District 1 - Brandon Criss

Supervisor Brandon Criss and District Map Link

First Term Began:  01/2013

Current Term Ends:  01/2025

Phone:  530-859-5548

e-mail:  bcriss@co.siskiyou.ca.us

Biography:

Now serving his second term as Supervisor for District One, Brandon Criss is a Fourth Generation Siskiyou County Farmer.  He and his wife Kerry raise their three children on the ranch he grew up on.  Brandon has been a volunteer firefighter with the Butte Valley Fire Department since 2005 and in 2006 also became an Emergency Medical Responder volunteering with the Butte Valley Volunteer Ambulance Service.  Through these experiences, Brandon learned the true value of the County’s law enforcement, fire and emergency services.  Criss earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Eastern Oregon University with an emphasis on economics and political science. He later earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Norwich University. His Master’s Thesis was titled: “Striking a Balance between Rural and Urban California”.  Brandon served as a Legislative Aide to Oregon State Senator Doug Whitsett in 2010. While a Legislative Aide, Brandon analyzed copious amounts of legislative bills, policy initiatives, staff and budget reports.  Criss is a graduate of Leadership Siskiyou County and has been an active community leader.

Committee Membership:

Revised 2/22/2023

  • Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water Conservation District - Director
  • Siskiyou Power Authority - Director
  • Airport Land Use Commission - Director
  • County Service Area 3 – Director
  • County Service Area 4 - Director
  • County Service Area 5 - Director
  • In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority
  • Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District – Director for 2023
  • LTC                 Local Transportation Commission - Delegate
  • CSAC              California State Association of Counties – Alternate (BOS action 10/5/21)
  • SAGE              Siskiyou Association of Governmental Agencies – Director
  • SSTAC            Social Services Transportation Advisory Council - Delegate
  • Superior California Economic Development District – Delegate (see information below regarding Form 700 filing)
  • **Sierra-Sacramento LEMSA – Delegate – (see information below regarding Form 700 filing)
  • Behavioral Health Services Advisory Board – Alternate
  • Siskiyou Environmental Task Force – member
  • Sacramento River Watershed – Alternate
  • North Coast Integrated Regional Water Management Plan/North Coast Resource Partnership Policy Review Panel – Delegate (appointed 1/5/21) (no alternate chosen for 2021)
  • Air Pollution Control District Hearing Board Coordinating Council - Delegate
  • Ore-Cal RC&D - Delegate
  • Community Services Council – Delegate (authorized to participate)
  • Community Corrections Partnership Committee
  • Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway – representative (added 1/21/2020)

 

* Non-Meeting Committees

*Siskiyou County Data Processing Advisory Committee

Committees listed in bold require the filing of a Form700

**Sierra-Sacramento LEMSA requires a cover sheet and an original signature on their copy of the Form 700
Contact: Amy Boryczko
Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS Agency
535 Menlo Drive, Suite A
Rocklin, CA  95765