Paul Teixeira was elected as the San Luis Obispo County District Four Supervisor in 2010.  Prior to his election, he was employed by Kaman Industrial Technologies as the operations manager for 22 years.  Kaman is a distributor of machinery for clean, safe, efficient green technology with over 165 branches worldwide. 

He was appointed to the County Parks Commission by District Four Supervisor Katcho Achadjian in 2003, and served as the District Four Commissioner for seven years, until his election.

Paul has been very active in the community and has served on several boards including, Trustee for the Lucia Mar Unified School District, Santa Maria Valley Salvation Army, Jack Ready Park/Jack’s Helping Hand, Nipomo Recreation Center and Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos.  Additionally, he has been a member, and served as past president of the Nipomo Rotary Club, and chaired several committees on its behalf.  He is a member of the Nipomo, Arroyo Grande and Paso Robles Chambers of Commerce.  Paul is also active with youth organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, as a charter representative to Boy Scout Troop 450, Camino Real District, the Nipomo Recreation Youth Basketball League, Your Orcutt Youth Organization, and the Nipomo High School Ag Friends. 

Paul has been the recipient of many awards for service in the community, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Nipomo Chamber of Commerce, distinguished Rotarian of the Rotary Club of Nipomo and an Honorary Chapter Degree from the Nipomo Future Farmers of America.

Because of his love and interest in vehicles, he was a promoter for the Demolition Derby at the Santa Barbara County Fair, and the Dave Dana Memorial Car Show at the Nipomo Octoberfest.

Paul is a third-generation Californian, raised in Nipomo; he attended Nipomo and Dana Elementary Schools, Arroyo Grande High School, and Allan Hancock College and Cal Poly.  He is married to Deanna Teixeira. They have five children and continue to reside in Nipomo.