SACRAMENTO—Senator Mike McGuire has been a leader in moving the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) train forward, which is connecting North Bay communities and providing efficient and effective public transit for over 1.5 million riders. He’s led the charge to help secure more than $265 million that’s connected the SMART train to the Sonoma County Airport, the Town of Windsor, and onto the City of Healdsburg.
Senator Mike McGuire - Healdsburg
President pro Tempore Emeritus
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Mike is a lifelong Californian.
His family farmed the Golden State’s rich soils for decades and he was raised by two incredibly strong women, his mom and grandma.
Mike and his mom struggled growing up. He’s been working full-time since he was 16, helping put himself through college.
Mike is the third highest ranking member of the Senate and the youngest Assistant Majority Leader in decades.
He’s been a champion for our kids and public schools. He went to the mat and won against President Trump on offshore oil drilling, led the charge in the legislature on wildfires, and is a leading voice in holding PG&E accountable. And no one has been more successful at securing resources to combat homelessness and build affordable housing in rural California.
Mike and his wife Erika, an elementary school principal, call Sonoma County home with their lazy pug, Gertrude.
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CLEARLAKE—Today, following work by the California State Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Senator Mike McGuire, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state disaster in Lake County in response to the devastating Robin Lane sewage spill earlier this year.
On January 11, 2026, a 16-inch force main pipe ruptured in the Burns Valley area of Clearlake, resulting in the release of 2.9 million gallons of raw sewage, affecting residents in areas surrounding Robin Lane. A local health emergency was declared in response to this event.
NORTH COAST— For the past decade, Senator Mike McGuire has been successfully fighting to secure funding for both Highway 37 in Marin and Sonoma counties and the Last Chance Grade on Highway 101 in Del Norte County.