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 who is a member of the California State Assembly for the 1st District. A Republican, she represents most of the Shasta Cascade. ^[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]

Electoral history

2024 California State Assembly 1st district election ^{[4] [5]}

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. "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 17, 2025.
5. "November 5, 2024, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 18, 2025.