Amador County – State Senate candidate and Assemblyman Roger Niello brought his campaign caravan to Amador County Tuesday morning, with a stop at the TSPN TV offices in Jackson. 

Niello is one of three Republicans and one Democrat who will be vying for the seat of the late Senator Dave Cox in District 1. The primary race is November 2nd, and a special election for the position has been decreed by the governor for January 4th.

The Fair Oaks District 5 State Assemblyman kicked off the RV tour of his district last week, and made stops in Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Orangevale and Folsom. On Tuesday he stopped in Amador County for lunch and sat for an interview at TSPN studio on Main Street in Jackson. Niello said he planned to take the campaign kickoff tour to Galt, Elk Grove, El Dorado County and various locations in Placer County later Tuesday.

He said later in the month, he planned to trek further into the district, which stretches from Sacramento to the Oregon border. But because of the small, winding roads, he plans to take a more conventional vehicle than the RV, “his 33-foot mobile campaign office.”

He plans to make a 400-mile campaign tour, which was planned because of the size of the district, which stretches from Mammoth Lake to the Oregon border. With him on the trek Tuesday was Political Director Stephanie Jantzen, along with his chief of staff Todd, and three other people to help him keep his schedule.

Niello said the district has roughly 900,000 people, similar in population to the other State Senate districts. It also has a little over 500,000 registered voters.

12 counties in State Senate District 1 include Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Sacramento, Amador, Calaveras, Mono and Alpine counties.

Niello and two other announced candidates are from Sacramento County, including Republican Barbara Alby, and Democrat Ken Cooley. Another Republican, Ted Gaines is from Placer County.

Candidates had until Monday (September 20th) to file for the primary in their respective counties, and the counties have until Friday to certify the candidates. The Secretary of State’s office was not sure Wednesday if other candidates had filed in their counties. The office will announce the official candidates for the primary next Monday (September 27th). Amador County elections office reported that it had only heard of the four candidates, though an official candidate list was not yet available.

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