Kevin Hines, a Republican Orange County legislator for the past decade, won the chairmanship of the 21-member Legislature on Jan. 2.
Hines, from Cornwall, beat Katie Bonelli, the incumbent Republican chairwoman since 2021, with a 12–8 vote by winning over several Republican lawmakers and members of the minority Democratic caucus.
“I want to be the chairman for every legislator and treat everyone equally,” Hines told The Epoch Times. “When we treat every legislator equally, our citizens are treated equally.”
He said one of his goals as chairman is to heed opinions from all county lawmakers, regardless of party affiliations, and build consensus on key issues facing the county….