About Supervisor Pat Hume
Pat comes to the Board of Supervisors following 16 years on the Elk Grove City Council. His longstanding devotion to serving his community was inherited. Pat hails from a long line of public servants.
His father served in the US Air Force and died in the line of duty when Pat was still young. Pat's grandfather Harry Hume was City Manager in Chico from 1930-1950 and his mother's family has had a strong presence in Sacramento County for over half a century. His grandfather Jim Guttridge served on the EGUSD School Board for over two decades and was a charter member of the Rotary Club of Elk Grove
Pat grew up in Elk Grove and attended Kerr Middle School and Jesuit High School before receiving his Bachelor's Degree from San Diego State University. He also holds a Master's Degree in Ethical Leadership from Claremont Lincoln University. After college, Pat moved back home to Sacramento County to help the family business following his grandfather's death in 1998.
Pat served on the City of Elk Grove Planning Commission from incorporation in 2000 until he was elected to the City Council in 2006; he went on to serve three additional terms as a Council Member. Through his work on regional boards, including Regional Transit, Capital Southeast Connector Joint Powers Authority and LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission), Pat gained deep expertise on transportation and land use issues.
In 2022, Pat was elected to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors to represent District 5, which includes the cities of Elk Grove, Galt, Isleton and Rancho Cordova, as well as rural farming areas and communities in the southern portion of Sacramento County and the Delta.
As the District 5 Supervisor, Pat currently serves on several Boards and Commissions, including: the Area 4 Agency on Aging Governing Board, the Capital Southeast Connector Authority, the County Leadership Advisory Committee, the Delta Protection Commission, the Freeport Regional Water Authority, the Lower American River Conservancy Program Advisory Committee, the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA), the Sacramento Area Sewer District (SASD), the Sacramento Central Groundwater Authority, the Sacramento County Water Agency, the Sacramento County Water Financing Agency, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission, the Sacramento-Placerville Transportation Corridor JPA, the Sacramento Public Library Authority Governing Board, the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (SRCSD), the Sacramento Regional Transit District, the Sacramento Transportation Authority (STA)/Sacramento Abandoned Vehicle Service Authority (SAVSA), the Sacramento Valley Basinwide Air Pollution Control Council, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, and the South Sacramento Conservation Agency Joint Powers Authority.
Pat and his wife Lisa are active in the community and enjoy traveling and spending time with their dog, Diego. Pat also volunteers his time to serve as an auctioneer for many local non-profits as a way of helping others do their good work.
