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]
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