A Southern California native, San Bernardino County Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe was appointed to the Board of Supervisors in December of 2018. In March of 2020, Rowe was elected by her Third District constituents and began her first four-year term in December 2020. In January 2023, she was unanimously selected by her colleagues to serve as Chair of the Board for a two-year term. She was then re-elected to the Board in the March of 2024 to a second four-year term which begins in December.

As a County Supervisor, Rowe has worked to strengthen public safety. She has been an advocate for rural communities, as her district is spread out over nearly 10,000 square miles. She was a strong proponent of Operation Hammerstrike, which targeted illegal cannabis farms that were devastating desert communities. Rowe also led efforts to block the release of dangerous sex offenders into our communities and worked to enact Laura’s Law, which decreases violence and allows for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment to improve outcomes for those with mental illnesses.

She serves on 13 Boards and Commissions and is the past Chair of both the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority and the Inland Empire Health Plan. Prior to her time on the Board of Supervisors, Rowe was on the Yucca Valley Town Council from 2010 to 2014. 

Rowe received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Drake University and a Master of Science in Advertising from Northwestern University. She lives with her husband, Pete, and is the proud mother of two children: Blake, a graduate of Seton Hall University, and Caitlin, a graduate of the University of Southern California.