Meet Assemblymember Joe Patterson. Patterdude and lynnlaaa discussed what it’s like being part of the minority party, the state’s fentanyl crisis and more. Here are some of their conversation highlights, condensed for clarity and length.
, a Granite Bay Republican. Patterson grew up in Napa, was a legislative staffer from 2005 to 2011 and served as Rocklin mayor in 2019. Though he didn’t plan to run for the Legislature, he changed his mind after redistricting and after Kevin Kiley, the district’s representative, ran for Congress, successfully.
We discussed what it’s like being part of the minority party, the state’s fentanyl crisis and more. Here are some of our conversation highlights, condensed for clarity and length.It’s interesting because my mom’s a Democrat and my stepdad, who has been my stepdad since I was five years old, is a Mexican immigrant. I think a lot of people might typically think, ‘This guy’s going to be a Democrat.’ Both of my parents, and including my real father, worked really hard to provide for their family.
The other thing that is very frustrating is that every person in this building represents roughly the same number of people. And I have to be responsive to my constituents: Democrats, Republicans and everything in between. Not to be able to get that fair shot to make an argument on behalf of my constituents, I don’t think that’s right.I would give up any of my fentanyl bills, if it meant that legitimate policy reform on fentanyl could pass through this place.
My cousin died of fentanyl poisoning. I actually didn’t know he had died of fentanyl until I got into this role and I started advocating for this, for my neighbor who passed away.. What do you like about it and how do you feel about some of the partisan rhetoric? There’s probably about 10 people from the left that wake up in the morning thinking, ‘What kind of nasty thing can I say to Joe Patterson?’ But that’s fine, I welcome any engagement. I constantly get comments from policymakers and lobbyists that read what I’m saying, so I keep that in mind. But not always — I should probably be a little bit more judicious.
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