Wendy Root Askew

Monterey County

Wendy Root Askew is proud to serve Monterey County as District 4 Supervisor. Her priorities as Supervisor include: social equity, healthcare access, ensuring the County provides high quality services, access to affordable childcare, water and mass transit solutions, increased accountability and customer service for County services, housing, and recovery from the pandemic.  A creative problem-solver with four generation deep roots in Monterey County, Wendy Root Askew is a mother to a young child, wife to an architect, and daughter to a parent educator and retired Army Colonel. As County Supervisor, Askew is committed to advancing policy that promotes the ability of families – in all their forms to have their basic needs met in safe, connected communities where there is opportunity for personal fulfillment, and access to protected natural resources. 

Supervisor Askew stepped into her first term on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors with the honor of being selected Chair of the Board by her colleagues. Wendy further serves the residents of Monterey County on a variety of boards, commissions, and committees. She brings over a decade of experience working on health, human services, and public safety policy. From 2016-2020 Wendy served on the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District as a Board Trustee, championing for safe, healthy school, access to technology, and quality teachers.