"The results tonight prove what we have known for many years – Doug LaMalfa was loved and respected by the people of his district. I am humbled that the voters of the First District have placed their faith in me, in the same way, to be a voice and champion for our North State communities.
"This was only one vote, but it is perhaps the most important one. The communities and people of the North State are united through our history, our jobs, our farms and industries, and most importantly, by our values and roots that run deep into the land. Their confirmation and vote of confidence means everything to me. I take this trust seriously and I mean to do everything in my power to protect their voice.
"In November we will be running in a new District, drawn not by an independent citizens commission, but in a backroom by my opponent Mike McGuire and other Sacramento politicians. The results tonight indicate that we will do well, as voters are fed up with Gavin Newsom and his chief Lieutenant Mike McGuire, whose policies have made California unaffordable and unsafe for too many families."
About James Gallagher
Assemblyman James Gallagher’s family has called the North State home since the 1800s. Since being elected to the State Assembly in 2014, James has been a voice for common-sense policies that reduce burdensome regulations and taxes on families and small businesses, reduce wildfire risk, support law enforcement and protect the North State’s water resources. An attorney and partner in the family’s farming business, James Gallagher is married to his high school sweetheart, Janna, and they have five children.
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