Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez became the new Chair of the Riverside County Transportation Commission. He succeeds outgoing Commission Chair Jan Harnik, whose term concluded December 31. Lake Elsinore Council Member Bob Magee and Beaumont Mayor Lloyd White were also selected from among fellow commissioners as First Vice Chair and Second Vice Chair respectively. All three officers have been active Commissioners on RCTC. Their terms began in January.

Chair Perez represents Riverside County’s Fourth District. He joined the Board of Supervisors in 2017 after serving three terms in the California State Assembly, including as the majority leader. He also previously served on the Coachella City Council and the Coachella Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees. Born and raised in the Coachella Valley and the son of immigrant farmworkers, Perez went on to graduate from UC Riverside and Harvard University.

First Vice Chair Magee has served five terms on the Lake Elsinore City Council, including six times as mayor. Second Vice Chair Mayor Lloyd White was first elected to the Beaumont City Council in 2014 and is serving his third term in office.