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Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil announces endorsement from the California Professional Firefighters
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State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil

Sacramento— State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil (R-Jackson) has official secured the endorsement of the California Professional Firefighters in her bid for reelection.

Representing more than 35,000 frontline firefighters and paramedics, the CPF endorsement is one of the most respected public-safety validations in the state.

“Our firefighters are the backbone of public safety in California, and I am deeply honored to receive their endorsement,” said Alvarado-Gil, who won the District 4 seat in 2022 and is seeking a second term. “Since the day I took office, I’ve fought to deliver real resources to our local communities, from securing critical funding for wildfire prevention, to strengthening emergency response, to ensuring our rural counties are no longer left behind. This endorsement reflects that work, and it fuels our momentum as we continue building a safer, stronger California together.”

Alvarado-Gil touted investments for fire-threatened regions during her tenure, including:

  • Funding increases for wildfire prevention, fuels reduction and defensible-space projects;
  • Support for mutual-aid capacity and modernizing emergency response tools;
  • Delivering resources directly to foothill counties long overlooked by Sacramento;
  • Advocating for improved evacuation, communication, and forest-health infrastructure.

Alvarado-Gil, who won the seat as a Democrat in 2022 but changed her political affiliation midway through the term, will face two challengers: Republican Alexandra Duarte and Democrat Jaron Brandon, a Tuolumne County Supervisor. The top two vote recipients in the June 2 primary will advance to the Nov. 3 general election.

District 4 is the largest in the state, area-wise, hugging the Nevada border from north of Lake Tahoe (close to Reno) to south of Death Valley (not far from Las Vegas), then jutting out toward the Santa Clara County line (near Silicon Valley). It is bigger than 10 U.S. states, and includes all or pieces of 13 counties, eight different area codes, 16 tribal nations, and more than 1 million total constituents.