| Office 1 | Vice Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors |
|---|---|
| Term start 1 | January 14, 2025 |
| Predecessor 1 | Doug Chaffee |
| Office 2 | Member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors |
| Term start 2 | March 26, 2021 |
| Predecessor 2 | Michelle Steel |
| Office 3 | Mayor of Costa Mesa |
| Term start 3 | December 4, 2018 |
| Term end 3 | March 26, 2021 |
| Predecessor 3 | Sandra L. Genis |
| Successor 3 | John Stephens |
| Term start 4 | December 13, 2016 |
| Term end 4 | November 7, 2017 |
| Predecessor 4 | Stephen Mensinger |
| Successor 4 | Sandra L. Genis |
| Office 5 | Member of the Costa Mesa City Council |
| Term start 5 | December 2, 2004 |
| Term end 5 | December 14, 2010 |
| Predecessor 5 | Gary Monahan |
| Successor 5 | Stephen Mensinger |
| Term start 6 | December 2, 2014 |
| Term end 6 | December 4, 2018 |
| Predecessor 6 | Sandra L. Genis |
| Successor 6 | Sandra L. Genis |
| Office 7 | Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board Member, Trustee Area 2 |
| Term start 7 | December 14, 2010 |
| Term end 7 | December 2, 2014 |
| Predecessor 7 | Michael B. Collier |
| Successor 7 | Charlene Metoyer |
| Party | Democratic |
| Birth name | Katrina Anne Foley |
| Birth date | July 5, 1967 (age 59) |
| Birth place | Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Casey |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Seattle University (JD) |
| Website | https://www.katrinafoley.com/ |
| Constituency 2 | 2nd district (2021–2023) 5th district (2023–present) |
Katrina Anne Foley (born July 5, 1967) is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the vice chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Foley first assumed office as a supervisor on March 26, 2021 and has represented the fifth district since 2023.[1] She is chair of the Orange County Housing Finance Trust, and also serves on the boards of the Orange County Transportation Authority and Orange County Fire Authority.[2]
Prior to her victory in a 2021 special election, Foley served as mayor of Costa Mesa, California, where she became the city's first directly elected mayor in 2018.[3][4] She previously ran an unsuccessful bid for California's 37th State Senate district, placing 3rd in the 2020 primary election with 24.7% of the vote.
Her victory in the special election flipped a seat in the Orange County Board of Supervisors, making her the second Democrat on the board, the other being Doug Chaffee. In 2022, when Foley narrowly won re-election to the board under new district boundaries, a third Democrat also entered the board, flipping control of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from Republican to Democratic. That marked the first time since 1976 in which Democrats had control of the board.[5][6][7][8][9]
Early life and education
Foley was born in Bakersfield, California. She received a bachelor's degree in English and Women's Studies from UCLA and a Juris Doctor from Seattle University.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Cardine, Sara (March 26, 2021). "Foley sworn in to Board of Supervisors, announces O.C. fairgrounds will host COVID-19 vaccine site". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Board Members - Katrina Foley". www.octa.net. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ "Katrina Foley represents the Second District on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.". Katrina Foley Site. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ Cardine, Sara (March 9, 2021). "Katrina Foley wins race to replace Steel on Orange County Board of Supervisors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "OC Supervisor Katrina Foley wins District 5 seat, cements board's first Democrat majority in decades". Orange County Register. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ Gerda, Nick (2022-11-18). "Democrats Poised to Take Majority on OC Board of Supervisors for First Time in Decades". Voice of OC. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Orange County Board of Supervisors seats first Democratic majority in decades". Los Angeles Times. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Unions are the real winner in Democratic control of Orange County board". Orange County Register. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ Gerda, Nick (2022-12-05). "Will Orange County Change With Democrats' New Majority on the Board of Supervisors?". Voice of OC. Retrieved 2022-12-12.