Heather HadwickIncumbent
Candidate for Assembly District 1
Heather Hadwick is the incumbent Republican member of the California State Assembly, District 1. It is a rural district. It covers 11 Northern California counties. They are Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, and Siskiyou. She was raised in Dorris, California. She now lives in Modoc County. Hadwick holds a bachelor's degree in ag science, from CSU Chico. She first went to Shasta College. She also holds a graduate degree in leadership and management, earned in 2016. Before the Legislature, she ran the Hadwick Family Farm. She taught at elementary and high school levels. That included a safety class at Modoc High School. She served as a 4-H coordinator through UC Davis. She worked as Deputy Director of the Modoc County Sheriff's emergency services office. She was also that office's public information officer. She owned a small local paper. She was elected to the Assembly in November 2024. She defeated fellow Republican Tenessa Audette, with 125,387 votes (59.8%), according to the certified Statement of Vote. She took office December 2, 2024. In the Legislature, she has been vice chair of Agriculture. She has also been vice chair of Emergency Management. She sits on Budget, too. She sits on Business and Professions, and Insurance. Her GOP peers later named her Deputy Republican Leader. She is running for a second term, in the November 2026 election. Home: Modoc County, California. She was raised in Dorris, Siskiyou County. Occupation: State Assemblymember, the incumbent. She also co-runs the Hadwick Family Farm. Prior office: Incumbent since December 2024, first elected November 2024.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports reducing government spending and regulatory burdens on small businesses to encourage job creation.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports suspending the state gas tax, reducing other taxes/fees, and protecting Proposition 13 property tax limits to lower the cost of living.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Favors enforcement-based approaches to homelessness (clearing encampments, directing people into shelters) rather than expanded subsidized housing; no specific position found on zoning/housing-supply policy.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Strongly supports law enforcement funding/resources and holding repeat offenders accountable; supports gun rights, including introducing legislation to expand hunters' self-defense carry rights.
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Favors tougher accountability for repeat/career criminals; opposes California's sanctuary state policies.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Identifies as pro-life and opposes California's abortion access laws, which she describes as allowing unrestricted late-term abortion.
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports keeping 'political agendas' out of schools, emphasizing fundamentals (reading/math/writing), and expanding parental and local school-board control/choice.
Source → - Family & Social Services
Has supported bipartisan efforts to protect federal Head Start early-childhood program funding for her district.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Has pushed for state action on wildfire prevention (forest management, fire mitigation funding) and on managing gray wolf populations to protect ranchers' livestock, rather than emphasizing emissions/renewables policy.
Source → - Water & Natural Resources
Supports increased water storage funding to benefit farms and rural communities while protecting watersheds.
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