Jeff Gorell
Jeff Gorell | |
|---|---|
| Chair of Ventura County | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Janice S. Parvin |
| Vice Chair of Ventura County | |
| In office January 14, 2025 – January 13, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Janice S. Parvin |
| Succeeded by | Vianey Lopez |
| Member of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors from District 2 | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Linda Parks |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 44th district | |
| In office December 6, 2010 – December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Audra Strickland |
| Succeeded by | Jacqui Irwin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeffrey Frederick Gorell November 6, 1970 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Angelina Gorell (married June 2025) Laura Klassen (div. 2018) |
| Children | Jack Steven |
| Alma mater | University of California, Davis |
| Profession | Attorney Business Owner University Professor |
| Awards | Defense Meritorious Service Medal Navy Commendation Medal Navy Expeditionary Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1999-present |
| Rank | Navy Captain |
| Unit | United States Indo-Pacific Command |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Jeffrey Frederick Gorell (born November 6, 1970), a Republican politician from California, is currently a member of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, having been elected to the County Board, 2nd District, in 2022. In 2010, Gorell was elected to the State Legislature to serve as Assembly Member for the 37th Assembly District in California, representing most of Ventura County. After the decennial redistricting in 2011, Gorell was re-elected to represent the new 44th Assembly District and served as Vice-Chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee. In 2014, Gorell was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 26th congressional district. Gorell is also the former Deputy Mayor of the City of Los Angeles for Homeland Security and Public Safety. Gorell, a Navy Reserve officer, is notable for being the first California legislator called to active duty since World War II. During his deployment, fourteen bills were sponsored in his name.