On Thursday, January 9, at 4:00pm in the Fireside Room, the Democrats of Rossmoor will hold their first TGWD (Thank Goodness We’re Democrats) of 2025. Bring a snack to share. If you want alcohol at this event, you must bring your own beverage. Shanelle Scales-Preston, newly elected member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, will be the speaker.
On previous visits to Rossmoor, Scales-Preston accompanied Congressman Mark DeSaulnier. She is the District Director for his local office. Before this she had worked for Congressman George Miller. In 2018, she was elected to the Pittsburg City Council. After winning re-election in 2022, she served as Mayor in 2023.
Shanelle Scales-Preston is a life-long resident of Pittsburg and a graduate of California State University East Bay. She is the current chair of MCE, the local clean energy agency and also chairs TransPlan which coordinates regional transportation projects. Currently, Scales-Preston also serves as President of the East Bay division of the League of California Cities.
When she is sworn in in January, Shanelle Scales-Preston will be the first black woman to serve as Supervisor. She brings her twenty-five years experience in navigating government bureaucracies to the challenges and opportunities facing Contra Costa County today. Send any questions to [email protected].