Terra Lawson-Remer | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2021 | |
Vice Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors | |
Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Nora Vargas |
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 46) San Diego, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 1 |
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Relatives | Alexa (sister) |
Residence | Encinitas, California |
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Awards | Grawemeyer Award (2019) |
Website | www |
Terra Eve Lawson-Remer (born July 1978) is an American educator and politician serving Vice Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors since 2023.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, she has represented District 3 since 2021.
Born in San Diego, Lawson-Remer grew up in the Mission Hills neighborhood and attended La Jolla High School. Lawson-Remer 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 Democrat for the first time in decades.