EndorsedIn office
Joe Patterson
Running for Assemblymember District 5, CA Assembly District 5, in California
- Nov 3, 2026
- Endorsed
- 2022
- 2
About Joe Patterson
Joe Patterson is the California State Assemblymember for District 5, a Republican first elected in 2022, and advanced from the June 2026 primary in his bid for re-election. He previously served on the Rocklin City Council from 2016 to 2022, including as the city's mayor in 2019, and was executive director of the California Gaming Association. He earned a B.A. in government from California State University, Sacramento, and began working in the State Legislature as a Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellow.
Offices held3
- 2022–now
- California State Assembly Member, District 5In office
- 2018–2019
- Mayor of Rocklin (council-appointed, 2019)
- 2016–2022
- Rocklin City Council
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