Roger NielloIncumbent
Candidate for State Senate District 6
Roger Niello is a Republican. He is a state senator. He represents California Senate District 6. That district covers Sacramento and Placer counties. Niello won the seat in November 2022. He took office on December 5, 2022. He is running for re-election. The election is on November 3, 2026. His opponent is Democrat David Hildebrand. Niello once served on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. He won a special election for that seat in 1999. He also served in the California State Assembly. He represented Assembly District 5. He served there from 2004 to 2010. Between his Assembly and Senate terms, he led a business group. He was President and CEO of the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce. Niello is a Certified Public Accountant. He spent about 25 years in his family's business. That business is the Niello Auto Group. There he was CFO. He was also president. He was general manager of several dealership franchises. He graduated from Encina High School. He holds a degree from UC Berkeley. He also holds a degree from UCLA. He lives in Fair Oaks, California. His wife is Mary. They have five adult children. They have six grandchildren. Home: Fair Oaks, California, in Sacramento County. Occupation: State Senator. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. He is a former auto dealership executive. Prior office: He has been the incumbent since December 5, 2022. That is in California State Senate District 6. He earlier served in California State Assembly District 5. That was from 2004 to 2010. He also served on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. He was elected to that seat in 1999.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports repealing AB 5 to restore independent-contractor work arrangements, favors tort reform to limit litigation against businesses, and wants regulatory costs weighed against benefits to support small business.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Opposes new state taxes, arguing Californians already pay among the highest taxes in the nation, and supports reducing corporate and payroll taxes.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Favors reducing housing costs by reforming environmental regulations and building fees, and on homelessness supports expanded conservatorships, restoring drug courts, building emergency shelters, and allowing law enforcement to clear encampments.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports fully funding law enforcement to combat crime; no specific position found on gun policy.
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Supports Proposition 36 (2024) to toughen penalties for retail theft/fentanyl-related crime and wants to reform Proposition 57 to prevent early prisoner releases; also supports restoring drug courts.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Opposes single-payer/Medicare-for-all systems, wants to ease licensing burdens for out-of-state health providers to practice in California, supports maintaining medical malpractice damage caps, and favors tax-free health savings accounts.
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports rewarding/paying teachers based on results, backs charter schools with accountability, favors preparing students for a range of postsecondary/career paths, and supports funding campus safety measures including school resource officers and mental health counselors.
Source → - Water & Natural Resources
Supports investing in water storage projects and improving flood control infrastructure as part of a broader infrastructure agenda that also prioritizes roads and bridges over high-speed rail.
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