Paul Dohring currently serves as Mayor of St. Helena and was appointed to LAFCO as a regular city member in 2025. Paul's current term is 2025-2029. He also previously served on LAFCO from 1997 to 2001 and in 2017.

Paul was elected to the St. Helena City Council in 2014, 2018 and as Mayor in 2022 and 2024. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and social welfare from U.C. Berkeley and his Juris Doctorate degree from U.C. Davis Law School. Paul has maintained a private law practice in Calistoga since 1997 focusing primarily on business and real estate transactions, insurance disputes and civil litigation.

Paul served on the Board of Directors for the 25th District Agricultural Association (Napa Expo) for seven years. He was a Board Member of Community Action of Napa Valley (CANV). He served on the Calistoga Planning Commission and was elected to the Calistoga City Council in 1997. In addition to his current St. Helena City Council service, Paul is a member of the Calistoga Chamber of Commerce, the Calistoga Rotary Club and the St. Helena Catholic Church. He enjoys hiking, biking, politics, reading, sports and jazz. Paul’s wife, Kara, is a Spanish teacher at RLS. They live in St. Helena with their daughter, Lia. Their eldest child, Tavy, is studying computer science in the East Bay.