Heath Flora – Assembly District 9
Assemblymember Flora was first elected in 2016 after working as a volunteer firefighter for many years including with the California Department of Forestry and Wildfire Management.
Professor / Photographer
The candidate has not reported any campaign funds as of 8/23/24
Draper is a wedding photographer and first-time candidate.
Draper’s website doesn’t mention public safety, instead focusing on transparency in government spending, wildfire mitigation, education reform, supporting the middle class, and conservation.
While little is known about Draper’s public safety positions, his background on his Ballotpedia profile mentions that he was “deputized by the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.”
Assemblymember Flora was first elected in 2016 after working as a volunteer firefighter for many years including with the California Department of Forestry and Wildfire Management.
Assemblymember Joe Patterson was first elected to the State Assembly in 2022, after serving on the Rocklin City Council for six years and also briefly as Mayor. Assemblymember Patterson is also the former Executive Director of the California Gaming Association.
Ellis is a former law enforcement official and current doctoral student in Psychology. According to his campaign bio, he is “…on the Board of Directors for a successful Restorative Justice non-profit organization based out of CDCR, and [has] firsthand experience in the successes of well-organized and data driven non-profit organizations on crime and harm reduction.”