Chris Rogers | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 2nd district | |
Assumed office December 2, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Jim Wood |
Mayor of Santa Rosa,California | |
In office December 2020 –December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Tom Schwedhelm |
Succeeded by | Natalie Rogers |
Member of the Santa Rosa City Council from the 5th District | |
In office December 2016 –December 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher John Rogers [1] September 16,1987 Sonoma County,California |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Sarah |
Education | University of California,Santa Barbara (BA) Sonoma State University (MPA) |
Chris Rogers (born September 16,1987) is an American politician who is a member of the California State Assembly for the 2nd district since December 2024. [2]
Rogers was born and raised in Sonoma County,California. He earned a Bachelors of Arts in political science from the University of California,Santa Barbara and a Masters in Public Administration from Sonoma State University. [3]
Rogers previously worked in the district office of U.S. Representative Lynn Woolsey and as a senior staffer for State Senator Mike McGuire. [2]
Rogers was first elected to the Santa Rosa City Council in 2016. He was re-elected in 2020 and was selected by the council to serve as mayor from December 2020 to December 2022. [2]
Following incumbent Jim Wood's retirement announcement,Rogers announced that he would run for the California State Assembly in the 2nd district in 2024. [3] Rogers placed second in the primary,narrowly defeating California Democratic Party chair Rusty Hicks to advance. [4] [5] He defeated Republican Mike Greer in the general election with 65.9% of the vote to 34.1%. [2] [6]
Rogers lives in Santa Rosa with his wife,Sarah,a nurse. [3]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Jack Tibbetts | 40,788 | 21.1 | |
Julie Combs | 38,628 | 20.0 | |
Chris Rogers | 35,019 | 18.1 | |
Ernesto Olivares | 33,776 | 17.5 | |
Don Taylor | 23,775 | 12.3 | |
Brandi Asker | 21,017 | 10.9 | |
Total votes | 193,003 | 100.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Chris Rogers (incumbent) | 5,790 | 68.3 | |
Azmina R. Hanna | 2,682 | 31.7 | |
Total votes | 8,472 | 100.0 |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Michael Greer | 39,052 | 27.6 | |
Democratic | Chris Rogers | 27,291 | 19.3 | |
Democratic | Rusty Hicks | 25,962 | 18.3 | |
Democratic | Ariel Kelley | 19,740 | 14.0 | |
Democratic | Frankie Myers | 18,065 | 12.8 | |
Democratic | Ted Williams | 9,803 | 6.9 | |
Democratic | Cynthia Click | 1,575 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 141,488 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Chris Rogers | 154,845 | 65.9 | |
Republican | Michael Greer | 80,290 | 34.1 | |
Total votes | 235,135 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |