John King is the descendant of Irish immigrants who first came to California for the infamous Gold Rush. While some relatives did in fact find Gold, other family members discovered the real “Gold” was in Sonoma and Marin County’s farmland. John learned the importance of protecting the land and the need for clean, safe, sustainable groundwater supplies while growing up on a ranch in Penngrove.
Educated at the University of California at Santa Barbara, John earned a degree in Business Economics. His diverse background ranges from farming and hauling cattle out of state, to public accounting and commercial loan underwriting for Small Business Administration Loans.
John’s first hand experience, with his well going dry in 1996, was the beginning of a 10 year campaign to evaluate the need for Sonoma County’s water supplies to be safeguarded for quality, safety, and sustainability. His efforts successfully challenged Rohnert Park's failure to analyze groundwater pumping impacts beyond the city limits in surrounding areas. John took that experience and public support to the 6 year long Sonoma County General Plan update process and challenged the Citizens Advisory Committee to develop policy that would protect groundwater supplies, address traffic circulation issues, land use and other concerns of Southern Sonoma County.
"Having a background as an auditor gives me an edge in recognizing how important fiscal responsibility is. The relationship between rural Sonoma County and its cities has been ignored far too long. Rural Sonoma County is losing its groundwater supplies, elected officials have failed to inform the public that the natural resources we depend on are dwindling quickly. It’s time for true leadership, someone with a clear vision of what decisions need to be made for our communities' best interest – I have the qualifications and experience for that job here in the 2nd District.”
P.O. Box 127, Penngrove 94951
email: penngrove@sonic.net
phone: (707) 763-7023
