{"id":17,"date":"2023-11-16T14:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2024-01-09T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T20:50:45","slug":"about-chris-rogers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/about-chris-rogers\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Chris"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-ckqgx-6ecb1261e2fdab18b9ea40a22315e187 avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' 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.flex_column.av-avwf9-ae3ed9a1149c948a16a549c9fb48c415{\nanimation-duration:0.5s;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-avwf9-ae3ed9a1149c948a16a549c9fb48c415 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-116wh-774ac59291feaed06c75adfb1e67c3aa\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-116wh-774ac59291feaed06c75adfb1e67c3aa{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-116wh-774ac59291feaed06c75adfb1e67c3aa .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-116wh-774ac59291feaed06c75adfb1e67c3aa .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-116wh-774ac59291feaed06c75adfb1e67c3aa av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  > Meet Chris Rogers<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-a44qd-d56f8352386ea6a545bdc0ddc3f9ecae '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>For as long as I can remember, it has been my mission to serve the community where I was born and raised. The North Coast is incredibly unique: a rugged and rural landscape, with small cities and vast open spaces \u2013 not a place for one-size-fits-all solutions. Our next Assemblymember must know how to <b>roll up their sleeves and deliver for the people they serve<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>I was born in this district \u2013 it\u2019s my home and where my wife and I are starting our family. I was elected to the City Council in 2016 after nearly a decade of helping to represent the north coast as Senior staff for Senator Mike McGuire and other legislators. I ran because, like many, I was struggling to live in the place that I loved. I wanted to help build a more livable community for my family and my neighbors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9c2e5-ea0fc94875873f362a8b552af396d230\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-9c2e5-ea0fc94875873f362a8b552af396d230{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-9c2e5-ea0fc94875873f362a8b552af396d230{\nanimation-duration:0.5s;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-9c2e5-ea0fc94875873f362a8b552af396d230 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-vw8l-3afe3396c6b25baadbe4626ae789d5e1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-vw8l-3afe3396c6b25baadbe4626ae789d5e1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-vw8l-3afe3396c6b25baadbe4626ae789d5e1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-vw8l-3afe3396c6b25baadbe4626ae789d5e1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-43 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-43 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-2023-11-16T100042.982.jpg\" alt='' title='Chris Rogers'  height=\"854\" width=\"1280\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-2023-11-16T100042.982.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-2023-11-16T100042.982-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-2023-11-16T100042.982-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-2023-11-16T100042.982-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-2023-11-16T100042.982-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7vu81-89f8721292c56146ba6155927fb499d3\">\n#top .flex_column.av-7vu81-89f8721292c56146ba6155927fb499d3{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-7vu81-89f8721292c56146ba6155927fb499d3{\nanimation-duration:0.5s;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-7vu81-89f8721292c56146ba6155927fb499d3{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7vu81-89f8721292c56146ba6155927fb499d3 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_two_fifth  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-7dpd9-a779e55987b9fd7979a3db7366af7a5b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Shortly after taking office, Santa Rosa was hit with one of the most devastating wildfires in California\u2019s history. The Tubbs fire took 3,000 homes and dozens of lives. And for me, public service became about moving barriers to getting people home and rebuilding our community. As a Councilmember and Mayor, I have led this community through four wildfires, a drought, flooding, and a pandemic. We showed resilience \u2013 and what decisive leadership can do during times of crisis.<\/p>\n<p>During my tenure as Mayor, I accomplished what hadn\u2019t been achieved in nearly a decade: <b>balancing the budget<\/b>. I prioritized people by <b>expanding access to affordable childcare<\/b> and launching a groundbreaking first-time home-buyers program for low-income workers. I championed initiatives like free public transit for veterans, seniors, and youth while safeguarding the rights of seniors in mobile home parks. We created a \u201cbaby bonds\u201d program \u2013 starting an education savings account for every low income baby born in our city, and switched all city buildings over to 100% renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p><b>These are not easy times for ordinary people like us<\/b> \u2013 and our next representative needs to understand what it takes for working people to live in the communities up and down Highway 1 and 101. Our next Assemblymember needs to have shown they can deliver real solutions on housing, homelessness, and drought.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='flex_column_table av-6ny7h-56f6a7aab699dfbfeae2f8136a32041a sc-av_two_fifth av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6ny7h-56f6a7aab699dfbfeae2f8136a32041a\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-6ny7h-56f6a7aab699dfbfeae2f8136a32041a{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-6ny7h-56f6a7aab699dfbfeae2f8136a32041a{\nanimation-duration:0.5s;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-6ny7h-56f6a7aab699dfbfeae2f8136a32041a av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic fade-in  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6ibl1-91498e4f8d824afd24b351e8edc9984f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-6ibl1-91498e4f8d824afd24b351e8edc9984f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-6ibl1-91498e4f8d824afd24b351e8edc9984f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-6ibl1-91498e4f8d824afd24b351e8edc9984f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-77 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-77 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01629-scaled.jpeg\" alt='' title='DSC01629'  height=\"1708\" width=\"2560\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01629-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01629-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01629-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01629-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01629-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01629-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01629-1200x801.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/chrisrogersforassembly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01629-1619x1080.jpeg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5phb9-4fbc7f9df8ab8943873a7c74824025c5\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-5phb9-4fbc7f9df8ab8943873a7c74824025c5{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-5phb9-4fbc7f9df8ab8943873a7c74824025c5{\nanimation-duration:0.5s;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5phb9-4fbc7f9df8ab8943873a7c74824025c5 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic fade-in  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-51mld-42bd8c2885d0173fa8fb659d04e038c5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Our next representative should know our concerns and have shared our experiences. I am proud of where I come from, and I would be proud to be our voice in the halls of Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p>For our communities,<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rogers_signature_1.png\" width=\"100\" \/><br \/>\nChris<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4oyhx-fcdef917e5387dcb7ebccb057395c9ec\">\n.avia-section.av-4oyhx-fcdef917e5387dcb7ebccb057395c9ec{\nbackground-color:#f7f7f7;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-4oyhx-fcdef917e5387dcb7ebccb057395c9ec alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-42vz5-c2f5ee4d6e313107d84a62e88a17b416 sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-42vz5-c2f5ee4d6e313107d84a62e88a17b416\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-42vz5-c2f5ee4d6e313107d84a62e88a17b416{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-42vz5-c2f5ee4d6e313107d84a62e88a17b416{\nanimation-duration:0.5s;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-42vz5-c2f5ee4d6e313107d84a62e88a17b416 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-14  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic fade-in  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-340t1-c427f84e4d47015f61059a2c783ae1ac\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-340t1-c427f84e4d47015f61059a2c783ae1ac{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-340t1-c427f84e4d47015f61059a2c783ae1ac .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-340t1-c427f84e4d47015f61059a2c783ae1ac .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-340t1-c427f84e4d47015f61059a2c783ae1ac av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-15  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Chris Roger\u2019s Accomplishments<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><div class='flex_column_table av-2rcbp-3d7169aff71ef171dde2262d8dbcee46 sc-av_two_fifth av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2rcbp-3d7169aff71ef171dde2262d8dbcee46\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-2rcbp-3d7169aff71ef171dde2262d8dbcee46{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-2rcbp-3d7169aff71ef171dde2262d8dbcee46{\nanimation-duration:0.5s;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2rcbp-3d7169aff71ef171dde2262d8dbcee46 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-269dh-c763ef50f12993e1813e51cb9c5561a6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Boards, Commissions, and Committees:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National League of Cities &#8211; Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources committee<\/li>\n<li>Chair, Sonoma County Transportation Authority<\/li>\n<li>Chair, Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority<\/li>\n<li>Chair, Santa Rosa Economic Development Committee<\/li>\n<li>Director, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit<\/li>\n<li>Director, Sonoma Clean Power<\/li>\n<li>Chair, Santa Rosa Climate Action Committee<\/li>\n<li>Chair, Santa Rosa Economic Development Committee<\/li>\n<li>Delegate, California Democratic Party<\/li>\n<li>Delegate, California Council of Governments<\/li>\n<li>Chair, Consolidated Oversight Board of Redevelopment Agencies<\/li>\n<li>Fmr. Chair, Longterm Financial Policy and Audit Committee<\/li>\n<li>Fmr. Chair, Open Government Committee<\/li>\n<li>Fmr. Director, Sonoma County Health Action<\/li>\n<li>Fmr. Chair, California League of Cities Environmental Quality Committee<\/li>\n<li>Fmr. Chair, Mayors and Councilmembers Legislative Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1kk1p-3ea33fbbd52bfe866830563ca3e905db\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-1kk1p-3ea33fbbd52bfe866830563ca3e905db{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.avia_transform .flex_column.av-1kk1p-3ea33fbbd52bfe866830563ca3e905db{\nanimation-duration:0.5s;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1kk1p-3ea33fbbd52bfe866830563ca3e905db av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic fade-in  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-1012x-9b8d83d066703287ad543e3461c6af75 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>As Mayor and Councilmember Chris Rogers has delivered:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Led efforts to rebuild after the Tubbs fire<\/li>\n<li>Helped navigate four wildfires, a drought, flooding, and a pandemic<\/li>\n<li>First Mayor in over a decade to balance the budget<\/li>\n<li>Expanded access to affordable childcare<\/li>\n<li>Started a first-time home-buyers program for low-income workers<\/li>\n<li>Streamlined and funded affordable housing<\/li>\n<li>Switched all city buildings over to 100% local, renewable energy<\/li>\n<li>Made public transit free for veterans, seniors, and youth<\/li>\n<li>Protected seniors living in mobile home parks<\/li>\n<li>Started a &#8220;baby bonds&#8221; program where all low-income babies born in Santa Rosa have a childcare savings account started for them<\/li>\n<li>Increased the minimum wage<\/li>\n<li>Passed one of the strongest project labor agreements in the state<\/li>\n<li>Designed Santa Rosa&#8217;s economic development strategy plan<\/li>\n<li>Passed the open government sunshine ordinance to provide better access to local government<\/li>\n<li>Reduced homelessness<\/li>\n<li>Created inRESPONSE, a mental health response unit for homelessness and substance abuse issues<\/li>\n<li>Launched a program to help low-income water users<\/li>\n<li>Expanded rental assistance program<\/li>\n<li>Created a pension stabilization fund<\/li>\n<li>Launched new tools to assist small businesses<\/li>\n<li>Created the Renewal Enterprise District to assist in housing development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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