Elisa Marquez Named to Board of Supervisors

Elisa Marquez

Hayward City Councilmember Elisa Marquez has been chosen to represent the Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 2. She was sworn in on April 4 following her selection among three other candidates on March 28.

District 2 includes Hayward, Union City, Newark, and parts of Fremont. She will remain in the seat until the next election cycle in 2024. The seat was previously held by Richard Valle, who died in March at 73 from health complications due to a two-year battle with prostate cancer. Valle represented District 2 for 10 years. Previously, he had been a Union City Councilmember for 13 years.

Marquez is a lifelong resident of Hayward and was appointed to the Hayward City Council in 2014 to fill a vacancy created by Barbara Halliday's election to the Mayor’s office. Marquez has a B.A. in Sociology and a Master’s degree in Public Administration. She previously served on Hayward's Human Services Commission and has worked as a Probate Court Investigator for The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara.

County Supervisors President Nate Miley said he would be appointing Marquez to the county's Public Protection Committee and Ad Hoc Committee on Reparations. Marquez is also expected to replace David Haubert (Supervisor District 1) as the county's representative with the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).