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481 4th St, Hollister, CA 95023

(831) 636-4000

The county government is overseen by a five-member elected Board of Supervisors, who serve four-year terms of office. When San Benito County was formed in 1874, it only had three districts. But after 1883, when the California Legislature established a uniform system that dictated five supervisorial districts, the county was redivided into five areas roughly equal in population.


    Supervisor Ignacio Velazquez

    District 5

    Supervisorvelazquez@sanbenitocountyca.gov

    (831)-245-6885

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    Past Members

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    Peter Hernandez
    Term ended: Dec. 31, 2022
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    Bob Tiffany
    Term ended: Dec. 31, 2022
    Picture of Mark Medina
    Mark Medina
    Term ended: June 7, 2021
    Picture of Bea Gonzales-Ramirez
    Bea Gonzales-Ramirez
    Term ended: Dec. 31, 2024
    Picture of Betsy Dirks
    Betsy Dirks
    Term ended: Jan. 1, 2023