State and Federal Legislative Representation.
California Assembly. 2nd District
CA Assemblyman Jim Nielsen
Accomplishment has been a hallmark of Jim Nielsen's career.
Jim was raised on a small farm in the San Joaquin Valley, and he graduated from Fresno State with a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Business.
After college, Jim Nielsen first worked as a ranch foreman; then founded a company that utilized rice hulls and rice straw for fuel; and, eventually operated his own cattle ranch.
In 1978, Jim Nielsen was elected from the North State to his first of three terms in the State Senate, where he served as Senate Republican Leader from 1983-1987.
In the Senate, Jim quickly established himself as a tough-on-crime conservative who championed the cause for lower taxes. Nielsen also authored legislation to promote welfare reform and reduce welfare fraud, including the renowned GAIN program, and he authored and coauthored bills to promote agricultural exports.
After leaving the Senate, Nielsen continued his leadership on conservative issues, including service as Chairman of the Board of Prison Terms where he established a tough record of keeping hardened criminals behind bars.
Jim is married to Marilyn; has two daughters, Prima and Brandi; three sons, Jim, Adam and Bryan; and one granddaughter, Logan.
--From Jim Nielsen's Web-site. Click here for more information.
Jim was raised on a small farm in the San Joaquin Valley, and he graduated from Fresno State with a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Business.
After college, Jim Nielsen first worked as a ranch foreman; then founded a company that utilized rice hulls and rice straw for fuel; and, eventually operated his own cattle ranch.
In 1978, Jim Nielsen was elected from the North State to his first of three terms in the State Senate, where he served as Senate Republican Leader from 1983-1987.
In the Senate, Jim quickly established himself as a tough-on-crime conservative who championed the cause for lower taxes. Nielsen also authored legislation to promote welfare reform and reduce welfare fraud, including the renowned GAIN program, and he authored and coauthored bills to promote agricultural exports.
After leaving the Senate, Nielsen continued his leadership on conservative issues, including service as Chairman of the Board of Prison Terms where he established a tough record of keeping hardened criminals behind bars.
Jim is married to Marilyn; has two daughters, Prima and Brandi; three sons, Jim, Adam and Bryan; and one granddaughter, Logan.
--From Jim Nielsen's Web-site. Click here for more information.
California Senate. 4th District.
Senator Doug La Malfa
Doug LaMalfa is a fourth generation rice farmer and business owner who has lived in Northern California all his life. He and his wife, Jill, along with their four children, Kyle, Allison, Sophia and Natalie make their home on the family farm in Richvale. Doug attended local schools and grew up learning the value of hard work and community service. Doug earned his degree in Ag/Business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He now manages the family farming business originally founded by his great-grandfather in 1931.
An active leader in Northern California agriculture, Doug was elected as a founding director of the California Rice Commission from Butte County. Doug also served on the Domestic Promotion Committee of the USA Rice Federation.
A conservative Republican in word and deed, Doug LaMalfa has opposed increasing taxes and is a stalwart defender of Proposition 13. With a proven record of fighting on behalf of working families, Doug knows that taxpayers know better than bureaucrats and politicians how to spend and invest their own hard-earned money.
He has been a strong supporter of private property rights inside and outside the Capitol, authoring a Constitutional Amendment and helping place three initiatives on the ballot to protect Californians against eminent domain abuse.
Water is our most precious natural resource and Doug LaMalfa believes in protecting our water rights and developing more water storage. He has continually advocated for increasing California’s water supply, supporting planned projects such as Sites Reservoir. Doug has been a leader in opposing burdensome environmental regulations that place fairy shrimp and fish ahead of human needs. In 2004, he was the only California Legislator invited to testify at a Congressional Field hearing to restrict the overreaching federal Endangered Species Act.
He was elected to the State Assembly in 2002 and left in 2008 due to term limits. In 2010 he was elected to the 4th Senate District receiving more votes in than any other legislative candidate in the state.
An active leader in Northern California agriculture, Doug was elected as a founding director of the California Rice Commission from Butte County. Doug also served on the Domestic Promotion Committee of the USA Rice Federation.
A conservative Republican in word and deed, Doug LaMalfa has opposed increasing taxes and is a stalwart defender of Proposition 13. With a proven record of fighting on behalf of working families, Doug knows that taxpayers know better than bureaucrats and politicians how to spend and invest their own hard-earned money.
He has been a strong supporter of private property rights inside and outside the Capitol, authoring a Constitutional Amendment and helping place three initiatives on the ballot to protect Californians against eminent domain abuse.
Water is our most precious natural resource and Doug LaMalfa believes in protecting our water rights and developing more water storage. He has continually advocated for increasing California’s water supply, supporting planned projects such as Sites Reservoir. Doug has been a leader in opposing burdensome environmental regulations that place fairy shrimp and fish ahead of human needs. In 2004, he was the only California Legislator invited to testify at a Congressional Field hearing to restrict the overreaching federal Endangered Species Act.
He was elected to the State Assembly in 2002 and left in 2008 due to term limits. In 2010 he was elected to the 4th Senate District receiving more votes in than any other legislative candidate in the state.
U.S. Senate. California.
U.S. Senator. Dianne Feinstein
As California's senior Senator, Dianne Feinstein has built a reputation as an independent voice, working with both Democrats and Republicans to find common-sense solutions to the problems facing California and the Nation.
Since her election to the Senate in 1992, Senator Feinstein has worked in a bipartisan way to build a significant record of legislative accomplishments helping strengthen the nation's security both here and abroad, combat crime and violence, battle cancer, and protect natural resources in California and across the country.
--From Dianne Feinstein's Web-site. For more, click here.
Since her election to the Senate in 1992, Senator Feinstein has worked in a bipartisan way to build a significant record of legislative accomplishments helping strengthen the nation's security both here and abroad, combat crime and violence, battle cancer, and protect natural resources in California and across the country.
--From Dianne Feinstein's Web-site. For more, click here.
U.S. House of Representatives. 2nd District of California.
Congressman Wally Herger
Congressman Herger was born in Sutter County in 1945. He was raised on a cattle ranch in a small community called Rio Oso, located south of Yuba City/Marysville. Growing up, he worked on his family's ranch, and was also involved in the family's small business. He got his start in elected office as a member of the East Nicolaus School Board, serving there from [1976 to 1980]. He was elected to the California State Assembly in 1980, serving there until his election to the United States House of Representatives by the people of California's Second Congressional District. In 2008, Herger was elected to his 12th term in Congress. He is married to Pamela, and they currently reside in Chico. They are the parents of nine children, and have eight grandchildren.
Congressman Herger currently serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, trade, Social Security, Medicare, and some federal "safety-net" programs. In the 111th Congress, he was appointed the Ranking Member of the Health Subcommittee, which oversees the Medicare program and provisions of the tax code pertaining to health care, as well as regulations affecting health insurance plans offered by large employers. Herger also serves on the Subcommittee on Trade, which has primary responsibility for reviewing market-opening free trade agreements between the U.S. and other nations.
As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, Herger's primary legislative concerns include: (1) securing economic growth and encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship by reducing the tax burden on American families and small businesses; (2) making government run more efficiently by reducing federal regulatory burdens and spending; and (3) responsibly reforming entitlement programs to make them sustainable and ensure that they will still be around for future generations of Americans.
As the lead Republican on the Health Subcommittee, Congressman Herger will play a leading role as Congress pursues comprehensive health care reform this year. He will work to increase transparency, competitiveness, and efficiency to make health care more affordable for all Americans. He strongly supports a system that keeps bureaucrats away from medical decisions and places the power in the hands of patients and their doctors. In addition, as the representative of the district with the highest share of Medicare-eligible individuals in California, Congressman Herger will work to protect senior citizens' access to health care and to place the Medicare program on sound financial footing for the future.
During his tenure as chairman of Subcommittee on Human Resources, Congressman Herger played a leading role in the reauthorization and expansion of the landmark 1996 welfare reform law. The original 1996 welfare reform law focused on promoting work among welfare recipients, and has succeeded in reducing government dependence and lifting more than 1.4 million children out of poverty. The reauthorization measure -- enacted in 2006 -- strengthened the 1996 law to help even more parents on welfare go to work and further strengthen families. He has also been very active in efforts to improve the nation's child protection system, including conducting oversight and introducing reform legislation to help move more at-risk kids into safe, stable, and loving families. As a member of the committee, Congressman Herger championed the "Criminal Welfare Prevention Act," which was enacted as part of the 1996 welfare reform law. The provision was designed to help stop the payment of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to individuals incarcerated in state and local jails by providing law enforcement officials financial incentives to help catch offending inmates. It has since been expanded to cover other Social Security benefits. This new "prison bounty" system, along with ongoing efforts, is estimated to save taxpayers up to $500 million per year.
Herger is a strong advocate of private property rights, as well as a strong proponent of better balance in federal environmental laws and policies, particularly the Endangered Species Act. He has been a vocal and active supporter of efforts to enhance and improve flood control and water storage infrastructure to meet the public health and safety needs of growing communities in Northern California. Herger has also been a strong supporter of improved forest management to protect communities from catastrophic wildfire and provide local economic development opportunities. Accordingly, he has been a champion of several pieces of common sense forest health legislation including the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act of 1998 and the Secure Rural Schools and Communities Self-Determination Act of 2000.
--From Congressman Herger's Web-site. For more information, click here.
Congressman Herger currently serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, trade, Social Security, Medicare, and some federal "safety-net" programs. In the 111th Congress, he was appointed the Ranking Member of the Health Subcommittee, which oversees the Medicare program and provisions of the tax code pertaining to health care, as well as regulations affecting health insurance plans offered by large employers. Herger also serves on the Subcommittee on Trade, which has primary responsibility for reviewing market-opening free trade agreements between the U.S. and other nations.
As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, Herger's primary legislative concerns include: (1) securing economic growth and encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship by reducing the tax burden on American families and small businesses; (2) making government run more efficiently by reducing federal regulatory burdens and spending; and (3) responsibly reforming entitlement programs to make them sustainable and ensure that they will still be around for future generations of Americans.
As the lead Republican on the Health Subcommittee, Congressman Herger will play a leading role as Congress pursues comprehensive health care reform this year. He will work to increase transparency, competitiveness, and efficiency to make health care more affordable for all Americans. He strongly supports a system that keeps bureaucrats away from medical decisions and places the power in the hands of patients and their doctors. In addition, as the representative of the district with the highest share of Medicare-eligible individuals in California, Congressman Herger will work to protect senior citizens' access to health care and to place the Medicare program on sound financial footing for the future.
During his tenure as chairman of Subcommittee on Human Resources, Congressman Herger played a leading role in the reauthorization and expansion of the landmark 1996 welfare reform law. The original 1996 welfare reform law focused on promoting work among welfare recipients, and has succeeded in reducing government dependence and lifting more than 1.4 million children out of poverty. The reauthorization measure -- enacted in 2006 -- strengthened the 1996 law to help even more parents on welfare go to work and further strengthen families. He has also been very active in efforts to improve the nation's child protection system, including conducting oversight and introducing reform legislation to help move more at-risk kids into safe, stable, and loving families. As a member of the committee, Congressman Herger championed the "Criminal Welfare Prevention Act," which was enacted as part of the 1996 welfare reform law. The provision was designed to help stop the payment of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to individuals incarcerated in state and local jails by providing law enforcement officials financial incentives to help catch offending inmates. It has since been expanded to cover other Social Security benefits. This new "prison bounty" system, along with ongoing efforts, is estimated to save taxpayers up to $500 million per year.
Herger is a strong advocate of private property rights, as well as a strong proponent of better balance in federal environmental laws and policies, particularly the Endangered Species Act. He has been a vocal and active supporter of efforts to enhance and improve flood control and water storage infrastructure to meet the public health and safety needs of growing communities in Northern California. Herger has also been a strong supporter of improved forest management to protect communities from catastrophic wildfire and provide local economic development opportunities. Accordingly, he has been a champion of several pieces of common sense forest health legislation including the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act of 1998 and the Secure Rural Schools and Communities Self-Determination Act of 2000.
--From Congressman Herger's Web-site. For more information, click here.