Shannon Grove
Candidate for Board of Equalization Member, District 1
Shannon Grove is a Republican state senator. She has held District 12, the Bakersfield/Kern County area, since 2018. Before lines were redrawn, she held District 16, from 2018 to 2022. Before that, she served in the state Assembly: District 34, from 2010 to 2016. She led Senate Republicans too, as minority leader, from March 2019 to January 2021. Before office, Grove co-founded a firm in 1993. It is Continental Labor & Staffing Resources, a temp-staffing agency. She has served as its CEO. She also spent three years in the Army. She served with Headquarters Company, 5th Corps, based in Frankfurt, Germany. Grove is a graduate of Arvin High School, in Arvin, California. She now lives in Bakersfield. Her current Senate term ends in December 2026. She is running for a new seat: California Board of Equalization, District 1. That vote is set for November 2026. She faces Fresno City Councilmember Nelson Esparza, a Democrat. Board member Ted Gaines, the outgoing incumbent, has endorsed her. So has the Republican Party of Sacramento County. No platform statement, specific to this Board race, was found in sources checked so far. Age: 61. Born March 18, 1965, per Wikipedia. Home: Bakersfield, California, Kern County. Job: State senator. She also co-founded and runs Continental Labor & Staffing Resources, a temp-staffing firm. Prior office: State senator, District 12, since 2018. She is termed out, with her term ending December 2026. She earlier served in the state Assembly, District 34, 2010-2016.
On the issues
- Taxes & Cost of Living
Opposes wasting tax dollars on failed government programs and says government should be accountable to taxpayers.
“Tax dollars are more precious than ever and cannot be wasted on failed government programs.”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Supports reducing burdensome regulation on small businesses and favors fair rather than punitive enforcement.
“fair, not punitive, regulation”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Supports increasing government transparency and accountability, saying government should answer to the taxpayer.
“Government should be beholden to the taxpayer, not the other way around.”
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