crash

San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly brought a resolution up to San Francisco's board of supervisors in an effort to ban the Angels' performance.

Charles Boxton

After the corruption trial of mayor Eugene Schmitz, the Board of Supervisors chose him to serve out Schmitz's remaining term.

Charles G. Oakman

He was also a member of the Wayne County Board of Supervisors 1941-1952; served as executive secretary to the mayor of Detroit in 1941 and 1942; city controller 1942-1945; served four terms as city councilman 1947-1952; secretary of the Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority 1948-1954 and general manager 1955-1973.

Dan Reneau

Reneau was succeeded by Leslie K. Guice, a Tech vice-president, whose appointment was confirmed on December 4, 2012, by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors in a special meeting in Baton Rouge.

David Alexander

David W. Alexander (1812–1887), Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

Domestic partnership

Britt's version was adopted and passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, but Dianne Feinstein, mayor of San Francisco at the time, came under intense pressure from the Catholic Church and vetoed the bill.

Domestic partnership in the United States

In 1982, a domestic partnership law was adopted and passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, but Dianne Feinstein, mayor of San Francisco at the time, came under intense pressure from the Catholic Church and subsequently vetoed the bill.

Government of San Francisco

If the mayor dies or resigns, the President of the Board of Supervisors assumes the office, as Dianne Feinstein did after the assassination of George Moscone in 1978.

Green Party of Virginia

The most notable campaigns for office by a GPVA candidate in a partisan election have been Josh Ruebner's 2006, 2007 and 2008 candidacies for the Arlington County Board of Supervisors.

Gregory Moore

Gregg Moore, member of the Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors and the current chairperson

Harry L. Gordon

Mayor Tafel appointed him a member of the Board of Supervisors, and he became president of the body in 1900.

Jane Kim

Prior to her election to the Board of Supervisors, she served as member and president of the San Francisco Board of Education.

John Anson Ford Amphitheatre

John Anson Ford (1883–1983) helped found the L.A. County Arts Commission, encouraged the Board of Supervisors to support the building of the Music Center and led the County's acquisition of Descanso Gardens, among many other achievements.

Kathleen Seefeldt

In Prince William County, once the Democrats' bastion in Northern Virginia, the County Sheriff, Commonwealth's Attorney, and two members of the Board of Supervisors were the only Democrats left in County Government.

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections, 2008

The 2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 3, 2008, coinciding with the California elections, June 2008.

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections, 2012

The 2012 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 5, 2012, coinciding with the Presidential primary elections, June 2012.

Marvin J. Roshell

Previously, he had been a member of the Lafayette, Chippewa County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors from 1969 to 1979, serving as Chairperson from 1975 to 1979.

Mike Antonovich

Michael D. Antonovich (born 1939), member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

Oscar Hauge

On December 1, 1938 he was appointed to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Leland M. Ford, who had just been elected to the United States Congress.

Quentin L. Kopp

However, in 1978, mayor George Moscone was assassinated along with civil rights leader Harvey Milk at City Hall, making Feinstein, then President of the Board of Supervisors, the new mayor.

Rich Gordon

When Ted Lempert was elected to the Assembly in 1996, a vacancy opened up on Board of Supervisors and Gordon ran for the seat.

Richard Dickerson

Following retirement in 1993, Dickerson was appointed by Governor Pete Wilson to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors, and later he was elected to serve a four-year term.

Romana Acosta Bañuelos

Later that year, Mayor Sam Yorty presented her with a commendation from the County Board of Supervisors, and Acosta established a college scholarship fund, the Ramona Mexican Food Products Scholarship, for poor Mexican-American students.

Theodore Curphey

Curphey was elected Nassau County medical examiner on December 15, 1937 by the Nassau County Board of Supervisors.