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Hon. James Gore

NACo Immediate Past President; Supervisor, Sonoma County, Calif.

About Hon. James Gore

Serving his home county in the heart of California’s Wine Country for the last eight years, Supervisor James Gore has shown steadfast and innovative leadership through an unprecedented barrage of fires, floods, droughts and more. He has become a well-known champion of resiliency by engaging and empowering residents through recovery and rebuilding in the wake of wildfires. He led efforts to secure historic regional, state, and federal funding for emergency preparedness and infrastructure investments. He is also a key local and state leader on housing, homelessness, and behavioral health.

During the pandemic, Gore led the California State Association of Counties as President through the multitude of statewide prevention and response actions. Locally, he spearheaded the creation of Sonoma County’s Office of Equity to take on the disparate impacts of COVID on underserved communities.

Supervisor Gore began his public service life as a volunteer for the U.S. Peace Corps in Bolivia, where he helped communities build water management and agricultural systems. James resides in Healdsburg, California where he and his wife Elizabeth raise their children, Opal and Jacob.

 

Written by Hon. James Gore

NACo President James Gore of Sonoma County, Calif., speaks to fellow county officials. Sonoma County has seen several devastating wildfires in recent years.
County News

As Washington zeroes in on disasters, counties must stay at the table

"From FEMA to Congress, there’s a growing appetite for reform. That’s good news. But let’s be clear: Reform without local input isn’t reform, it’s a missed opportunity."

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Application for 2024–2025 Presidential Leadership and Committee Appointments

While you serve your county in vast ways, I ask you to strongly consider submitting your name for a leadership position at NACo. Together, we can achieve results for our counties and the people we serve each and every day.

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2022 Candidate Platform: James Gore

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Fire season: are we ready?

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Resilient Counties Advisory Board seeks input