Democrats for Niello

About

Roger Niello is a bi-partisan leader who has served the greater Sacramento region as a public servant for decades. His experience working across the aisle for the benefit of our community, and not a political party, has earned him the support of numerous Democratic elected officials and community leaders, who have formed the Democrats for Niello coalition to support his campaign for State Senate.

Coalition Members

• Don Nottoli, Supervisor, Sacramento County
• Jimmie Yee, Mayor, City of Sacramento, Retired
• Mike McGowan, Supervisor, Yolo County
• Ed Bonner, Sheriff, Placer County, Retired
• Helen Thomson, State Assemblymember, Retired
• Gil Albiani, Director, Consumnes Community Services District
• Kay Albiani, Trustee, Elk Grove Unified School District, Retired
• Bob Holderness, Mayor, City of Folsom, Retired
• Ed Quinn, Attorney
• AnMarie Medin
• David Johnson, Attorney, Retired
• Suzane Henderson, SG Henderson Consulting
• Len McCandliss, CEO, Sierra Health Foundation, Retired
• Will Kempton, Executive Director, California Transportation Commission; Former Director, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
• Jamie Nelson
• Julia Lopez, Former President & CEO, College Futures Foundation
• Stephan P. Huffman
• Dr. John Chuck, M.D., Professor of Family Medicine, California Northstate University; Former Chief of Health Promotion and Chief of Physician Health and Wellness, Kaiser.
• Larry Booth, Frank Booth Company
• Susan Sherry
• Dr. Robert Olmstead Jr. Professor Emeritus, CSU-Sacramento
• Susan Christina Olmstead, Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist in Swimming
• Mark Friedman
• Dr. Barbara O'Connor, Professor Emeritus, CSU-Sacramento
• David Townsend
• Diane Mizell

Key Issues

EDUCATION - Roger is a strong believer that California’s schools should be #1 in the nation. He is committed to fully funding education in California and supporting our educators and empowering them with the tools needed to produce positive academic outcomes for our students. Roger also understands that in order for students to be successful, we have to have safe and healthy campuses for them to learn in. Roger will prioritize investments in campus safety enhancements, such as school resource officers, as well as mental health counselors and supportive services.

HEALTHCARE - California is home to some of the best doctors and hospitals in the nation, yet for too many in our community, healthcare costs are too high and access to care inaccessible. In the Senate, Roger would work to address rising healthcare costs by reducing burdens to practice and allowing for more California-educated nurses, doctors, and therapists to gain licenses in the state. He would also promote tax savings accounts that empower families to invest in their future health.

HOMELESSNESS - Roger has worked on homelessness issues throughout his career, pushing for common-sense, bipartisan solutions that reform the way we treat those suffering from mental health and substance abuse to make it easier for families and social workers to take action when someone simply can’t act on their own accord. Roger also fully supports, and as an elected official and private citizen, invested in efforts to build more emergency shelter and permanent affordable housing to provide a pathway out of homelessness for those struggling to get by.

INFRASTRUCTURE - Throughout his career, Roger has been able to deliver millions of dollars in funding to Sacramento and Placer Counties to build quality infrastructure to connect households across the region to jobs and educational opportunities.  In the Senate, Roger will work across party lines to fund new roads, bridges, water storage and flood control.