Election 2012: The Primary Race- Assembly District 1

Five candidates are bidding for the 1st Assembly District seat, which includes 58,104 Placer County residents living in Applegate, Colfax, Kings Beach, Meadow Vista, North Auburn, Squaw Valley and Tahoe City. 


There are no incumbents running in this Republican favored race, as Assemblyman Dan Logue and Assemblywoman Gaines were drawn out of this district, but are both running in other races.
This race comes down to Rick Bosetti, former Major League Baseball player and current Redding City Councilman, and Lassen County Supervisor Brian Dahle. Both have the three key ingredients to win the race: money, name recognition and Republican party affiliation in this strong GOP territory.


Thanks to Proposition 14, which essentially created an open primary where voters can vote outside of their parties and the two top vote-getters to on to the General Election, Bosetti and Dahle could face each other again in November. 


Or, Libertarian candidate Charley Hooper could peel away just enough GOP votes creating a loss for one of the GOP candidates and thereby giving Democrat candidate Robert Meacher, a Plumas County supervisor, the nudge he needs to survive the primary race.


Click here for a more detailed map of the 1st Assembly District. 


Here's a look at the candidates:

RICK BOSETTI 
Party: Republican
Hometown: Anderson
Occupation: Sales, technology industry
Age: 58
Political experience: Current Redding City Council member, former mayor of Redding
Key endorsements: California Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, key timber industry leaders
Accepts Spending limits? Yes
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BRIAN DAHLE
Party: Republican
Hometown: Big Valley
Occupation: Rancher
Age: 46
Political experience: Lassen County Supervisor
Key endorsements:  Assemblyman Dan Logue, Nevada County Assessor Sue Horn, Nevada County supervisors

Accepts spending limits? Yes

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DAVID A. EDWARDS
Party: Green
Hometown: Nevada City
Occupation: Water ecologist
Age: 63
Political experience: None
Key endorsements: Pamm Larry, LabelGMO founder, and California Labor Federation, Chico
Accepts spending limits? Yes
Not using social media
No campaign donations

CHARLEY HOOPER
Party: Libertarian
Hometown: Grass Valley
Occupation: Pharmaceutical and biotech consultant
Age: 51
Political experience: None
Key endorsements: None listed
Accepts spending limits? Yes
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ROBERT ANTHONY MEACHER
Party: Democratic
Hometown: Plumas
Occupation: Former merchant marine 
Age: 59
Political experience: Plumas County Supervisor
Key endorsements: Assembly members Rich Gordon, Toni Atkins, Mike Gatto
Accepts spending limits? Yes
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No campaign donations