NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday appointed a new member of the Napa County Board of Supervisors to succeed Bill Dodd, who took his seat earlier this month in the California Assembly.
Alfredo Pedroza, 27, of Napa was appointed to represent the Fourth District on the Napa County Board of Supervisors, the Governor's Office reported.
Pedroza has been a member of the SAFE-BIDCO Board of Directors and an assistant vice president at Mechanics Bank since 2013 and a member of the Napa City Council since 2012.
He was a branch manager at Redwood Credit Union from 2009 to 2013 and a personal banker at Bank of America from 2004 to 2009.
Pedroza is vice president of the League of California Cities North Bay Division, vice chair of the Napa-Vallejo Waste Management Authority and a member of Clinic Ole Community Health, Aldea Children and Family Services and Community Action Napa Valley.
This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $86,943.96. Pedroza is a Democrat.
Dodd, who served Napa County's Fourth District on the Board of Supervisors for 14 years, was elected in November to succeed Mariko Yamada in representing the Fourth Assembly District, which includes all of Napa and Lake Counties, and portions of Colusa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties.
Dodd was sworn in at the State Capitol on Dec. 1.