Jeff Flores
Supervisor 3rd District

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Jeff Flores has been fighting side by side with local officials, nonprofits, and private businesses to improve the quality of life for our community for decades. He believes engaging in community service is the force that accomplishes real change within our community.

He previously served as President of the Kern High School District Board of Trustees where he served three terms as a trustee. He has now been elected to the Kern County Board of Supervisors, representing District 3 and has been elected by his peers to serve as the board’s Chairman for 2023.

Previously he worked as Manager of Government Affairs and Communities for Rio Tinto Minerals, representing the company among government, industry, and community stakeholders. He also managed the Borax Educational Scholarship Foundation assisting many students with access to higher education and community philanthropy. He served as a Kern County Planning Commissioner overseeing land use and development projects promoting jobs and a favorable business climate. He was a Director at the Kern Economic Development Corporation fostering economic development.

He has served on the Board of Directors for Kern Health Systems improving healthcare for Kern County residents. Jeff served as a Director for Leadership Bakersfield with the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce developing our next generation of young leaders. Other positions he has held include; Regional Delegate to the California School Boards Association, Director of the Kern County School Boards Association, and a member of the Kern County Committee on School District Organization.

Currently, Jeff serves on the following boards and committees; Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK), Kern Emergency Council, Kern Emergency Medical Care Advisory Board, Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG), Kern County Foundation, Kern Medical Center Foundation, Southern California Water Committee the Tobacco Funding Corporation of Kern County and the Treasury Oversight Committee among others.

Jeff received his BA in Political Science at the University of San Diego with a concentration in International Relations, Minor in Spanish, and Master of Public Policy and Administration from CSU Bakersfield, with Post Graduate work in the resources sector at the University of Queensland Australia.

He is Vice President of the Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation promoting sports and education among youth. Jeff resides in East Bakersfield with his loving wife Jacquelyn, and son Oliver, a sixth grader at Cesar Chavez Elementary School.

He is proud and humbled to serve as District 3 Supervisor where he will focus on the critical issues of public safety, promoting economic development and improving quality of life for everyone who has the privilege of calling Kern County home.