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Merced County supervisors name Darren McDaniel chair, Lloyd Perera vice chair for 2026

Merced County Board of Supervisors · January 14, 2026
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Summary

The Merced County Board of Supervisors selected District 3 Supervisor Darren McDaniel as chair and District 4 Supervisor Lloyd Perera as vice chair for 2026; outgoing chair District 2 Supervisor Josh Pedrozzo offered brief remarks and received thanks from colleagues.

The Merced County Board of Supervisors on Monday named District 3 Supervisor Darren McDaniel as chair and District 4 Supervisor Lloyd Perera as vice chair for 2026. The nominations set the board's leadership for the coming year.

The selections were announced as the board opened its meeting; District 2 Supervisor Josh Pedrozzo, the outgoing chair, provided brief remarks and received thanks from the rest of the board for his service during the past year. The meeting summary released by the clerk noted the leadership appointments without providing a recorded roll-call vote or mover and seconder for the nominations.

The board did not provide additional public statements about leadership priorities at the time of the selection. The next regularly scheduled session is set for Jan. 13 at 10 a.m., when the board will continue its work on grants and county programs.