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{{Short description|American politician and attorney}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Katrina Foley
| name = Katrina Foley
| image = KatrinaFoley.jpg
| image = KatrinaFoley.jpg
| caption = Foley in 2021
| caption = Foley in 2021
| office = Member-elect of the<br>[[Orange County Board of Supervisors]]<br>from the 5th district
| office = Member of the<br />[[Orange County Board of Supervisors]]<br />from the 5th district
| termstart = TBD
| termstart = January 10, 2023
| predecessor =
| successor =
| succeeding = [[Lisa Bartlett]]
| predecessor = [[Lisa Bartlett]] ''(redistricted)''
| office1 = Member of the<br>[[Orange County Board of Supervisors]]<br>from the 2nd district
| office1 = Member of the<br />[[Orange County Board of Supervisors]]<br />from the 2nd district
| termstart1 = March 26, 2021
| termstart1 = March 26, 2021
| termend1 = January 10, 2023
| predecessor1 = [[Michelle Steel]]
| predecessor1 = [[Michelle Steel]]
| successor1 =
| successor1 = [[Vicente Sarmiento]] ''(redistricted)''
| office2 = Mayor of [[Costa Mesa, California|Costa Mesa]]
| office2 = Mayor of [[Costa Mesa, California|Costa Mesa]]
| termstart2 = December 4, 2018
| termstart2 = December 4, 2018
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| termend3 = November 7, 2017
| termend3 = November 7, 2017
| predecessor3 = Stephen Mensinger
| predecessor3 = Stephen Mensinger
| successor3 = Sandra L. Genis
| successor3 = Sandra L. Genis

| office4 = Member of the [[Costa Mesa, California|Costa Mesa]] City Council
| office4 = Member of the [[Costa Mesa, California|Costa Mesa]] City Council
| termstart4 = December 2, 2004
| termstart4 = December 2, 2004
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| termend5 = December 4, 2018
| termend5 = December 4, 2018
| predecessor5 = Sandra L. Genis
| predecessor5 = Sandra L. Genis
| successor5 = Sandra L. Genis
| successor5 = Sandra L. Genis


| office6 = [[Newport-Mesa Unified School District]] Board Member, Trustee Area 2
| office6 = [[Newport-Mesa Unified School District]] Board Member, Trustee Area 2
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[[File:Mayor Katrina Foley, City of Costa Mesa, CA.jpg|thumb|right|Foley in 2016]]
[[File:Mayor Katrina Foley, City of Costa Mesa, CA.jpg|thumb|right|Foley in 2016]]
'''Katrina Anne Foley''' (born July 5, 1967) is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the member of the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]] from the 2nd district, assuming office on March 26, 2021.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cardine|first1=Sara|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-03-26/foley-sworn-in-to-board-of-supervisors-announces-oc-fairgrounds-will-host-covid-19-vaccine-site|title= Foley sworn in to Board of Supervisors, announces O.C. fairgrounds will host COVID-19 vaccine site
'''Katrina Anne Foley''' (born July 5, 1967) is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the member of the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]] from the 5th district, assuming office as supervisor on March 26, 2021.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cardine|first1=Sara|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-03-26/foley-sworn-in-to-board-of-supervisors-announces-oc-fairgrounds-will-host-covid-19-vaccine-site|title= Foley sworn in to Board of Supervisors, announces O.C. fairgrounds will host COVID-19 vaccine site
|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=March 26, 2021|access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref> She is also on the board of the [[Orange County Transportation Authority]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board Members - Katrina Foley |url=https://www.octa.net/About-OCTA/Who-We-Are/Board-of-Directors/Board-Members/Katrina-Foley/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=www.octa.net}}</ref>
|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=March 26, 2021|access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref> She is Chair of the Orange County Housing Finance Trust, and also serves on the boards of the [[Orange County Transportation Authority]] and Orange County Fire Authority.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board Members - Katrina Foley |url=https://www.octa.net/About-OCTA/Who-We-Are/Board-of-Directors/Board-Members/Katrina-Foley/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=www.octa.net}}</ref>


Prior to her victory in a March 9, 2021 special election, she served as Mayor of [[Costa Mesa, California|Costa Mesa]], [[California]], where she became the city's first directly elected mayor in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Katrina Foley represents the Second District on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.|url=https://www.katrinafoley.com/|access-date=2022-01-28|website=Katrina Foley Site|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Cardine|first1=Sara |url= https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-03-09/katrina-foley-wins-race-to-replace-steel-on-orange-county-board-of-supervisors|title= Katrina Foley wins race to replace Steel on Orange County Board of Supervisors|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 9, 2021|access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref> She previously ran an unsuccessful bid for [[California's 37th State Senate district]], placing 3rd in the 2020 primary election with 24.7% of the vote.
Prior to her victory in a March 9, 2021 special election, she served as Mayor of [[Costa Mesa, California|Costa Mesa]], [[California]], where she became the city's first directly elected mayor in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Katrina Foley represents the Second District on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.|url=https://www.katrinafoley.com/|access-date=2022-01-28|website=Katrina Foley Site|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Cardine|first1=Sara |url= https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-03-09/katrina-foley-wins-race-to-replace-steel-on-orange-county-board-of-supervisors|title= Katrina Foley wins race to replace Steel on Orange County Board of Supervisors|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 9, 2021|access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref> She previously ran an unsuccessful bid for [[California's 37th State Senate district]], placing 3rd in the 2020 primary election with 24.7% of the vote.


Her victory in a March 9, 2021 special election flip a seat in the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]] and was the only 2 democrats on the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]] the other being [[Doug Chaffee (politician)|Doug Chaffee]] in till 2022 when Foley won her supervisorial race against former supervisor, state senator and minority leader [[Patricia Bates|Patricia <nowiki>''Pat''</nowiki> Bates]] flipping control of the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]] from republican to democrats the last time democrats had control for the board was in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-18 |title=OC Supervisor Katrina Foley wins District 5 seat, cements board’s first Democrat majority in decades |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/11/18/oc-supervisor-katrina-foley-wins-district-5-seat-cements-boards-first-democrat-majority-in-decades |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerda |first=Nick |date=2022-11-18 |title=Democrats Poised to Take Majority on OC Board of Supervisors for First Time in Decades |url=http://voiceofoc.org/2022/11/democrats-poised-to-take-majority-on-oc-board-of-supervisors-for-first-time-in-decades/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Voice of OC |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Twitter |last2=Instagram |last3=Email |last4=Facebook |date=2022-11-18 |title=Orange County Board of Supervisors seats first Democratic majority in decades |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-18/orange-county-board-of-supervisors-poised-to-seat-first-democratic-majority-in-decades |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=Orange County Board of Supervisors Goes Democrat |url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/orange-county-goes-democrat_4901485.html |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=www.theepochtimes.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-23 |title=Unions are the real winner in Democratic control of Orange County board |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/11/22/unions-are-the-real-winner-in-democratic-control-of-orange-county-board |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerda |first=Nick |date=2022-12-05 |title=Will Orange County Change With Democrats’ New Majority on the Board of Supervisors? |url=http://voiceofoc.org/2022/12/will-orange-county-change-with-democrats-new-majority-on-the-board-of-supervisors/ |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Voice of OC |language=en-US}}</ref>
Her victory in a March 9, 2021 special election flip a seat in the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]], making her the second Democrat on the board, the other being [[Doug Chaffee (politician)|Doug 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 the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]] from Republican to Democratic. That marked the first time since 1976 in which Democrats had control of the board.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-18 |title=OC Supervisor Katrina Foley wins District 5 seat, cements board's first Democrat majority in decades |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/11/18/oc-supervisor-katrina-foley-wins-district-5-seat-cements-boards-first-democrat-majority-in-decades |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerda |first=Nick |date=2022-11-18 |title=Democrats Poised to Take Majority on OC Board of Supervisors for First Time in Decades |url=http://voiceofoc.org/2022/11/democrats-poised-to-take-majority-on-oc-board-of-supervisors-for-first-time-in-decades/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Voice of OC |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-18 |title=Orange County Board of Supervisors seats first Democratic majority in decades |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-18/orange-county-board-of-supervisors-poised-to-seat-first-democratic-majority-in-decades |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-23 |title=Unions are the real winner in Democratic control of Orange County board |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/11/22/unions-are-the-real-winner-in-democratic-control-of-orange-county-board |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerda |first=Nick |date=2022-12-05 |title=Will Orange County Change With Democrats' New Majority on the Board of Supervisors? |url=http://voiceofoc.org/2022/12/will-orange-county-change-with-democrats-new-majority-on-the-board-of-supervisors/ |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Voice of OC |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Foley was born in [[Bakersfield, California]]. She received a [[bachelor's degree]] in English and [[Women's Studies]] from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Seattle University]].
Foley was born in [[Bakersfield, California]]. She received a [[bachelor's degree]] in English and [[Women's Studies]] from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Seattle University]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}


==Electoral history==
==Electoral history==
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| party = Democratic Party (US)
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = [[Katrina Foley]] (incumbent)
| candidate = Katrina Foley (incumbent)
| votes = 114,847
| votes = 114,847
| percentage = 51.23%
| percentage = 51.23%
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[[Category:21st-century American women]]
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[[Category:Orange County Supervisors]]

Latest revision as of 00:44, 27 April 2024

Katrina Foley
Foley in 2021
Member of the
Orange County Board of Supervisors
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Preceded byLisa Bartlett (redistricted)
Member of the
Orange County Board of Supervisors
from the 2nd district
In office
March 26, 2021 – January 10, 2023
Preceded byMichelle Steel
Succeeded byVicente Sarmiento (redistricted)
Mayor of Costa Mesa
In office
December 4, 2018 – March 26, 2021
Preceded bySandra L. Genis
Succeeded byJohn Stephens
In office
December 13, 2016 – November 7, 2017
Preceded byStephen Mensinger
Succeeded bySandra L. Genis
Member of the Costa Mesa City Council
In office
December 2, 2004 – December 14, 2010
Preceded byGary Monahan
Succeeded byStephen Mensinger
In office
December 2, 2014 – December 4, 2018
Preceded bySandra L. Genis
Succeeded bySandra L. Genis
Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board Member, Trustee Area 2
In office
December 14, 2010 – December 2, 2014
Preceded byMichael B. Collier
Succeeded byCharlene Metoyer
Personal details
Born
Katrina Anne Foley

(1967-07-05) July 5, 1967 (age 57)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCasey
Children2
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Seattle University (JD)
Websitehttps://www.katrinafoley.com/
Foley in 2016

Katrina Anne Foley (born July 5, 1967) is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 5th district, assuming office as supervisor on March 26, 2021.[1] She is Chair of the Orange County Housing Finance Trust, and also serves on the boards of the Orange County Transportation Authority and Orange County Fire Authority.[2]

Prior to her victory in a March 9, 2021 special election, she served as Mayor of Costa Mesa, California, where she became the city's first directly elected mayor in 2018.[3][4] She previously ran an unsuccessful bid for California's 37th State Senate district, placing 3rd in the 2020 primary election with 24.7% of the vote.

Her victory in a March 9, 2021 special election flip a seat in the Orange County Board of Supervisors, making her the second Democrat on the board, the other being Doug 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 the Orange 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]

Early life and education

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Foley was born in Bakersfield, California. She received a bachelor's degree in English and Women's Studies from UCLA and a Juris Doctor from Seattle University.[citation needed]

Electoral history

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2020 Senate primary

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2020 California's 37th State Senate district election[10]
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

2021 supervisorial special election District 2

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Orange County Board of Supervisors 2nd district special election, 2021[11]
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
Democratic gain from Republican

2022 supervisorial election District 5

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General election[12]
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

Runoff

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Results

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Runoff
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katrina Foley (incumbent) 114,847 51.23%
Republican Patricia Bates 109,336 48.77%
Total votes 224,183 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

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  1. ^ Cardine, Sara (March 26, 2021). "Foley sworn in to Board of Supervisors, announces O.C. fairgrounds will host COVID-19 vaccine site". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Board Members - Katrina Foley". www.octa.net. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  3. ^ "Katrina Foley represents the Second District on the Orange County Board of Supervisors". Katrina Foley Site. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  4. ^ Cardine, Sara (March 9, 2021). "Katrina Foley wins race to replace Steel on Orange County Board of Supervisors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "OC Supervisor Katrina Foley wins District 5 seat, cements board's first Democrat majority in decades". Orange County Register. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  6. ^ Gerda, Nick (2022-11-18). "Democrats Poised to Take Majority on OC Board of Supervisors for First Time in Decades". Voice of OC. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  7. ^ "Orange County Board of Supervisors seats first Democratic majority in decades". Los Angeles Times. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  8. ^ "Unions are the real winner in Democratic control of Orange County board". Orange County Register. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  9. ^ Gerda, Nick (2022-12-05). "Will Orange County Change With Democrats' New Majority on the Board of Supervisors?". Voice of OC. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  10. ^ "Statement of the Vote - State Senators by Districts (odd-numbered districts only)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "March 9, 2021 Second Supervisorial District Vacancy Election" (PDF). Orange County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Current Election Results | OC Vote". ocvote.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
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