The Sacramento River running through Redding.

Heather Hadwick

Republican, State Assembly
District 1, Redding
Time in office:
  • Assembly: 2024-pressent

News coverage of Heather Hadwick

Bio

Before her election to the Assembly, Heather Hadwick, 46, was a newcomer to politics. Hadwick owns a small farm and pumpkin patch in Modoc County with her husband. She’s the former owner of a small local newspaper, and she worked for Modoc County as a safety and communications specialist for the local office of education. She was a deputy director of the county’s office of emergency services. She’s the author of a short-lived bill that sought to allow an exemption to the state’s ban on hunting bears with dogs. She has a master’s degree in leadership and management from Western Governors University. She and her husband have two children.

Bill Activity

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Of 19 bills:
6 Passed
0 Failed
13 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 19 bills: 6 passed, 0 failed, and 13 are currently pending.

Alignment Meter

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Financials

This feature tracks three sources of money intended to help a candidate win election: 1-Money given directly to a candidate’s committee, 2-Money given to an Independent Expenditure Committee, 3-Money given to a political party. (NOTE: Senators are elected every four years. Twenty of the 40 Senators are on the ballot in even-numbered years, so Senators may do little or no fundraising in the first two-year session of their Senate term).

Election

This display shows money given directly to the incumbent’s campaign committee (NOTE: The industry categories for donors come from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research organization for campaign finance. Some contributions are “uncoded,” meaning they have not been assigned to an industry sector. As a result, the total for each sector is also an estimate).

Agriculture

$9.3K

Candidate Contributions

$1.0K

Communications & Electronics

$4.0K

Construction

$1.5K

Energy & Natural Resources

$8.5K

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

$23.8K

General Business

$13.6K

Government Agencies/Education/Other

$22.3K

Health

$2.0K

Labor

$21.0K

Lawyers & Lobbyists

$750.0

Party

$120.0

Transportation

$3.0K

Uncoded

$124.9K

Unitemized Contributions

$62.2K

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $5,500 for the primary and for the general elections.

Total
$298.0K

37.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$298.0K

47.0% lower than the average legislators

This is a total of the money targeting this legislator's campaign(s) including direct donations to the candidate, money spent by Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.


Influence

There are three categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The three categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel, 3-Behests.

Giver
Value
Date
Description
Axiom Advisors$250Dec 25, 2024BBQ Set & Meat

Gifts

Legislators are not allowed to accept gifts of more than $10 per month from registered lobbyists. Gifts from any other single source are limited to $590 in a calendar year.

Gift Received Rating
#100/120

This legislator is ranked 100th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Heather Hadwick

AB 889
Prevailing wage: per diem wages.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Labor and Employment

Passed
Prevailing wage: per diem wages.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Labor and Employment
AB 438
Authorized emergency vehicles.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation

Passed
Authorized emergency vehicles.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation
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Committees

Most of the policy work in the state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees. Legislators also work on budget subcommittees. There are also “Special” and “Select” committees with a more narrow topic focus. And there are “Joint” committees with members from the Senate and Assembly.

Interest Group Rankings

Hearings

Featured Comments

Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.

Preview image for AB 4424MIN
Jan 12, 2026

AB 442

Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973: working forest management plans: harvest area.

Preview image for AB 87045SEC
Sep 13, 2025

AB 870

California Children’s Services Program: county designation.

Preview image for AB 95936SEC
Sep 13, 2025

AB 959

Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: internship program.

Preview image for AB 8891MIN
Sep 12, 2025

AB 889

Prevailing wage: per diem wages.

Preview image for AB 8703MIN
Sep 11, 2025

AB 870

California Children’s Services Program: county designation.

Preview image for AB 4381MIN
Sep 4, 2025

AB 438

Authorized emergency vehicles.

Preview image for AB 88916MIN
Jul 9, 2025

AB 889

Prevailing wage: per diem wages.

Preview image for AB 4385MIN
Jun 10, 2025

AB 438

Authorized emergency vehicles.

Preview image for AB 9981MIN
Jun 4, 2025

AB 998

Household hazardous waste: vape pens.

Preview image for AB 4295MIN
Jun 4, 2025

AB 429

Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: wildfires.

Preview image for AB 9931MIN
Jun 4, 2025

AB 993

Hazardous materials management: Rural CUPA Reimbursement Account.

Preview image for AB 4411MIN
Jun 4, 2025

AB 441

Wildfire prevention: Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development: wildfire mitigation program.

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District

District 1 is a Safe Republican District
Republican Party candidate has a very high likelihood of winning in an election

Previous Election (2024):

Heather Hadwick
59.8%
WON
Tenessa Audette
40.2%

Party Registration

Census Data

Median age010203040

Median age