Jerry Hill

• Biography:

  Jerry Hill was sworn into the California State Assembly on December 1, 2008. For the last 17 years he has served in local government, first as a member of the San Mateo City Council and for the last 10 years as a San Mateo County Supervisor.

  Prior to his election to the Assembly, Jerry was a member of the California Air Resources Board. He also sat on a number of regional boards including the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the Transbay Terminal Joint Powers Authority, the CalTrain Joint Powers Authority, the San Mateo County Transit District, and the San Mateo Medical Center.

  As a San Mateo County Supervisor, Jerry was a leader on the issues that mattered to us most: health care, the local economy, the environment and transportation. Hill led the effort to expand health insurance coverage to every child in San Mateo County without raising taxes.

  Hill has helped foster a healthy local business climate for major employers in the county from Genentech, to Electronic Arts to Oracle.

  Jerry Hill has fought to preserve thousands of acres of parkland, open space and coastal areas in San Mateo County, while working at the state level on tough limits on air pollution and global warming emissions.

  Hill has helped balance the San Mateo County budget each year during his ten years on the Board of Supervisors with a balanced approach of cuts, belt tightening and fee increases where appropriate. His efforts have left the County in a financially stable position with adequate reserves for unanticipated financial circumstances.

  Jerry is a graduate of UC Berkeley and he received his teaching credential from San Francisco State University.

  Jerry is the owner of a small business. He and his wife Sky reside in San Mateo.