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Through
both his work as a public official and in his private endeavors, Riverside
County Supervisor Marion Ashley has always made service to his community his
top priority.
Born
in Riverside County in 1935, Ashley has long shown his deep commitment to
the people of Riverside County. Along with his family, including Mary, his
wife of more than 52 years, his six children, 19 grandchildren, and 3
great-grandchildren, Ashley has worked for decades to improve the lives of
his fellow citizens.
After
years in the private sector, including his work as a CPA with a national
accounting firm, the Daniel Ludwig organization, and the founding of a real
estate investment firm, Ashley decided to become more directly involved in
the public sector when he served from 1973 as a Riverside County Planning
Commission and was elected to a seat on the board of the Eastern Municipal
Water District in 1992.
While
with Eastern, Ashley became known throughout the region for his commitment
to collaborate with other government organizations to foster more coherent
public planning processes and more effective expenditure of public funds.
Since
his election to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in 2002, Ashley
has not only continued this tradition but become a respected leader on
regional issues. As a
County
Supervisor
he oversees a budget of $ 4.5 billion and sets public policy for over two
million people in what is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation.
He
worked tirelessly to bring to fruition the nationally acclaimed Riverside
County Integrated Project, which includes billions of dollars for new road
construction and conservation of important habitat lands for endangered
species.
From
his Chairmanship of the March Air Reserve Base Joint Powers Authority, which
is fast becoming a new economic powerhouse for western Riverside County, to
his leadership on the creation of the Mid-County Parkway, and the Perris
Valley Metrolink Line, to his experience in water issues, Ashley has shown
his expertise in three of the most crucial issues facing California's future
- jobs, roads, and water.
Ashley's commitment to the health and safety of the people of Riverside
County has provided funding for over 918 new sheriff deputies, 395
firefighters, and 317deputy district attorneys and 106 probation officers
during his five years as a County Supervisor.
Ashley’s abilities have not gone unrecognized by his peers. He is the only
Supervisor who has served as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the
Western Riverside Council of Governments and the Coachella Valley
Association of Governments. He has also served as County representative to
the Southern California Association of Governments.
His
work for the public does not stop at the doors of the County building. He
and his family have donated hundreds of acres of land in the hills west of
Perris to help create a permanent nature preserve and countless charities
can count on Marion to help.
"Mary and I want our children and our grandchildren to have the same
wonderful quality of life we knew growing up here in Riverside County"
Ashley said. "We can do no less."
Supervisor Ashley's Committee Membership:
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