Katrina Foley | |
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 Foley in 2021 | |
| Vice Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Chaffee |
| Member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors | |
| Assumed office March 26, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michelle Steel |
| Constituency | 2nd district (2021–2023) 5th district (2023–present) |
| Mayor ofCosta Mesa | |
| In office December 4, 2018 – March 26, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sandra L. Genis |
| Succeeded by | John Stephens |
| In office December 13, 2016 – November 7, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Mensinger |
| Succeeded by | Sandra L. Genis |
| Member of theCosta Mesa City Council | |
| In office December 2, 2004 – December 14, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Monahan |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Mensinger |
| In office December 2, 2014 – December 4, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sandra L. Genis |
| Succeeded by | Sandra L. Genis |
| Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board Member, Trustee Area 2 | |
| In office December 14, 2010 – December 2, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Michael B. Collier |
| Succeeded by | Charlene Metoyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katrina Anne Foley (1967-07-05)July 5, 1967 (age 58) Bakersfield,California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Casey |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Seattle University (JD) |
| Website | https://www.katrinafoley.com/ |
Katrina Anne Foley (born July 5, 1967) is an American politician and attorney currently serving as thevice chair of theOrange County Board of Supervisors. Foley first assumed office as a supervisor on March 26, 2021 and has represented the fifth district since 2023.[1] She ischair of the Orange County Housing Finance Trust, and also serves on the boards of theOrange County Transportation Authority and Orange County Fire Authority.[2]
Prior to her victory in a 2021special election, Foley served asmayor ofCosta Mesa, California, where she became the city's first directly elected mayor in 2018.[3][4] She previously ran an unsuccessful bid forCalifornia's 37th State Senate district, placing 3rd in the 2020 primary election with 24.7% of the vote.
Her victory in the special election flipped a seat in theOrange County Board of Supervisors, making her the second Democrat on the board, the other beingDoug Chaffee. In 2022, when Foley narrowly won re-election to the board under new district boundaries, a third Democrat also entered the board, flipping control of theOrange County Board of Supervisors from Republican to Democratic. That marked the first time since 1976 in which Democrats had control of the board.[5][6][7][8][9]
Foley was born inBakersfield, California. She received abachelor's degree in English andWomen's Studies fromUCLA and aJuris Doctor fromSeattle University.[citation needed]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John Moorlach (incumbent) | 132,275 | 47.3 | |
| Democratic | Dave Min | 78,293 | 28.0 | |
| Democratic | Katrina Foley | 68,952 | 24.7 | |
| Total votes | 279,520 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Katrina Foley | 48,346 | 43.8 | |
| Republican | John Moorlach | 34,747 | 31.5 | |
| Republican | Kevin Muldoon | 12,773 | 11.6 | |
| Republican | Michael Vo | 9,886 | 9.0 | |
| Democratic | Janet Rappaport | 4,695 | 4.3 | |
| Total votes | 110,447 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Katrina Foley (incumbent) | 64,888 | 41.8 | |
| Republican | Patricia Bates | 34,467 | 22.2 | |
| Republican | Diane Harkey | 28,809 | 18.5 | |
| Republican | Kevin Muldoon | 27,229 | 17.5 | |
| Total votes | 155,393 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Katrina Foley (incumbent) | 116,105 | 51.3% | |
| Republican | Patricia Bates | 110,238 | 48.7% | |
| Total votes | 226,343 | 100.0% | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||