Shirlee Zane | |
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Member of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors from District 3 | |
In office January 6, 2009 – January 5, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Tim Smith |
Succeeded by | Chris Coursey |
Chair Pro Tem of the Sonoma County | |
In office January 6, 2020 – January 5, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Lynda Hopkins |
Succeeded by | Chris Coursey |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 (age 64–65) [1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
Alma mater |
Chico State University (
BA) Trinity Evangelical Divinity School ( MA) Sonoma State University ( MA) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Nonprofit executive, family therapist |
Website |
Board of Supervisors District 3 website |
Shirlee Zane is an American politician. She serves as a member of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors representing Supervisorial District 3, which includes part of the cities of Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park. [2]
Zane was raised in Southern California. [1] She received her Bachelor of Arts in speech pathology from Chico State University in 1982, a Master of Arts in family counseling from Sonoma State University, and a Master of Arts in divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. [1]
Before election to the Board of Supervisors, Zane worked as a family therapist, minister, hospital chaplain, special education professional, and social worker. [3] Zane worked in Caracas, Venezuela, and inner city settings of Humboldt Park, Chicago and South Los Angeles, before moving to Sonoma County in 1990. [1]
She was appointed Executive Director of Hospital Chaplaincy Services in 1994, [1] [4] and later served as CEO of the Council on Aging for ten years. [5]
Zane was first elected to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in the November 2008 election, defeating former Santa Rosa city councilwoman Sharon Wright with 55% of the vote. [6] She was sworn in on January 6, 2009. [7]
She defeated former Rohnert Park city councilman Tim Smith in June 2012 for election to a second term, with 63.2% of the vote. [8]
Zane's reelection to a third term in 2016, along with the reelection of Susan Gorin and election of Lynda Hopkins, created a female majority on the board for the first time. [9]
She lost reelection to former Santa Rosa mayor Chris Coursey on March 3, 2020, with 46% of the vote. [10] [11] Coursey's win marked the first successful challenge to an incumbent of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors since 1984. [12]
Zane married Greg Herrick, a descendant of Mexican land grantees Henry D. Fitch and María Ygnacia López de Carrillo, in 1982. [1] [13] She gave birth to a son in 1988, who she raised as a single mother. [1] [5]
Her second husband, Peter Kingston, committed suicide in 2011. She spoke out about social stigma after his death, saying "we can not prevent suicide if we don’t talk about it." [14]
Zane dated the widower Coursey, her 2020 election opponent, from 2011 to 2014. [4]
Following the death of Zane's mother in 2014, she adopted Lucy, a therapy horse. [10]
Shirlee Zane | |
---|---|
Member of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors from District 3 | |
In office January 6, 2009 – January 5, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Tim Smith |
Succeeded by | Chris Coursey |
Chair Pro Tem of the Sonoma County | |
In office January 6, 2020 – January 5, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Lynda Hopkins |
Succeeded by | Chris Coursey |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 (age 64–65) [1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
Alma mater |
Chico State University (
BA) Trinity Evangelical Divinity School ( MA) Sonoma State University ( MA) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Nonprofit executive, family therapist |
Website |
Board of Supervisors District 3 website |
Shirlee Zane is an American politician. She serves as a member of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors representing Supervisorial District 3, which includes part of the cities of Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park. [2]
Zane was raised in Southern California. [1] She received her Bachelor of Arts in speech pathology from Chico State University in 1982, a Master of Arts in family counseling from Sonoma State University, and a Master of Arts in divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. [1]
Before election to the Board of Supervisors, Zane worked as a family therapist, minister, hospital chaplain, special education professional, and social worker. [3] Zane worked in Caracas, Venezuela, and inner city settings of Humboldt Park, Chicago and South Los Angeles, before moving to Sonoma County in 1990. [1]
She was appointed Executive Director of Hospital Chaplaincy Services in 1994, [1] [4] and later served as CEO of the Council on Aging for ten years. [5]
Zane was first elected to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in the November 2008 election, defeating former Santa Rosa city councilwoman Sharon Wright with 55% of the vote. [6] She was sworn in on January 6, 2009. [7]
She defeated former Rohnert Park city councilman Tim Smith in June 2012 for election to a second term, with 63.2% of the vote. [8]
Zane's reelection to a third term in 2016, along with the reelection of Susan Gorin and election of Lynda Hopkins, created a female majority on the board for the first time. [9]
She lost reelection to former Santa Rosa mayor Chris Coursey on March 3, 2020, with 46% of the vote. [10] [11] Coursey's win marked the first successful challenge to an incumbent of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors since 1984. [12]
Zane married Greg Herrick, a descendant of Mexican land grantees Henry D. Fitch and María Ygnacia López de Carrillo, in 1982. [1] [13] She gave birth to a son in 1988, who she raised as a single mother. [1] [5]
Her second husband, Peter Kingston, committed suicide in 2011. She spoke out about social stigma after his death, saying "we can not prevent suicide if we don’t talk about it." [14]
Zane dated the widower Coursey, her 2020 election opponent, from 2011 to 2014. [4]
Following the death of Zane's mother in 2014, she adopted Lucy, a therapy horse. [10]