Nora Vargas

San Diego County

Supervisor Nora Vargas was sworn in on January 4, 2021, as the first Latina, first immigrant, and first woman of color in the history of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. She was unanimously elected Vice-Chair of the Board by her peers.

Vice Chair Vargas serves as Co-Chair of the County's COVID-19 subcommittee and is leading efforts to mitigate the impacts of COVID and focus on economic recovery, from an equity lens.

Prior to her election to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Vice Chair Vargas served as member and President of the Southwestern College Governing Board, the only public institution of higher education in San Diego’s South County. Supervisor Vargas served on the Board of Southwestern since her appointment in 2013 and was elected twice to the position. Vice Chair Vargas also served as the first Latina Vice President of Community and Government Relations at Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest.

For the last 25 years, Vice Chair Vargas has worked to drive positive change and serve her community through public service. She has served on numerous local, statewide, and national boards and commissions. She currently serves as a Board member for the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) and Mothers Out Front, and is an Advisory Board member for Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE), Equality California and the South Bay Youth Center.

Vice Chair Vargas is proud to serve the more than 630,000 residents of District 1 which encompasses the incorporated cities of Coronado, Imperial, Beach, Chula Vista, National City and communities within the City of San Diego, including Barrio Logan, Chollas View, Grant Hill, La Playa, Lincoln Park, Logan Heights, Memorial, Mount Hope, Mountain View, Nestor, Otay, Palm City, Point Loma, San Ysidro, Shelltown, Sherman Heights, Southcrest, Stockton, Sunset Cliffs and part of Downtown San Diego. The district also includes the unincorporated communities of Bonita, Sunny-side, Lincoln Acres and East Otay Mesa.