Roger is the leading progressive voice on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, where he has served since being elected in 1994 and is currently Chair of the Board.

Dickinson has emerged as a regional leader in improving transportation, protecting health care services for the vulnerable, advocating smart growth land use policies, and intervening in gangs through youth oriented prevention programs. Prior to elected office, Roger was a community activist for over a decade who chaired the Sacramento Transportation Coalition, served as President of the Sacramento's American Lung Association, and championed for a greener Sacramento on the County Air Pollution Control Advisory Board. As a candidate for the 9th Assembly District, Roger Dickinson will bring his unmatched record of pragmatic solutions and reputation of getting the job done to the State Capitol.

Roger obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley where he lettered in varsity basketball. Roger received his law degree from U.C.L.A. in 1976. He spent seven and a half years, from 1977 to 1984, with the California Department of Consumer Affairs where he oversaw a statewide project to improve and streamline small claims court cases. From 1984 to 2002, Roger was in private practice and in 1987 co-founded the firm of Kemnitzer, Dickinson, Anderson & Barron specializing automobile warranty law and sales misrepresentation cases on behalf of consumers where he litigated cases up to the California Supreme Court.

Roger lives with his wife, Marj, in the Woodlake neighborhood where they have owned a home for more than 30 years. Marj is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Government and Community Relations for the University of California at Davis.

Roger Dickinson: A Lifetime of Public Service to Sacramento

As a member of the Board of Supervisors, Roger has played key roles on issues such as health care, welfare reform, economic development, clean air, improved transportation, and smart growth. In the Assembly, he will continue his leadership in the issues that Sacramento cares most about and will ensure that the results in the Capitol will be the solutions that Sacramento needs.

ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP:

• Recognized with the "Environmentalist of the Year" and the "Clean Air Award" three times
• Received the "Outstanding Performance Award" from the Air Force Association
• Led the effort for the conversion of the County vehicle fleet to clean fuels
• Helped with the creation of the Dry Creek Parkway
• Prior to elected office, Roger served on the Sacramento County Air Pollution Control Advisory Board
• Served as President of the American Lung Association of Sacramento
• Served as a member of the Board for the Sacramento Tree Foundation

BRINGING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE SACRAMENTO TRAFFIC:

• Chaired the Sacramento Transportation Coalition, advocating for public transportation to take vehicles off the road
• Roger spent eight years as a member of the Regional Transit Board of Directors and was Chairman of the Board twice
• Served as President of the organization Friends of Light Rail

LEADING THE WAY TO STRENGTHEN SACRAMENTO'S ECONOMY:

• He was instrumental in the building of Raley Field, home of the Sacramento River Cats
• Helped lead the transition of McClellan Air Force Base to a thriving economic center
• Recipient of the "Outstanding Community Leader" Award from the Antelope-Highlands Chamber of Commerce
• Received the "Affordable Housing Award" from the Sacramento Housing Alliance
• Prior to elected office, Roger served on the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission
• Received the "Affordable Housing Leadership" Award

COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP:

• The Golden Heart Award from the Association for Enforcement of Child Support
• The "Give 'em Hell, Harry" Award of the Harry S. Truman Democratic Club
• The Leadership Award from the Mexican-American Alcoholism Program (MAAP)
• Community Honoree Award from the Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center
• Roger was the only non-African-American among 50 recipients awarded the Medallion of Honor by the Sacramento Observer newspaper at its 45th anniversary celebration
• In 2009, Roger received the Outstanding Leadership Award from Asian Resources
• 2009 Cornerstone Award from Sacramento Habitat for Humanity
• Recipient of the Community Service Award from the Sierra-Sacramento Valley Medical Society
• Outstanding Service Award from the Mercy Perinatal Network
• Recipient of the Commitment to Youth Award from the Sierra Health Foundation.
• Recipient of the Community Award for Individual Excellence from the Sacramento Child Care Coalition
• Community Service Award from the Sacramento Interfaith Service Bureau.