Heather Hadwick

Bryon Hadwick

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(m. 2003)​

Heather Hadwick
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the California State Assembly from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2, 2024
Children	3
Residence	Alturas, California
Website	Legislative website

Heather Hadwick is an American pumpkin farmer and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 1st Assembly District, which includes much of rural Northern California. She is currently serving her first term in office. ^[1]

Career

Heather attended Shasta College and CSU Chico, earning a master's degree in leadership and management. Prior to serving in the Assembly, she worked at the Modoc County Office of Education as a public safety teacher and ensuring safety and preparedness for local schools. Heather served Modoc County as the Deputy Office of Emergency Services Director and Public Information Officer at the Sheriff’s Office. There, she organized evacuations due to wildfire and flooding, coordinated support, managed recovery and assisted on neighboring wildfires such as the Bootleg, Dixie, McKinney fires. ^[2]

California State Assembly

In the 2024 general election, Hadwick defeated fellow Republican Redding Mayor Tenessa Audette. Hadwick ran on a platform of lowering taxes, supporting local farmers and small businesses, promoting public safety, wildfire prevention and addressing homelessness. ^[3]

During her first year in office, Hadwick secured more than $100 million in state funding for projects and programs benefiting the 1st Assembly District. This funding supported wildfire recovery efforts, rural infrastructure, and community services across the district. She also secured $2 million for the California Wolf Livestock Compensation Program, which provides financial assistance to ranchers for livestock losses associated with wolf activity.

She also supported and advanced a $58 million wildfire settlement tax exemption that provided tax relief for individuals receiving settlements related to major wildfire events during a defined eligibility period. She also helped secure state support for and pass legislation related to the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Program, which provides funding to rural counties affected by declining federal timber revenues. In her first year in office, Hadwick authored six bills that were signed into law.

Committee assignments

• Vice Chair, Agriculture
• Vice Chair, Emergency Management
• Budget
• Business and Professions
• Insurance ^[4]

Personal life

Hadwick lives in Alturas, California, with her husband Bryon and their children. She owns and operates Hadwick Family Farm Pumpkin Patch in Modoc County.

Electoral history

2024 California State Assembly 1st district election ^{[5] [6]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heather Hadwick	41,939	35.6
	Republican	Tenessa Audette	34,439	29.2
	Republican	Mark Mezzano	30,090	25.5
	Republican	Melissa Hunt	11,344	9.6
Total votes			117,812	100.0
General election
	Republican	Heather Hadwick	125,387	59.8
	Republican	Tenessa Audette	84,167	40.2
Total votes			209,554	100.0
	Republican hold

References

1. Skropanic, Jessica. "Heather Hadwick holds strong lead over Tenessa Audette in state Assembly District 1 race". Record Searchlight.
2. https://www.votehadwick.com/about-heather
3. https://www.votehadwick.com/issues
4. "Committee Membership". California State Assembly.
5. "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 17, 2025.
6. "November 5, 2024, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 18, 2025.