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California State Assembly - District 1
District 1 — California State Assembly
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About this office
State assembly members introduce and vote on new laws, hold hearings, and draft the state budget. They are elected to two-year terms.
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Top 3 Priorities
- Reduce crime and homelessness by working with our...
- Prevent catastrophic wildfires by making sure the...
- As a small business owner I know how tough it is to...
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Top 3 Priorities
- Increased investment in rural communities through...
- Improve education and healthcare access and options...
- Workforce development and jobs growth through increased...
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California Labor FederationNational Women's Political CaucusCalifornia Federation of TeachersNorthern CA Carpenters Regional Council of the United Brotherhood of CarpentersCalifornia Democratic PartyAudrey Denny, Candidate for CA Congressional District 1
Republican
Farmer/Businesswoman/Mother
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My Top 3 Priorities
- Reduce crime and homelessness by working with our local government officials and sheriffs to provide solutions.
- Prevent catastrophic wildfires by making sure the funding gets to where it needs to go in our communities for managing our forests, clearing out excess fuel, and creating fire breaks around our communities.
- As a small business owner I know how tough it is to navigate regulations and endless paperwork to do business in California. We need to make it easier for businesses to employ people by reducing regulation and lowering taxes.
Experience
Experience
Profession:Farmer, Small Business Owner, Mother
Owner, Big Valley Seed Company (1999–current)
School Board President/Member, Big Valley Joint Unified School District School Board — Elected position (2012–2016)
Community Activities
Member, Big Valley Boosters Club (2012–current)
Member, Vice President, President, Big Valley Parents Club (2010–current)
Board Member, Big Valley Endowment Foundation (2010–current)
Biography
Who gave money to this candidate?
Contributions
Total money raised: $358,568
Top contributors that gave money to support the candidate, by organization:
1
California Republican Party
$25,250
2
Employees of Big Valley Seed Company
$10,000
3
California Building Industry Association
$9,400
3
California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA)
$9,400
3
California Dental Association
$9,400
3
Chevron
$9,400
3
Employees of Ed Staub and Sons Petroleum
$9,400
3
Friends of Frank Bigelow for Assembly 2020
$9,400
3
Philip Morris USA
$9,400
More information about contributions
By State:
By Size:
Large contributions (98.72%)
Small contributions (1.28%)
By Type:
From organizations (77.07%)
From individuals (22.93%)
Source: MapLight analysis of data from the California Secretary of State.
Political Beliefs
Political Philosophy
Conservative Republican
Democratic
Farmer/Watershed Scientist
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My Top 3 Priorities
- Increased investment in rural communities through investment in forest and watershed management at all levels: education, jobs, economy, and innovation.
- Improve education and healthcare access and options throughout AD1 through building on existing successes and expanding the reach of community healthcare centers throughout rural CA.
- Workforce development and jobs growth through increased natural resources investment and increased in-region educational opportunities, including access to university education as well as increased career/technical education options.
Experience
Experience
Profession:Rural Advocate, Watershed Scientist, Farmer
Member, Redding Community Development Advisory Committee — Appointed position (2017–current)
Director, Board Vice Chair, Western Shasta Resource Conservation — Appointed position (2015–2019)
Trustee, Sacramento River Watershed Program — Appointed position (2011–2016)
Education
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO — Masters of Science, Watershed Science (2005)
University of California, Davis — Bachelors of Science, Environmental Biology and Management (2004)
Community Activities
Founder and Convener, Redding Women's March (2017–current)
Active Member, Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ, Redding, CA (2011–current)
Regional Lead, Yes on Proposition 37 (labeling GMOs) (2013–2013)
Biography
For the nearly 20 years I have focused my professional career on ensuring healthy forests and watersheds. I have specialized experience in collaborative forest management, including innovative product development combined with bioenergy facilities, as well as in water resources planning and management, including water rights and supply management.
I have worked with state policy and how it affects our federal forest system, and the variety of approaches to ensuring that all beneficiaries (including urban communities!) are part of planning and funding our healthy forests and watersheds. I’ve done a significant portion of this work as an advocate to the California Legislature, building bridges with urban areas and other rural districts and advocating for investment in our rural landscapes.
I’ve served on the Western Shasta Resource Conservation District Board for five years, one as our Board’s Vice Chair. I have also served on Redding’s Community Development Advisory Committee, hearing from many of our important non-profit service providers in the region and providing recommendations to the City Council for how to spend federal grant funds to best serve our friends and neighbors.
My husband and I have a small farm in Happy Valley and for eight years have provided food to dozens of families in the region, and annually mill the fruit of our heritage olive trees to make oil. We have experienced the challenges of any small business, including struggling with capital availability, skilled workers, and outlets for our produce. We have also struggled with the state’s regulations, which are structured largely for large conventional agriculture and don’t respect the important role that small farms play in our regional economy as well as the natural world.
I have dedicated my life to public service, and see serving as your next Assembly Woman a natural next step: I have implemented laws, advocated for laws, and now it's time for a true child of northern California to help in shaping those laws.
Who supports this candidate?
Who gave money to this candidate?
Contributions
Total money raised: $151,932
Top contributors that gave money to support the candidate, by organization:
1
California Democratic Party
$6,993
2
Employees of Barbara Chapman
$6,150
3
California Association of Professional Scientists
$5,000
4
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry for Assembly 2020
$4,700
4
Women in Power (WIP)
$4,700
More information about contributions
By State:
California 98.24%
Virginia 1.04%
Michigan 0.20%
Missouri 0.20%
Other 0.32%
By Size:
Large contributions (81.47%)
Small contributions (18.53%)
By Type:
From organizations (39.11%)
From individuals (60.89%)
Source: MapLight analysis of data from the California Secretary of State.
Political Beliefs
Political Philosophy
For nearly 20 years I've advocated for rural communities and rural issues, and understand both the way policy is made and how to develop policy that doesn't leave our communities out in the cold when it comes to implementation. Understanding the big picture and legislating from a holistic perspective is an important way to increase efficiency, efficacy, and on-the-ground innovation. I am interested in doing more of what works, and in unleashing the innovation present throughout our region to build our economy and create opportunities at all socioeconomic, academic, and professional levels. We have the solutions; we simply need the opportunity to express those!
