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District 4 In office since January 6, 2015

James Gore

7,687 votes in the County’s record, from February 26, 2019 to September 15, 2026.

Votes cast

Votes cast, by calendar
VoteRegular and other itemsConsent calendarAll
Aye1,3135,8037,116
Nay9312
Abstain01111
Recused235
Absent161382543

Attendance and motions

Roll calls
Present at 239 of 286 recorded roll calls (83.6%).
Motions, from 2023
Moved 1,241 items and seconded 879. The County’s record names the mover and seconder only from about 2023.

Agreement with colleagues

How often the two cast the same Aye or Nay on items both voted on. Because most votes are unanimous, the contested column says more. This comparison is FivePaths’s arithmetic on the County’s record.

Agreement between James Gore and colleagues
ColleagueAll shared votesSame voteContested shared votesSame vote on contested
Lynda Hopkins6,93999.7%7657 of 76 (75%)
David Rabbitt6,65699.3%7428 of 74 (37.8%)
Chris Coursey5,35499.5%5933 of 59 (55.9%)
Susan Gorin5,28199.6%5938 of 59 (64.4%)
Shirlee Zane1,55599.5%1710 of 17 (58.8%)
Rebecca Hermosillo1,54699.9%1918 of 19 (94.7%)

Nay votes, abstentions and recusals

28 items, newest first.

Approve the Minutes of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Meetings of January 27 and February 3, 2026. Approve the Minutes of the Sonoma County Valley Sanitation District Meetings of January 27 and February 3, 2026.

May 19, 2026 File 2026-0435 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Board of Supervisors: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Abstain. Approved as recommended. Moved by Rebecca Hermosillo, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.

Ordinance Amending provisions in Chapter 14 of the Sonoma County Code, including provisions concerning cannabis dispensaries and repealing obsolete provisions in Chapter 24 concerning septic bonds (First Reading), and Adoption of a Resolution Establishing Environmental Health and Safety Fees.

Mar 24, 2026 File 2026-0265 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Recused. Approved as recommended. Moved by David Rabbitt, seconded by Chris Coursey.

10:00 AM -Amendment to Sonoma County Code Chapter 25B (Well Ordinance) to Add Provisions for Evaluation of Impacts to Public Trust Resources and Well Metering, and to Make Related and Technical Changes, and Set a Fee for Discretionary Well Permit Applications; as well as Consideration of a Temporary Moratorium on Water Well Permitting.

Oct 4, 2022 File 2022-0974 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Nay. Approved as amended.

All of James Gore’s votesItems concerning District 4