- Roger Niello
Roger Niello (born 2 June 1948,
San Francisco, CA ) is a Republican of theCalifornia State Assembly since 2004. He representsCalifornia's 5th Assembly District , which includes the Sacramento County cities and towns of Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, Folsom, North Highlands, McClellan Park, Orangevale, Natomas, Sacramento and the Placer County town of Granite Bay.Biography
Assemblyman Niello was born in
San Francisco , but has lived in Sacramento nearly all of his life. After graduating fromEncina High School , Niello received his undergraduate degree from theUniversity of California, Berkeley and completed his graduate studies at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles . Niello worked as aCertified Public Accountant from 1971 until he joined his family’s business at Niello Auto Group in 1974 where he worked for 25 years.Roger was elected to the
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors in a special election in February 1999. He replacedDave Cox who had been just elected to the 5th district Assembly seat. He has served Sacramento County in numerous capacities, serving on the Boards of the Criminal Justice Cabinet, Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, the Sacramento Transportation Authority (2002 Chair), the Sacramento Cable Commission, the Sacramento Area Flood Control District (SAFCA), the Sacramento County Water Agency, the Sacramento County Sanitation District, the Sacramento County Regional Sanitation District, the Regional Transit Board, the Sacramento Library Authority (2003 Chair), the Folsom-Sacramento-El Dorado Transportation CorridorJoint Powers Authority , the Sacramento Solid Waste Authority and the Yolo-Sacramento Port Commission.He has served as President of the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and was a member of the Capital Area Political Action Committee. He has also done extensive volunteer work.
He and his wife Mary reside in Fair Oaks. They have five children: Matthew, Eric, Kevin, Lisa, and Patrick.
External links
* [http://www.rogerniello.com/ Official website]
* [http://republican.assembly.ca.gov/members/index.asp?Dist=5&Lang=1 Official Assembly website]as well as three grandchildren: Ryan, Caroline, and Aspen
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