Santa Ana, Calif. (January 14, 2025) – Supervisor Doug Chaffee, Fourth District, has been chosen unanimously by his Board colleagues to serve as Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors for 2025. Supervisor Katrina Foley, Fifth District, to serve as the Board’s Vice Chair.
Both Chaffee and Foley are registered Democrats.
Chair Doug Chaffee represents the residents of the Fourth District which includes the cities of Anaheim (portion of), Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia and Stanton and unincorporated areas. This will be the second time Supervisor Chaffee will serve as Chair for the Orange County Board of Supervisors, last serving in 2022 and as Vice Chair in 2021 and 2024.
“I am deeply honored to be elected as Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors for 2025. It is a privilege to lead this Board as we work together to address the priorities of our residents. I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues to ensure Orange County continues to be a place where families, businesses, and individuals can thrive,” said Chair Doug Chaffee, Fourth District Supervisor.
Chair Doug Chaffee was elected as the Fourth District Supervisor in November 2018 and re-elected in November 2022. Prior to his election, Chair Chaffee twice served as Mayor of the City of Fullerton and served as a Councilmember for a total of six years.
Chair Chaffee is a longtime Fullerton resident, graduating from Fullerton Union High School. He earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Redlands and a J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law. He is married to his wife, Paulette, who serves as Ambassador of the Orange County Fourth District. They have two sons and two grandsons.
Supervisor Katrina Foley Elected Vice Chair
Supervisor Katrina Foley, Fifth District was chosen unanimously by her fellow Board colleagues to be Vice Chair this year.
Vice Chair Katrina Foley represents the residents of the Fifth District which includes the cities of Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, (portion of) Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Newport Beach, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano and unincorporated areas.
“Thank you to the Board for electing us to serve in leadership of the Board of Supervisors. I look forward to working alongside Chairman Doug Chaffee while we work together to support all of Orange County’s residents throughout this next year,” said Vice Chair Katrina Foley, Fifth District.
Vice Chair Katrina Foley was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2022 to represent the newly established District 5. This is her second term on the Board of Supervisors, where she previously served District 2. Prior to her election, Vice Chair Foley became the City of Costa Mesa’s first directly elected Mayor in November 2018 and was re-elected in 2020. She served on the Costa Mesa City Council for 14 years, including serving as Mayor between 2016-2017. She also served on the Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Trustees from November 2010 to November 2014.
Vice Chair Foley is a graduate of Head Start and a Pell Grant recipient. She resides in Costa Mesa with her husband, two sons, mother and 98-year-old grandmother.
