John M. Gioia

John Gioia (pronounced: Joy-a ) is an American politician. He has served on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors in Contra Costa County, California since 1998 and was overwhelmingly re-elected three times. He served as chair in 2002, 2006 and 2010. John Gioia is a Democrat. Contra Costa Supervisory seats are non-partisan.

John Gioia was first elected to the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors in 1998 and was overwhelmingly re-elected three times. He served as chair in 2002, 2006 and 2010.

Gioia represents 210,000 residents in the western most urban area of the county including El Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo, and Pinole, and the unincorporated communities of El Sobrante, Kensington, Montalvin Manor, North Richmond, East Richmond Heights, Rollingwood and Tara Hills.

Gioia is a recognized leader in Bay Area regional government and on air quality issues. He was appointed by Governor Brown to serve on the California Air Resources Board in 2012 and has served on the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board since 2006 (serving as Chair in 2012).

Gioia advocates on behalf of county government as the President of the California State Association of Counties. He chairs the Bay Area Joint Policy Committee (which coordinates the planning for the four regional government agencies), and serves as Vice-Chair of the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority and the Doctors Medical Center Governing Board. John also serves on the California Cities Counties Schools Partnership Board, Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, Bay Area Regional Airport Planning Committee, RYSE Youth Center Board, El Sobrante Boys and Girls Club Advisory Board, and the Bay Area Social Equity Caucus Steering Committee.

Gioia grew up in West Contra Costa County and graduated from El Cerrito High School and the University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. with highest honors in Political Science and also earned his law degree at U.C. Berkeley. He completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Gioia practiced law until his election to the Board of Supervisors.

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