Profiles in Service - October 5, 2015

James Gore found his way into elected office earlier than he’d planned, but when wildfires struck his county early in his tenure, he found a chance to do his most “meaningful, purpose-driven work.”

NACo President James Gore joins the County News Podcast to talk about what brought him to county government, the challenges Sonoma County, Calif. has faced while he has been a member of the Board of Supervisors and and how he views county government.

Surrounded by his family, Sonoma County, Calif. Supervisor James Gore was sworn in July 15 as NACo’s new president at the association’s Annual Business Meeting at the Tampa Convention Center in Hillsborough County, Fla.