Katrina Foley

Katrina Anne Foley (born July 5, 1967) is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the vice chair of the Orange 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 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]

Preceded byDoug Chaffee

Preceded byMichelle Steel

Constituency2nd district (2021–2023)
5th district (2023–present)

Preceded bySandra L. Genis

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Katrina Foley
Foley in 2021
Vice Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2025
Preceded by	Doug Chaffee
Member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Incumbent
Assumed office March 26, 2021
Preceded by	Michelle Steel
Constituency	2nd district (2021–2023) 5th district (2023–present)
Mayor of Costa 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 the Costa 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/

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Prior to her victory in a 2021 special election, Foley 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 the special election flipped 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]}