Senator Roger Niello

08/06/2026

A big thank you to the incredible summer interns of Team Niello! They showed up every day eager to learn, ready to serve, and committed to making a difference in Senate District 6.

Nick Gautam – San Diego State University
Farkhunda Seddiqi - Bard College
Emma Cammarota – Thomas Aquinas College
Jack Bassett – George Washington University
Brendan Ing – Consumnes River College
Connor Reid – St. John Fisher University

My staff and I enjoyed mentoring them this summer, and I hope they gained as much as they gave to our office and community. Our future is bright with young leaders like these. Wishing them the very best in their future endeavors!

08/06/2026

08/06/2026

08/05/2026

Advocates and bipartisan California lawmakers gathered at the State Capitol to urge passage of SB 1047, legislation that would expand the California Neurodegenerative Disease Registry to include frontotemporal degeneration.

FTD advocate Emma Heming Willis joined families, advocates, and legislators to highlight why including FTD in the registry is essential to improving research, informing public health efforts, and advancing efforts to .

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08/04/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Senator Roger Niello for authoring SB 1047, which would add Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) to California's Neurodegenerative Disease Registry. I am honored to add my name as a Co-Author to this important piece of legislation. Hugh thanks to Emma Heming Willis for being such a staunch and visible advocate for all those suffering from FTD.

Collecting this critical data will help advance research, improve our understanding of FTD, and bring us closer to better treatments and ultimately, a cure for this devastating and fatal disease.
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration

08/04/2026

I appreciated the opportunity today to meet Emma Heming Willis, wife of actor Bruce Willis, as she came to the Capitol to advocate for Senate Bill 1047, which would require the state to collect data on diagnoses frontotemporal degeneration. FTD is the most common dementia for people under age 60 and represents a group of progressive brain disorders that affect areas of the brain responsible for personality, behavior, language, and motor skills.

Bruce Willis suffered from aphasia early in his illness, while mine came on suddenly after a stroke, but we both have lived through variations on this communication challenge. I appreciate her advocacy for closer study of brain health, and Senator Roger Niello's work on this important bill.

08/04/2026

07/31/2026

It was a pleasure to attend the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Citrus Heights PD. This milestone marks two decades of dedicated service and commitment to public safety. Thank you to our brave officers for your service to the communities of City of Citrus Heights Government forward to honoring the future milestones of the Citrus Heights Police Department.

07/29/2026

Way back Wednesday to when I got to meet the St. Mark's Lutheran School students and welcome them to the State Capitol! This wonderful group of students and teachers were accompanied by incredible parents, some of whom work right here in the Capitol. Their enthusiasm and support created such warm, uplifting energy in the chamber. Thank you for visiting.