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Temecula City Councilman Chuck Washington has been appointed to serve on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.
Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment Wednesday, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise.
Washington, 62, is the first African-American to serve on the board.
He replaces Jeff Stone, who was elected to the state Senate last November. Stone’s four-year term expires next year, and Washington has said he intends to run for a full-term, the report stated.
Board chairman Marion Ashley praised Washington’s appointment, saying Brown made an excellent choice.
“It is wonderful once again to have a full complement on the Board of Supervisors and a representative for Third District residents,” Ashley said in a statement. “And it is truly momentous because Chuck is the first African-American to sit on the Board of Supervisors. I’m sure he will do a tremendous job.”
