Jerome Horton

Who is Jerome Horton?

Jerome Edgar Horton is the Chair of the California Board of Equalization and is also member for the 4th District. He is a former California State Assemblyman for the 51st District who served from 2000 until 2006.

On July 15, 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated Horton for the 4th district of the California Board of Equalization to replace Judy Chu, who resigned from the board to become a member of the United States House of Representatives. Horton was confirmed by the both houses of the Legislature and sworn into office on October 5, 2009, at which point he was immediately elected the Board's Vice Chair. On November 2, 2010, he was elected to his own four-year term. In 2011, Horton was elected Chair of the Board.