Supervisor Federal Glover

About

FEDERAL GLOVER has been serving District 5 residents on the Board of Supervisors since 2000. He was chairman of the board in 2004, 2008 and 2013. He began his fifth term in 2017.

Born and raised in Pittsburg, Federal has lived in District 5 all his life. After attending San Francisco State University, he began working for local industries including POSCO and Dow Chemical. At Dow, where he worked 22 years, he served in several capacities centering on training and safety.

In 1996, following in the footsteps of his mentor and role model Taylor Davis and after serving on several city commissions, he won election to the Pittsburg City Council. From 1998 to 1999, Federal served as Mayor.

While on the Pittsburg City Council, Federal worked to improve the stability of the community. Under his leadership the City purchased its own Power Company and negotiations were completed for the construction of the new City Hall and a new fire station. He also voted to increase funding for citywide neighborhood revitalization, and established "Mayor’s Forums" where he encouraged open dialogue between residents and city staff.

As a County Supervisor, Federal implemented several ordinances and beefed up county services that helped improve the quality of life for residents in his district and the rest of the county.

Among those actions are:

• He initiated the regional effort by East County cities and the county to secure funding for Highway 4 improvements and the eBART extension to Antioch and helped secure funding from regional, state and federal agencies for those improvements to the tune of $1-billion.
• He consolidated three rural fire districts into the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District and help bring more local control of the district.
• He created the Board of Supervisor’s Public Protection Committee for overseeing all issues pertaining to public safety and the justice system, including fire prevention, CERT training and realignment/reentry of state prisoners to be placed under county supervision.
• He changed the manner in which the Keller Canyon Landfill Mitigation Fund is dispensed so that it helps improve the quality of life of East County residents.
• Implemented safety improvements to Vasco Road.
• Completed the final phases of the North Broadway Infrastructure Program in Bay Point.
• The Vessel Ordinance allows the cleanup of our Delta waterways of derelict or abandoned vessels.
• He strongly supports the Urban Limit Line, which intends to rein in suburban sprawl and to preserve open space.
• Through the sponsorship of seminars and symposiums, he supports economic development efforts to improve the business climate and job opportunities in Contra Costa County.
• He helped facilitate the coming together of Los Medanos College with local industries to update job training programs to increase the local workforce for 21st century needs.  
• He initiated County youth conferences which give young people a chance to air their views to community leaders and get valuable information about careers and education.
• The AIDS/HIV Task Force initiates educational and informational events to help prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS in our community.
• The Faith Initiative brings together clergy of all faiths to present a common front against some of the issues facing family life in East County.
• The Gang Task Force is a holistic approach through prevention and intervention from the perspectives of law enforcement, education, faith and community groups to combat the influence of the “gang” lifestyle among the youth of East County.

As the District V representative on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, Federal is committed to reinforcing a sense of community by building bridges of trust, inclusion and cooperation among the diverse elements of District V.

He believes a strong community values the uniqueness of these different interest groups and diverse religious traditions. A strong community also recognizes their interdependency.

It takes many elements to foster a sense of community. “Besides shared values, rights and responsibility,” he says, “we also need an atmosphere of civility, trust and respect along with opportunities for networking and active participation.”

He has been married to Janis Glover for over thirty-eight years. They have been blessed with two children, Tederal and Carissa, as well as six grandchildren. The Glovers make their home in Pittsburg.