Feather River Tea Party Patriots Host Guest Speaker Senator Shannon Grove
Mar 10, 2021 12:00AM ● By Larry S. Virga, Father River Tea Party PatriotsSenator Shannon Grove will be the special guest speaker at the Feather River Tea Party meeting on Monday, March 15, 2021. Courtesy photo
There is no membership requirement to attend, and everyone is welcome
YUBA CITY, CA (MPG) - The Feather River Tea Party Patriots announced state Senator Shannon Grove will be the Special Guest Speaker at their next meeting, Monday, March 15, 2021.
Senator Grove was elected to represent the 16th Senate District in November 2018, which includes portions of Kern, Tulare, and San Bernardino counties. In January 2019, she was elected Leader of the Senate Republican Caucus where she served in that capacity for two years. As the Republican Leader-Emeritus, Grove remains a committed representative working with legislators to advance policies that benefit the constituents, businesses, and communities within Senate District 16.
Prior to her election to the California State Senate, Shannon Grove was the first woman veteran elected to the California Legislature as she served the 34th Assembly District from 2010 to 2016. Due to term limits, she was not eligible to run for a fourth term in 2016. In the Assembly, Grove was vice chair (i.e., ranking Republican member) of the Elections and Redistricting Committee, and also sat on the Agriculture, Insurance, and Budget Committees.
Shannon Grove was born and grew up in Kern County, California. She attended Nueva Continuation High School in Lamont, California, and graduated from Arvin High School in Arvin. After graduating from high school, Senator Grove served in the United States Army. While stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, she witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Following her service to our nation, she established a staffing company with her sister-in-law called Continental Labor and Staffing Resources. Senator Grove currently serves as the CEO.
Senator Grove is an advocate for small business, school choice, the developmentally disabled, farmers, and families. She currently lives in Kern County with her husband, Rick. They are the proud parents of five children and eight grandchildren.
There is no membership requirement to attend, and everyone is welcome. Doors open at 6:00 pm; meeting begins at 6:30 pm. Come early to register, socialize with like-minded patriots, and get a good seat.
The meeting will be Monday, March 15, 2021, at Crossroads Community Church, 445 B Street, Yuba City. Contact Larry or Carla at (530) 755-4409 for more information.