Sacramento County Supervisor Pat Hume calls himself a ‘pedantic jerk’ during STA meeting

During a board discussion of toll lanes at the Sacramento Transporation Authority’s January 11 meeting, Sacramento County Supervisor Pat Hume referred to himself as a “pedantic jerk.” Hume made the revelation after STA’s executive director Kevin Bewsey’s PowerPoint toll lane presentation.

People familiar with Hume during his 20-plus career on the Elk Grove Planning Commission and City Council are familiar with his behaviors. Mr. Hume is fond of using his expansive vocabulary and proverbial phrases during government meetings.

So why did Hume call himself a pedantic jerk? Watch the video to see what prompted the first-term supervisor to use that description of himself.

We’ve included an intentional typo in honor of Mr. Hume.