Historic All-Female Napa County Board Of Supervisors Takes Office

NAPA COUNTY, CA — For the first time in its history, Napa County has an all-female Board of Supervisors.

When the new board held its inaugural meeting of the year Tuesday, one of the first orders of business was to appoint the chair and vice-chair. District 3 Supervisor Anne Cottrell of St. Helena was elected to serve as chair for 2025 and District 4 Supervisor Amber Manfree of Napa will serve as vice-chair.

District 1 Supervisor Joelle Gallagher of Napa, District 2 Supervisor Liz Alessio of Napa, and District 5 Supervisor Belia Ramos of American Canyon round out the five-person board.

Ramos was re-elected in the March 2024 primary and is in the first year of her third four-year term.

Newcomers Alessio and Manfree were also elected in the primary for four-year terms ending in 2028. They succeed Supervisors Ryan Gregory and Alfredo Pedroza, who both retired after serving two four-year terms. Pedroza served an additional two years as he was initially appointed by the governor in 2014 to finish his predecessor’s term.

Cottrell and Gallagher are in the third year of their first term in office.

The terms for Alessio, Manfree and Ramos run through December 2028, following their victories in the March 5 Primary Election.

Napa County does not have term limits for its supervisors.

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