Dave Potter (politician)

Dave Potter is a California politician, having served at the state, county, and city levels.

Dave Potter currently serves as the 5th District representative and Chairman of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, board member and Chairman of the Fort Ord Reuse Authority, and board member and Chairman of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. In addition, he also represents the Board of Supervisors on the Natividad Medical Center Board of Trustees. Potter previously represented the Central Coast on the California Coastal Commission, and served on the Monterey city council and the Monterey City Planning Commission. Potter is a registered Democrat.

Dave Potter was first elected to the 5th District seat on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors in 1996. Geographically the largest of the five supervisorial districts in Monterey County, the 5th District covers most of the Monterey Peninsula and coastline of Monterey County, extending southward to the county's border with San Luis Obispo County. The 5th District includes the cities of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey, and Pacific Grove; the unincorporated communities of Carmel Valley, Big Sur, Pebble Beach, San Benancio, Corral de Tierra, and Jamesburg; military installations at the Presidio of Monterey, the Defense Language Institute, and the Naval Postgraduate School; and the Ventana Wilderness area of the Los Padres National Forest.