Ross Pike is the North Inland Area Director of San Diego Democrats for Equality.
He was first elected in November 2020 by the people of Fallbrook to serve on the Fallbrook Planning Group, becoming the first openly gay person ever elected in Fallbrook. In July of 2022, Ross became the first openly gay person and Democrat to hold two elected offices in the Fallbrook area when he was appointed as the Director of the North County Fire Protection District representing District 1. He won his race to keep the seat in the November 2022 election running unopposed. In 2024, Ross was re-elected to both seats, becoming the first openly gay elected official to be re-elected in Fallbrook. He is also the only Democrat in San Diego County to concurrently serve in two elected offices. His work on the board, including becoming the first fire district to adopt a climate action plan, adopting a DEIB plan, and being the first agency in unincorporated San Diego County to adopt a Pride Proclamation, made him a target for Republicans and resulted in the most expensive race in Fallbrook history. Despite being outspent, he was re-elected with nearly 74% of the vote.
Growing up in western Michigan, Ross began working with the Democratic Party when he was 16 volunteering for President Obama’s first presidential campaign. He remained heavily involved with the Party and was elected Newaygo County Democratic Party Chair when he was 18, the youngest county Party chair to be elected in Michigan. Ross later moved to Fallbrook to be closer to family who had already relocated to Southern California. He quickly got involved with local politics by joining the Fallbrook Democratic Club.
Ross went on to be an elected ADEM delegate to the California Democratic Party representing Assembly District 75 and now serves as a California Democratic State Central Committee representative to AD75. Ross also serves as a member of the San Diego County Democratic Party Central Committee for AD75, Vice Chair of the San Diego County Democratic Party overseeing the North Inland Area Caucus, and the President of the Fallbrook Democratic Club. Ross has served on the California Democratic Party Executive Board since 2024 and is the Chair Pro Tempore, or the second-highest leadership post, for the San Diego County Democratic Party.
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