The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has named First District Supervisor Hilda Solis as the new board chair for 2026.<\/p>\n
Solis took the gavel from Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to lead the county board that represents 10 million county residents and oversees 117,000 county employees.<\/p>\n
The board typically holds its board reorganization meeting in December and rotates the chair position annually among the five board members. <\/p>\n
Solis, 67, is in her last year serving on the board and represents a district that includes East Los Angeles and parts of the San Gabriel Valley.<\/p>\n
This is her third term as board chair. <\/p>\n
She is also serving her third term on the board and will be ineligible to run again. <\/p>\n
L.A. County board members are limited to three four year terms. <\/p>\n
The other members of the L.A. Board of Supervisors, in addition to Barger who represents the Santa Clarita Valley, are:<\/p>\n
District 2 Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, serving her second term on the board. She will be up for election in 2028. <\/p>\n
District 3 Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath, serving her first term on the board. She will be up for election in November 2026. <\/p>\n
District 4 Supervisor Janice Hahn, serving her final term on the board. <\/p>\n
Barger was first elected to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors in 2016 and is also currently in her last term on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. <\/p>\n
The board saluted Barger, as she turned the gavel over to Solis, for her leadership, especially setting up resources for victims of the Eaton and Palisades fires. <\/p>\n
Horvath said it was Barger who co-authored her motion to start a new county Department of Homeless Services and Housing.<\/p>\n
Second District Supervisor Holly Mitchell was voted unanimously as the vice chair of the board. She is expected to advnce to the position of chair in 2027. <\/p>\n
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