State Senator Mike McGuire

State Senator Mike McGuire is a third generation Northern Californian, whose family farmed prunes and grapes in Alexander Valley for nearly half a century. Raised by his mom and grandma, Mike worked his way through high school and college and enjoyed a career in the radio and television industries. He was first elected to the Healdsburg School Board when he was19. As one of Northern California’s youngest school board presidents, he led successful efforts to rebuild local decaying schools. He then progressed through the Healdsburg City Council where he was the city’s youngest mayor, then the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.  He helped lead efforts that turned years of deficits into a multi-million dollar surplus and brought forward the county's economic recovery and jobs plan that made Sonoma County one of the top  counties in job growth in California.

Mike attended Santa Rosa Junior College and graduated from Sonoma State University.  He is married to local high school teacher and middle school assistant principal, Erika McGuire. Erika and Mike live in Healdsburg.