Congressman, former Yucca Valley mayor and State Assemblyman Paul Cook; former Yucca Valley mayor and Supervisor Dawn Rowe; and Rialto councilmember and former State Assembly Member Joe Baca, Jr. will take the oath of office and begin four-year terms on the Board of Supervisors at noon today (Monday, Dec. 7). Cook will formally resign from Congress today to take the office.
Due to COVID-19 and social distancing requirements, the oath of office ceremony will be conducted without a public audience. However, the event can be viewed live on the CountyDirect Broadcast Network.
Supervisor-elect Cook was elected in March to represent the First Supervisorial District. Supervisor Rowe was elected in March to represent the Third Supervisorial District, which includes our Morongo Basin. Supervisor-elect Baca was elected in November to represent the Fifth Supervisorial District. Cook, Rowe, and Baca will join Supervisor and Board Chairman Curt Hagman and Supervisor Janice Rutherford on the Board of Supervisors.
