Michael Greer
Candidate for Assembly District 2
Michael "Mike" Greer is a Republican candidate for California State Assembly District 2. The election is in 2026. He is a retired special education transition specialist. He built a 20-year special education program for older teens in Sutter County. He has spent decades in school governance. That includes service on the Gridley City Council. He was president of the Paradise Unified School District Board during the 2018 Camp Fire. He was also a trustee of the Del Norte County Office of Education. He now serves on the Del Norte County Unified School District school board, District 5. That term ends in 2026. Greer moved to Crescent City in Del Norte County about six years ago. He first ran for Assembly District 2 in 2024. He lost the general election to Democratic incumbent Chris Rogers. He is running again for the seat in 2026. His campaign focuses on affordability, education, public safety, and less state regulation. He has been endorsed by Assemblymembers James Gallagher and Megan Dahle. He was earlier endorsed by the late Congressman Doug LaMalfa. Home: Crescent City, Del Norte County, California. Occupation: Retired special education transition specialist. He is a Del Norte County Unified School District school board member. Prior office: No current or prior legislative office. He has held local school board and city council seats. These include Gridley City Council, Paradise Unified School District board president, Del Norte County Office of Education trustee, and current Del Norte USD trustee. He lost the 2024 race for this same Assembly seat.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports reducing regulations on small businesses and industries he views as burdening the economy, to lower overhead costs for local business owners.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Says California's high cost of living (including housing and insurance) is caused by state regulations driving businesses away, and calls for re-evaluating state tax policy to ease the burden on residents living paycheck to paycheck.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Identifies housing affordability and homelessness as major problems, attributes high housing costs partly to regulatory burden, and calls for greater accountability from nonprofits addressing homelessness.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports restoring and increasing police authority and reinstating stronger consequences for criminal offenses, arguing current policy fails to hold repeat offenders accountable.
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Supports lowering the arrest threshold for theft and endorses Proposition 36, which restores felony charges for drug possession and increases penalties for retail theft, rolling back parts of Proposition 47.
Source → - Education & Schools
Advocates for charter schools, higher teacher wages, greater teacher input in district decisions, local mentorship programs, eliminating extra certification requirements for out-of-state teachers, and delivering federal education block grants directly to counties instead of through the state.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Opposes wind turbine development in rural areas, supports expanded local natural gas production and investment in nuclear power to lower energy costs, and emphasizes forest management to reduce wildfire risk.
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