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State Assembly Campaign

"Empowering People, Limiting Government and Protecting Your God Given Rights"

Thank you for all of your support!

Thank you for your encouragement, time, and support throughout this run for State Assembly. While we did not get the votes to win, I’m incredibly proud of the race we ran and the issues we stood for. Getting to meet or talk to thousands of engaged citizens across the district who believe in making a difference in the North State was the highlight of the campaign. With the election behind us, I’m refocusing on continuing my work on the Redding City Council. I still have two years left in my term, and I’m as committed as ever to representing our community and pushing for limited, effective government that works for the people.

Thank you again for believing in me and in our shared vision for the North State. I’ll keep you updated as I stay involved in good governance for our city and state.

The Only Candidate Endorsed By Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association PAC and State & Local Republican Party

Federal Support

Organizations

  • Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association PAC

  • California Rifle & Pistol Association

  • California Republican Party (CAGOP)

  • American Independent Party

  • Capital Lincoln Club

  • The American Council PAC

  • America Upheld

  • Reform California

  • California Women’s Leadership Association

  • Laborers’ International Union of North America

  • Central Republican Committees of Placer, Siskiyou, Nevada, Shasta, El Dorado, and Amador Counties

Endorsements from Elected Officials

Endorsements from Elected Officials

State Wide Support

  • California Republican Party (CAGOP)

  • Congressman Doug LaMalfa

  • Congressman Tom McClintock

  • Board of Equalization Ted Gaines

  • State Senator Shannon Grove

  • Assembly Member Marie Waldron

  • Assembly Member Bill Essayli

  • Assembly Member Diane Dixon

  • Marion Bergeson Series Former Director Linda Ackerman

Shasta County

  • Shasta County Republican Party

  • District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett

  • Sheriff Jim Pope ret.

  • Supervisor Mary Rickert

  • Redding Vice Mayor Julie Winter

  • Redding Mayor Pro Tem Jack Munns

  • Redding City Council Joshua Johnson

  • Former Mayor Kristen Schreder

  • Anderson Mayor Stan Neutz

  • Shasta Union High School District School Board Andrea Hoheisel

Siskiyou County

  • Siskiyou County Republican Party

  • Supervisor Ray Haupt

El Dorado County

  • El Dorado Republican Party

  • Sheriff Jeff Leikauf

  • Supervisor George Turnboo

  • Former Supervisor John Knight

  • South Tahoe Council Member Tamara Wallace

  • Trustee of El Dorado County Office of Education Georgiana Knight ret.

  • El Dorado County GOP Chair Todd White

Modoc County

  • Sheriff William "Tex" Dowdy

  • Supervisor Ned Coe

  • Supervisor Geri Byrne

  • Supervisor Kathie M. Rhoads

  • Supervisor Shane Starr

Plumas County

  • Supervisor Kevin Goss

  • Supervisor Chair Greg Hagwood

Sierra County

  • Sheriff Mike Fisher

  • Supervisor Paul Roen

  • Supervisor Sharon Dryden

  • Supervisor Terry LeBlanc 

Nevada County

  • Nevada County Republican Party

  • Supervisor Sue Hoek

  • Supervisor Elect Robb Tucker

  • Former Supervisor & Assessor Sue Horne

  • Republican GOP Chair John "Mac" Young

Placer County

  • Placer County Republican Party

  • Supervisor Suzanne Jones

  • Loomis Mayor Stephanie Youngblood

  • Loomis Town Council Amanda Cortez

  • Placer County Taxpayers Assoc. Eric Eisenhammer

Amador County

  • Amador County Republican Party

  • Sheriff Gary Redman

Lassen County

  • Supervisor Gary Bridges

  • Supervisor Tom Neely

  • Supervisor Elect Mike Scanlan

  • Planning Commissioner Carol Clark

  • State Parole Agent Marvin Clark ret.

Individual Endorsements

  • Yousef Abu-Ghazaleh

  • Sanjay Agarwal

  • Don Ajamian

  • Eric Allen

  • Lauren Allen

  • Robert Alvarez

  • John Alviso

  • Jonathan Anderson

  • Logan Andrews

  • Kamyla Andrlik

  • Rosanne Roberts Archuletta

  • Ben Armstrong

  • Heather Armstrong

  • Talee Auerswald

  • Jeff Avery

  • Pietro Avolio

  • Brittany Baer

  • Kimberly Bagdasarian

  • Maxwell Barnes

  • Azizollah Barzin

  • Dessie Baxter

  • Brian Berg

  • Jarod Boldt

  • Jessica Boldt

  • Jen Bond

  • Will Bond

  • Richmond Booth

  • Barbara Bowers

  • Tasha Braden

  • Kim Bramante

  • Stephanie Bramante

  • Debi Bailey Brown

  • Holly Brunson

  • Mario Burch

  • Ryan Burks

  • Geri Byrne

  • Christine Cage

  • Esther Campbell

  • Leslee Chain

  • Steve Chain

  • Mindy Chandler

  • Debi Chimenti

  • Marvin Clark

  • Leslie Cocca

  • Edwin Coe

  • Josh Cogar

  • Julie Cogar

  • Kelly Colantuono

  • Breyden Coma

  • Anne Connors

  • John Cook

  • Zerlene Cook

  • Juliaray Corbin-Smith

  • Kristy Coughlin-Johnston

  • Liz Crain

  • Robert Cronic

  • James Cude

  • Atish D'Mello

  • Kent Dagg

  • Steve A. Davidson

  • Bruce Dean

  • Ryan Denham

  • Robert Diaz

  • Emery DMello

  • Rod Dole

  • Lesa Dowdy

  • Sharon Dryden

  • Marc Duclos

  • Nicki Dues

  • Po Duncan

  • Julie Dyar

  • Curtis Eller

  • Cristy Ellis-Byers

  • John Engbeck

  • Chuck Enomoto

  • Christie Farrelly

  • Dann Farrelly

  • Colton Ferguson

  • Sheila Finwall

  • Sheldon Fort

  • Kenya Frerichs

  • Mariah Frerichs

  • Mike Frerichs

  • Eddie Garcia

  • Danette Gentry

  • Denise Gitsham

  • Michele Goedert

  • Ben Goodpasture

  • Anthony Gorman

  • Allison Greek

  • Rory Greek

  • Anastasia Halcomb

  • Matthew Harmon

  • Pastor Che Ahn, Harvest Rock Church & Harvest International Ministries

  • Taff Harvey

  • Kyle Hauss

  • Sharon Heinze

  • Enos Heinzen

  • Lindsay Heinzen

  • Miles Henderson

  • Matt Herridge

  • Bryce Hertan

  • Eric Hess

  • Sadie Hess

  • Eric Hiatt

  • Shannon Hicks

  • David Hittenberger

  • Holly Hoekstra

  • Jessica Holcombe

  • Cynthia Hren

  • Melanie Huggard

  • Janet Irene

  • Terry Jepsen

  • Anand Jesrani

  • Joshua Johnson

  • Kimberly Johnson

  • Ericka Jones

  • Renee Jones

  • Todd Jones

  • Bill Jostock

  • Brady Ketchum

  • Thomas Ketchum

  • Jean King

  • Erik Kloth

  • Cathy Kneer

  • Robert Kowell

  • Alicia G Kudar

  • Nick Kurland

  • Terri Kutras

  • Marybeth Laguna

  • Chad Lahue

  • Jolie Lansdowne

  • Kirsten Lapp

  • Jeanne F. Laprise

  • Jenny Rae Le Roux

  • Pete LeGrand

  • Justine Lehman

  • David Lile

  • Mike Littau

  • Greg Lonergan

  • Matt Maffe

  • Surjit Malhi

  • Crystal Mapes

  • Shelby Marocco

  • Sheryl Martini

  • Andy Matthews

  • David Maung

  • Kara McClure

  • Jim McDilda

  • J.R. McGee

  • Timothy McGee

  • Lauren Mcnally

  • Maggie McNally

  • Patrick McNally

  • Lorin MeeksHarris

  • Marylin Meissner

  • Renee Menefee, Executive Director SCOE Early Childhood Development

  • Travis Menne

  • Drew Meyer

  • Tim Micone

  • Henry Miller

  • Robert Moerbeck

  • Aaron Moore

  • Amy Morin

  • Daniel Morrow

  • Anna Moseley

  • Martin Moseley

  • Marty Moseley

  • Mimi Moseley

  • Jack Munns

  • Linda Newman

  • Hannah Noble

  • Nathan Noble

  • David Norona

  • Lisa Norona

  • Jason Odell

  • David Oh

  • Chelsea Orzechowski

  • Rajwinder Padda

  • Noella L. Pearson

  • Lydia T Percin

  • Matt Plummer

  • Jim Pope

  • Isaac Posey

  • Natasha Posey

  • Howard Posner

  • Holly Potter

  • Daniel Prevost

  • Jocelyn Prevost

  • Charles Prohaska

  • Chris Prokupek

  • Christina Prosperi

  • Jag Randhawa

  • Tim Renault

  • Erin Resner

  • Steve Rhoades

  • Kathie Rhoads

  • Eileen Richard

  • Lane Rickard

  • Mary E. Rickert

  • Joshua Riddle

  • Nicole Riddl

  • Elizabeth Moreno Robb

  • David Roberti, Rancher

  • Jane Roberti, Rancher

  • Rick Roberti, Rancher, First Vice President, California Cattlemen’s Association

  • Cynthia Roberts

  • Nathan Roberts

  • Shad Roberts

  • Brian Rooney

  • Catherine Rooney

  • Elizabeth Rooney

  • Jonah Rooney

  • Katrina Rooney

  • Noah Rooney

  • Veronica Rooney

  • Donna Ross

  • Greg Ross

  • Ed Rullman

  • Dave Runyan

  • Karen Runyan

  • Colin Rutland

  • Grace Rutland

  • Dave Rutledge

  • Shari Rutledge

  • Shelby Rutledge

  • Ryan Rydalch

  • Shari Sahota

  • Jeffrey Saladin

  • Judith Salter

  • Ginger Sammito

  • Brian Scarr

  • Larry Schaller

  • Debra Schroeder

  • Rai Schultz

  • Marguerite Seehuetter

  • Esther Sharman

  • Patricia Shaw

  • Jaspal Singh

  • Laura Snell

  • Jenny Snider

  • Tawny Novosad Souljer

  • Stacy Sphar

  • Robert Steele

  • David Stine

  • Taryn Stine

  • Justin Stumvoll

  • Janine Susich

  • Ruth Swasey

  • Scott Swasey

  • Ann Terrasas-Fassbender

  • Aaron Tesauro

  • Casey Tesauro

  • Michelle Thompson

  • Ted Thompson

  • Brandon Thornock

  • Meredith Timms

  • Craig Tole

  • Thomas Traphagen

  • Gabe Valenzuela

  • Kris Vallotton

  • Michael Van Tinteren

  • Rowan Vansleve

  • Tim Walls

  • Jeremah Walsh

  • Michael Warren

  • Mike Warren

  • Donna Weeks

  • Tom Weeks

  • Russell Wenham

  • Linda Whalen

  • Jess Whitlow

  • Tyler Whitlow

  • Forrest Wilder

  • Patrick Williams

  • Steven Williams

  • Tiffany Williams

  • Leslie Goddard Williem

  • Lezlie Winberry

  • Adrian Winter

  • Brooke Winter

  • Julie Winter

  • Craig Wood

  • Kimberly Wood

  • Connor Woodrich

  • Naomi Yamamoto

  • John M. (Mac) Young

  • Arnie Zeiderman, MD, MPH

  • Jordan Zeppieri

  • Mary Zunino

1st District Counties

California State Assembly District Counties map
  • 6,277 Square Miles

    Incorporated Cities: Yreka, Weed, Tulelake, Mt. Shasta, Montague, Fort Jones, Etna, Dunsmuir

    Industry: Farming, ranching, and agriculture

    Population: 44,900 Total, 25,582 Voters

  • 3,917 Square Miles

    Incorporated Cities: Alturus and Federal Land

    Industry: Timber, agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

    Population: 9,686 Total, 5,273 Voters

  • 3,775 Square Miles

    Incorporated Cities: Redding, Shasta Lake, Anderson

    Industry: Tourism, healthcare, social assistance, government

    Population: 182,155 Total, 111,912 Voters

  • 4,541 Square Miles

    Incorporated Cities: Susanville

    Industry: Government, healthcare, and social assistance

    Population: 34,895 Total, 15,274 Voters

  • 2,553 Square Miles

    Incorporated Cities: Portola, Quincy

    Industry: Government, healthcare, social assistance

    Population: 20,007 Total, 13,848 Voters

  • 953 Square Miles

    Incorporated Cities: Loyalton, Downieville

    Industry: Government, accommodations, food service

    Population: 2,900 Total, 2,270 Voters

  • 957 Square Miles

    Incorporated Cities: Grass Valley, Nevada City, Truckee

    Industry: Retail trade, construction, agriculture

    Population: 99,400 Total, 74,488 Voters

  • Partial County Coverage

    Incorporated Cities: Colfax

    Industry: Healthcare, forestry

    Population: 22,329 Voters

  • Partial Coverage

    Incorporated Cities: South Lake Tahoe

    Industry: Healthcare, social assistance, retail trade, professional, scientific, technical services

    Population: 39,898 Voters

  • 594 Square Miles

    Incorporated Cities: Jackson, Amador City, Plymouth, Ione, Sutter Creek

    Industry: Wine, viticulture

    Population: 38,091 Total, 19,692 Voters

  • 738 Square Miles

    Incorporated Cities: Markleeville

    Industry: Government, Ski Resorts

    Population: 1,175 Total, 915 Voters

State Assembly District 1

The 1st District encompasses 11 counties:
Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Alpine, Amador.

The Strength of the North State lies in her innovative, resilient and self- sufficient people. We steward the state’s largest watershed, feed the world from our agricultural crops and grazing land and our forests produce the state's wood products that are truly a renewable, reusable, recyclable and biodegradable resource. 

The North State way of life is rooted in Family, Faith and Fortitude. The district sits in a high fire threat zone and routinely experiences severe droughts. Advocating for active forest management, wildfire mitigation, and water storage is critical.  

Protecting What Matters

  • Agriculture

  • Wildfires & Forest Management

  • Water Storage

  • Right to Bear Arms

  • Taxes

  • Election Integrity

  • Affordability

  • Education / Rural Education

  • Right to Life

  • Crime

  • Economic Development

  • Healthcare & Rural Hospitals

  • Housing

Protecting What Matters in the North State

 

Agriculture

As a representative of the rural North State, I understand the importance of agriculture to our economy and way of life. I will work tirelessly to support our farmers and ranchers, advocate for fair trade policies, invest in agricultural innovation, and protect our precious farmlands for future generations.

Wildfires & Forest Management

Addressing the threat of wildfires requires proactive forest management strategies. I will prioritize investments in forest health initiatives, support controlled burns, and promote collaboration between federal, state, and local agencies. By implementing responsible forest management practices, we can mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires and protect our communities.

Water Storage 

Water is a critical resource for our agricultural communities and overall well-being. I will prioritize investments in water storage infrastructure, including reservoirs and groundwater recharge projects, to ensure a reliable water supply for our region. We must balance environmental protections with the needs of our rural communities and find sustainable solutions for our water challenges.

 

Right to Bear Arms

I strongly believe in protecting the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens, including the right to bear arms. I will defend the Second Amendment and work to preserve the rights of responsible gun owners in the North State while also prioritizing public safety through comprehensive background checks and mental health initiatives.

Taxes

Our hardworking families and small businesses deserve relief from excessive taxes and regulations. I will fight for lower taxes, simplification of the tax code, and incentives that encourage entrepreneurship and economic growth. By reducing the burden on taxpayers, we can stimulate the economy and create a more prosperous North State.

Election Integrity

Preserving the integrity of our elections is essential to upholding democracy. I am committed to ensuring fair and transparent elections in the North State. By supporting measures that strengthen voter identification, secure our voting systems, and clean up the voter rolls we can instill confidence in our electoral process.

 

Affordability

I believe in making California affordable for all its residents, especially those in the rural North State. We need to reduce burdensome regulations, lower taxes, and promote economic growth to ensure that families and businesses can thrive and afford to live and work in our beautiful region.

Education / Rural Education 

Every child deserves a quality education, regardless of where they live. I am committed to ensuring that rural communities in the North State have access to excellent schools, skilled teachers, and resources that prepare students for success. I will fight for fair funding, expanded broadband access, and vocational training programs that meet the unique needs of our rural students.

Crime

Ensuring the safety and security of our communities is paramount. I will work closely with law enforcement agencies, prioritize community policing, and support initiatives that address the root causes of crime. By fostering collaboration between residents, businesses, and law enforcement, we can create a safer North State for all.

 

Economic Development 

To revitalize our rural North State, we need robust economic development that attracts new businesses, creates jobs, and expands opportunities for our residents. I will champion policies that reduce regulatory barriers, promote entrepreneurship, and invest in infrastructure and technology to attract industries that will thrive in our region.

Healthcare & Rural Hospitals

Access to quality healthcare should not be limited by geography. I will advocate for increased funding and support for rural hospitals and clinics, expand telemedicine options, and work to attract healthcare professionals to underserved areas. Together, we can improve healthcare outcomes and ensure that all residents of the North State have access to the care they need.

Housing

The lack of affordable housing is a pressing issue in the North State. I will advocate for policies that streamline the housing development process, incentivize affordable housing projects, and empower local communities to address their unique housing needs. By promoting responsible growth and increasing housing options, we can ensure that families can find safe and affordable homes in our region.

 

Right to Life

I am a strong advocate for the sanctity of life and believe in protecting the rights of the unborn. I will work to enact policies that promote alternatives to abortion, provide support for expectant mothers, and ensure that all lives, from conception to natural death, are valued and protected.