On Friday, Miguel Mauricio of Concord was appointed to the Contra Costa County Fair Board by Governor Gavin Newsom.
The announcement came as Governor Gavin Newsom announced several appointments across the state — including the Contra Costa County Fair Board. According to the announcement:
Miguel Mauricio, of Concord, has been appointed to the 23rd District Agricultural Association – Contra Costa County Fair Board. Mauricio has been a Land Use Associate at Miller Starr Regalia since 2024. He was a Legal & Policy Director for the East Bay Leadership Council from 2024 to 2025. He was an Associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP from 2022 to 2024. He was a Law Clerk at the United State Senate Judiciary Committee in 2022. He was an Economic Policy Advisor for Andrew Yang’s New York City Mayoral Campaign from 2020 to 2021. He was an Organizer for Biden for America from 2019 to 2020. He was a Legislative Aide for the Office of California State Senator Steve Glazer in the California State Senate from 2017 to 2019. Mauricio earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. This position does not require Senate confirmation, and there is no compensation. Mauricio is a Democrat.
The 23rd District Agricultural Association is home to the Contra Costa County Fair that has hosted hundreds of thousands of guests for over seventy-five years. The Fairgrounds celebrates all that is best in Contra Costa County while preserving the agricultural heritage of the community. The fair board currently is: John Pence, Adam Noah, Robert Sherwood, Richard Hobin and Patrick Schoch.
The 2026 Contra Costa County Fair will return May 14–17 in Antioch, CA!