Heidi Hall has spent her three-decade public service career working with others to solve problems, protect our land and water, improve health, and build opportunities for others, all while raising two boys primarily as a single mom.

Raised by parents who had persisted to make a middle-class life for their kids in Contra Costa County while lifting up others, Heidi was taught to push through and overcome challenges rather than complain about them. She learned to stick up for the vulnerable, to respect working people, and to value equal opportunity and justice. 

Shaped by the civil rights and social justice movements she grew up around, Heidi developed an interest in public service and environmental advocacy. She worked her way through college and earned two graduate degrees before working for the Environmental Protection Agency, implementing solutions to stop toxic waste dumping and protect our water and public health. Heidi then worked for the California Department of Water Resources to protect our rivers and lakes and refurbish our groundwater supply. 

Frustrated with the lack of support for rural working people and small businesses in Grass Valley and beyond, Heidi stepped up to challenge the right-wing Republican and won her first election without a runoff. She is now the Chair of the Nevada County Board of Supervisors and has worked with members of both parties to solve problems on homelessness and housing, expand broadband access, reduce crime and rogue cannabis growers, address the fire insurance crisis, and strengthen fire protection.