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Born in San Francisco, Assemblyman Roger Niello has lived in Sacramento nearly all of his life. After graduating from Sacramento's Encina High School, Roger attended the University of California at Berkeley for his undergraduate studies, then completed his graduate studies at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Roger worked as a Certified Public accountant until he joined his family’s business at Niello Auto Group in 1974 and spent the next 25 years running retail automobile dealerships with his family partners.

In 1995, Roger served as the President of the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and was a member of the Capital Area Political Action Committee. As a member of the community, he was an active volunteer.

Roger was elected to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors in a special election in February of 1999. As a member of the Board of Supervisors, he served Sacramento County on numerous boards and commissions.

In 2004, Roger was elected to the California State Assembly and was immediately appointed Vice Chair of the Assembly Banking and Finance Committee and also served in positions on the Assembly Budget, and Transportation Committees. In addition, he served for a brief time on the Assembly Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. In November 2006, Roger was elected to a second term in the State Assembly, receiving over 61% of the vote. During his second term, he was named the Vice Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, serving as the lead negotiator on budget issues for the Assembly Republican Caucus.

Assemblyman Niello also currently serves on the Assembly Elections committee in addition to the Joint Committee on Emergency Services and Homeland Security and the Select Committee on Foster Care.

Among Assemblyman Niello’s legislative accomplishments include legislation to allow individuals to remove racially charged language from a homeowner’s CC&Rs, a measure to assist local governments in cracking down on illegal dumping, and a bill to ban the unscrupulous practice of “triple-dipping” by county retired annuitants who are collecting unemployment in addition to retirement pension benefits.

He has also introduced legislation to bring about innovative reforms to our method of contracting public infrastructure, as well as measures intended to alleviate the burden of unfunded mandates the state places on local government.

Assemblyman Niello represents the 5th district in the California State Assembly, which includes the Sacramento County communities of Arden Arcade, Carmichael, the City of Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, the City of Folsom, North Highlands, McClellan Park, Orangevale, Natomas, Sacramento and the Placer County community of Granite Bay.

Roger and his wife Mary reside in Fair Oaks. They have five adult children and one grandchild.

Roger worked as a Certified Public accountant until he joined his family’s business at Niello Auto Group in 1974 and spent the next 25 years running retail automobile dealerships with his family partners.

Roger was elected to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors in a special election in February of 1999. He 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 Agency (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 Corridor Joint 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. Prior to becoming an elected official, Roger was very active as a volunteer in the Sacramento community.

During his first term in the California State Assembly, Assemblyman Niello was appointed Vice Chairman of the Assembly Banking and Finance Committee and was appointed to positions on the Assembly Budget and Transportation Committees, and served for a brief time on the Assembly Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.

Assemblyman Niello’s legislative priorities include Transportation, Infrastructure, and Education and local government mandate relief.

Assemblyman Niello was elected to a second term in the State Assembly in November, 2006, receiving over 61% of the vote. Early In 2007, Assemblyman Niello was named the Vice Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee.

He and his wife Mary reside in Fair Oaks. They have five adult children and one grandchild.