| Doug Chaffee | |
| Office1: | Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors |
| Term Start1: | January 11, 2022 |
| Term End1: | January 10, 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Andrew Do |
| Successor1: | Donald P. Wagner |
| Term Start2: | January 9, 2024 |
| Preceded2: | Andrew Do |
| Term Start3: | January 3, 2021 |
| Term End3: | January 11, 2022 |
| Preceded3: | Andrew Do |
| Successor3: | Donald P. Wagner |
| Office: | Member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 4th district |
| Term Start: | January 7, 2019 |
| Preceded: | Shawn Nelson |
| Term Start4: | December 5, 2017 |
| Term End4: | December 4, 2018 |
| Preceded4: | Bruce Whitaker |
| Successor4: | Jesus Silva |
| Term Start5: | December 16, 2016 |
| Term End5: | December 5, 2017 |
| Preceded5: | Jan Flory |
| Successor5: | Greg Sebourn |
| Office6: | Fullerton City Councilmember |
| Term Start6: | July 4, 2012 |
| Term End6: | December 18, 2018 |
| Preceded6: | F. Richard Jones |
| Successor6: | Jan M. Flory |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1943 |
| Birth Place: | California, U.S. |
| Children: | 2 |
| Education: | University of Redlands (BA) Northwestern University (JD) |
| Website: | https://d4.ocgov.com/ |
Douglas B. Chaffee (born November 9, 1943) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as a member & former Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 4th district. Elected in November 2018, he assumed office on January 7, 2019. He previously served as a Fullerton City Councilmember. In December of 2017 he was selected to serve as Mayor Pro Tem of Fullerton and the following year he was selected as Mayor of Fullerton.
Chaffee was raised in Anaheim, California before moving to Fullerton, California, where he graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1961. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Redlands in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1968.[1]
Prior to entering politics, Chaffee worked as an attorney. Chaffee was elected to the Fullerton, California City Council in 2012 and served until 2018. He was selected to serve as mayor in 2018.[2] [3] In November 2018, Chaffee was narrowly elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors, the first Democratic member elected in 12 years. He assumed office on January 1, 2019.[4] From January 2022 to January 2023, Chaffee served as chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors.[5]
In May 2020, Chaffee was a guest on KPCC, where he discussed Orange County beach closures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
In addition to the Orange County Board of Supervisors, he serves on the board of the Orange County Transportation Authority.[7]
Chaffee and his wife, Paulette, have been married since 1977. They have two sons.[8]