Terra Lawson-Remer
Terra Lawson-Remer | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors | |
| Assumed office July 22, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Nora Vargas |
| Vice Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors | |
| In office January 10, 2023 – July 22, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Nora Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Monica Montgomery Steppe |
| Member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kristin Gaspar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terra Eve Lawson-Remer July 1978 (age 47) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
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| Education | |
| Awards | Grawemeyer Award (2019) |
| Website | www |
Terra Eve Lawson-Remer (/ˈtɛrə ˈlɔːsʌn ˈriːmɜːr/ TERR-ə LAW-suhn REE-mur; born July 1978) is an American educator and politician serving as chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as vice chair of the body from 2023 to 2025, and has represented District 3 on the board since 2021.
Born in San Diego, Lawson-Remer grew up in the Mission Hills neighborhood and attended La Jolla High School. She 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 graduation, Lawson-Remer worked for the World Bank and the United States Treasury Department during the Barack Obama administration. She then served as a professor at the New School and the University of California, San Diego, teaching public policy.
In 2020, Lawson-Remer ran for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, defeating Republican incumbent Kristin Gaspar. Her victory shifted control of the Board of Supervisors from Republican to Democratic for the first time in decades.