County of Yolo

First appointed as Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, Jesse Salinas has since successfully run for office in 2018 and 2022. Prior to his appointment, Salinas served Yolo County as a principal management analyst in both the County Administrator’s Office and Department of Financial Services. His scope of responsibilities have included overseeing as many as 10 different departments. 

Salinas received his bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Cruz and his master’s degree from the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Prior to working in Yolo County, Salinas working in Sacramento first as a research analyst for the California School Boards Association and then as a senior consultant for the California State Senate. After his time in the Capitol, Salinas spent eight years as executive director of a statewide nonprofit organization focused on education issues.