Jim Desmond is an American politician and retired aviator serving as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors from the fifth district since 2019.

[3] Desmond served in the United States Navy as an aircraft electrician from 1974 to 1979 before obtaining his pilots license from San Diego Flight Schools between 1978 and 1983.

[13] Desmond has denied the effects of human activity on climate change, while acknowledging its impacts, such as sea level rise.

[16] Desmond has criticized the immigration policy of the Joe Biden administration, claiming that it has made the United States "more unsafe.

"[17] In 2024, he testified before the Republican-led House Committee on Homeland Security, saying that an influx of migrants have placed a strain on San Diego County's resources.