State-level representatives are indirect decision-makers, typically serving in the state legislature. This means they have the power to make policies that could impact the project’s viability, but they are not directly involved in the existing permitting and approval process.
State Senate
1st District: Sen. Brian Dahle, Republican
- Farmer and a small business owner
- Represented 1st Assembly District from 2012 to 2019
- Served on the Lassen County Board for 16 years
- Focus on economic development, keeping families on their farms, and job creation in the rural North State
- Pushed policies on water rights.
Contact:
There is no listed email. There are four offices which have the following phone numbers: (916) 651-4001 (Sacramento), (530) 224-7001 (Redding), (916) 464-4201 (Gold River), (530) 271-1022 (Grass Valley).
4th District: Sen. Jim Nielsen, Republican
- Successful farmer and rancher
- Graduated from Fresno (Bachelor is Agricultural Business)
- Worked as ranch foreman on his family’s ranch
- Founded a company that utilized rice hulls and straw for fuel
- First elected to the state senate in 1978, Served as Republican leader from 1983 to 1987
- Served as Chairman of the California Board of Prison Terms (1992 - 2007)
- Elected to the State Senate in January 2013
- Serves on the following committees: Budget and Fiscal Review (Vice Chair), Elections and Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair), Governance and Finance (Vice Chair), Governmental Organization (Vice Chair), Sub-Committee: No. 4 on State Administration and General Government
- Strong advocate of Private Property Rights. Founder of the California Alliance to Protect Private Property Rights
- California fires have remained one of the key focus points in his recent years
Contact:
Roseville Office (916) 772-0571
Sacramento Office (916) 651-4004
Yuba city Office (530) 751-8657
Chco Office(530) 879-7424
House of Representatives
1st Congressional District: Doug La Malfa, Republican
Republican and self-described conservative. Fourth generation rice farmer and business owner. Attended local schools; degree in Agriculture/ Business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Supporter of Private Property Rights. Continually advocated for increasing California’s water supply, supporting planned projects such as Sites Reservoir and the Auburn Dam. Opposed burdensome environmental regulations that place fairy shrimp and fish ahead of human needs. Protective of California’s agriculture.
Contact:
He can be reached at one of the following offices: Washington (202) 225-3076, Auburn (530) 878-5035, Chico (530) 343-1000, and Redding (530) 223-5898.
4th Congressional District: Tom McClintock, Republican
- Twice received the Republican nomination for State Controller
- Rated four times as “The Best Vote for Taxpayers in the House” by the National Taxpayers Union
- Member of the House of Judiciary Committee, subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Senior member of the House Natural Resources Committee, subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Served in the California legislature for 22 years
Contact:
He has two offices; Washington (202) 225-2511, and Roseville (916) 786-5560.
