With Megan Dahle running for her husband Brian’s soon-to-be-vacated State Senate seat next year, the first Republican replacement candidate has already emerged. Heather Hadwick is a farmer and small business owner living in Modoc County, in Assembly District One. And she says tax hikes and increased regulations have made applying for and running a business less affordable. She says she’d like to be assigned to a committee to address this…

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Hadwick says education is also a passionate issue for her. As a former teacher and school board president, she’d push for more support to reduce the chronic instructor shortage, especially in rural areas…

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Hadwick says she’ll also push for more job creation. That includes simplifying the process for getting trade-related employment, such as construction work, plumbers, and electricians. Meanwhile, Brian Dahle says he endorses Hadwick.