Terra Lawson-Remer
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Terra Eve Lawson-Remer (born July 1978) is an American politician currently serving as the Vice Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. She has served on the Board since 2021 and was elected Vice Chair on January 10, 2023.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, Lawson-Remer previously worked as a professor at The New School and the University of California, San Diego, and as a senior advisor in the U.S. Treasury Department.
Terra Lawson-Remer | |
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Vice Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors | |
Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Nora Vargas |
Member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd district | |
Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Kristin Gaspar |
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Born | Terra Eve Lawson-Remer July 1978 (age 45) San Diego, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 1 |
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Relatives | Alexa (sister) |
Residence | Encinitas, California |
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Awards | Grawemeyer Award (2019) |
Website | www |
Born in San Diego, Lawson-Remer grew up in the Mission Hills neighborhood and attended La Jolla High School. Lawson-Remer graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in ethics, politics, and economics in 2000, later attending New York University, where she received a Juris Doctor and Doctor of Philosophy. After her education, Lawson-Remer worked for the World Bank and the U.S. Treasury Department during the Barack Obama administration. She then became a professor at The New School and the University of California, San Diego, teaching public policy.
In 2020, Lawson-Remer campaigned to become a supervisor in the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, successfully defeating the Republican incumbent Kristin Gaspar. By winning the supervisory seat, Lawson-Remer shifted control of the Board of Supervisors toward the Democrats for the first time in a generation.