After he was elected to a second term in 2020, San Benito County District 1 Supervisor Mark Medina served as chair of the Board of Supervisors. After quickly implementing a Facebook page for residents to report road damage following the flooding of 2016, Medina has worked to overhaul San Benito County’s planning department. He cites economic development, public safety, repairing roads, and widening Highway 25 as his main goals, while he also continues working as a financial manager for a local business.
On May 25, Medina announced his resignation from the board, effective June 7.
First elected: November 2016
Alma mater: Sonoma State University (accounting and business management) BA 1996
Notable quote: “We need to bring in different organizations: Kinship, First Five, all the organizations that need to come together to create that better environment." (Source: KSBW)
