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Rebecca Hermosillo
Supervisor, District 1District 1, elected 2024 to succeed Susan Gorin; statutory start Monday January 6 2025 (swearing-in ceremony and first meeting January 7 2025). Cal. Gov. Code 24200, text read (onecle and california.public.law): county officers are elected at the statewide election and take office at noon on the first Monday after the January 1 succeeding their election; four-year terms per the county Board of Supervisors page. Term end is the successor's statutory start, not December 31.
David Rabbitt
Supervisor, District 2District 2, first elected 2010 (fifth term sought in 2026; Press Democrat, 16 years as of Oct 2026); started on the first Monday after January 1 2011. Cal. Gov. Code 24200, text read (onecle and california.public.law): county officers are elected at the statewide election and take office at noon on the first Monday after the January 1 succeeding their election; four-year terms per the county Board of Supervisors page. Term end is the successor's statutory start, not December 31. Not seeking re-election; the Nov 3 2026 runoff (Paun v. Lemus) fills the seat from January 4 2027.
Chris Coursey
Supervisor, District 3District 3, elected March 2020 and re-elected 2024; Wikipedia gives assumed office January 5 2021, statutory start is Monday January 4 2021. Cal. Gov. Code 24200, text read (onecle and california.public.law): county officers are elected at the statewide election and take office at noon on the first Monday after the January 1 succeeding their election; four-year terms per the county Board of Supervisors page. Term end is the successor's statutory start, not December 31.
James Gore
Supervisor, District 4District 4, first elected 2014 (12 years in office per Press Democrat Oct 21 2026); started on the first Monday after January 1 2015. Cal. Gov. Code 24200, text read (onecle and california.public.law): county officers are elected at the statewide election and take office at noon on the first Monday after the January 1 succeeding their election; four-year terms per the county Board of Supervisors page. Term end is the successor's statutory start, not December 31. Not seeking re-election; the Nov 3 2026 runoff (Bagby v. Schwedhelm) fills the seat from January 4 2027.
Lynda Hopkins
Supervisor, District 5District 5, elected 2016 and re-elected 2020 and 2024 per the county biography page; started on the first Monday after January 1 2017. Cal. Gov. Code 24200, text read (onecle and california.public.law): county officers are elected at the statewide election and take office at noon on the first Monday after the January 1 succeeding their election; four-year terms per the county Board of Supervisors page. Term end is the successor's statutory start, not December 31.
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