Susan Masten (right) participates in a rally against racial violence at the Del Norte County Fairgrounds in this 2020 photo. | File photo by Jessica C. Andrews

Susan Masten, former Yurok Tribal Chair and current candidate for Del Norte County supervisor, was appointed to fill the vacant District 5 seat on Wednesday.

From California Governor Gavin Newsom's office:

Susan Masten, 70, of Klamath, has been appointed Supervisor for the 5th District of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors. Masten is a local business owner and was Chair of the Yurok Tribe from 1998 to 2003, as well as Vice Chair from 2012 to 2015 and 2007 to 2010. She served on the Yurok Interim Council from 1991 to 1994 and was a member of the Yurok Transition Team from 1988 to 1991. She was Vice President of the Native American Market at Union Bank of California from 2003 to 2007. Masten is co-president of Women Empowering Women for Indigenous Nations and co-chair of the Red Nation International Film Festival Board of Directors. She is a former chair of the Board of Directors of the North Coast Small Business Development Center and past president of the Klamath Chamber of Commerce. This position does not require Senate confirmation. Masten is a Democrat.

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