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Robert Poythress is currently serving his second term in office as a Madera County Supervisor of District 3. Robert was first elected to the City Council in 2004, reelected in 2008, and reelected again in 2012 to serve as Madera’s first elected Mayor for 4 years.
Robert has served previously as Mayor of Madera during 2006 and again during 2011
Robert is a native Maderan who graduated from Madera High School in 1974. After high school, he attended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California and in 1978 graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Agricultural Business Management; and in 1998 he earned his graduate degree from Pacific Coast Banking School, University of Washington.
Robert was in the banking industry for 39 years, last serving as Vice President and Manager of Citizens Business Bank in Madera, California. He is also a partner in Teco Hardware and Poythress Farms.
District 3 of Madera County largely represents the City of Madera west of Highway 99. It extends north around the Madera Municipal Airport and south to Avenue 12.
This district is home to most of the county’s industrial manufacturers and is at the heart of the non-agricultural economy for Madera County. Both government centers of the City of Madera and County of Madera are located within the district.
The following landmarks are in District 3:
- Madera County Government Center
- Madera County Superior Court
- Madera County Library
- Madera County Courthouse Park
- Madera City Hall
- Madera County Office of Education
- Gould Educational Center School
- Madera Unified School District
- Elementary: Alpha, Howard, James Madison, Lincoln
- Middle: Thomas Jefferson
- High: Madera High, Madera South High
- St. Joachim Catholic Church & School
- Madera Municipal Airport
- Madera Chamber of Commerce
- Madera Municipal Golf Course
- Madera District Fairgrounds
- Lion’s Town and Country Park
- Vernon McCullough Fresno River Trail