Gregory Burgess

Gregory Burgess earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1990, a graduate degree from the University of Oregon in 1995, and a graduate degree from the University of Minnesota in 2010. Burgess' career experience includes working as a public servant.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I’m Gregory Burgess, a third-generation Californian running No Party Preference for CA-2. I hold a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Minnesota focused on environmental health, food security, and climate change. My 30-year career spans six roles: Special Education Teacher, CDC Quarantine Public Health Officer, Clinical Engineer at Stryker Corporation training artificial intelligence to detect blood loss in surgery, US Postal Carrier, School Bus driver, and Homeless counselor. I recently discovered that The Nature Conservancy paid $30 million to displace eleven multigenerational ranching families from a Pastoral Zone Congress created in 1962, without a single public hearing. Rather than campaign promises, I drafted three comprehensive federal bills and a 30+-Act legislative platform called An Honest Economy for All, every Act with constitutional authority statements, deficit neutrality, sunset clauses, and GAO/CBO accountability. I visited Modoc and Siskiyou counties in December 2025, weeks before the incumbent’s first trip. I cap donations at $100, accept no PAC money, and invite voters to read every bill at vote-roar.com.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Show Your Work — Legislation, Not Promises. I drafted three federal bills before asking for a single vote. The CA-2 CAFE Community Health Act addresses housing, workforce development, tax reform, the American Solidarity Fund, and AI-workforce augmentation. The Seashore to Stockyard Food Security Act covers fisheries collapse, timber revitalization, regenerative agriculture, wolf-livestock coexistence, and post-cannabis economic transition. The North Coast Healthcare Act tackles rural provider shortages, senior independence, chronic disease prevention, and fraud recovery. Every bill includes constitutional authority, deficit neutrality, sunset clauses, and GAO/CBO oversight. My platform contains 30+ drafted Acts. Read them at vote-roar.comThe Point Reyes Precedent — Defending Families on Federal Land. The Nature Conservancy paid $30 million to displace 11 ranching families and 90-plus farmworkers from land Congress designated a Pastoral Zone in 1962. Ranchers were silenced by NDAs. Then TNC proposed bringing cattle back under its control. I filed five formal challenges: DOI Inspector General complaint, House Natural Resources whistleblower tip, Coastal Commission challenge, appropriations rider request, and Supplemental EIS demand. I wrote 53 letters to members of Congress, drafted the Federal Lands Stewardship Act, and am collecting Field Hearing Petition signatures at www.vote-roar.com. If this decision stands, it becomes a nationwide template that could allow oil drilling$100 Cap. No PACs. Our incumbent raised over $445,000 — with PAC and Washington insider money. I cap every donation at $100 and accept zero PAC money. When 350 neighbors invest $100 each, their representative works for them. I visited Modoc and Siskiyou counties in December 2025, weeks before our incumbent’s first trip to his redrawn district. I then drafted legislation addressing $52 million in grasshopper losses, healthcare deserts without cardiologists or surgeons, timber economy collapse, wildfire insurance crises, and Pacific fishery closures. I also submitted 12 California state bills to the “There Ought to be a Law” contest. You don’t need special-interest money to do the work — you need to show up, listen, and write the bills

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Food security, rural healthcare, federal lands stewardship, and ethical technology. As a CDC officer I saw federal failures create health crises. As a clinical engineer I trained AI to detect surgical blood loss. I understand AI’s promise and risks firsthand. As a behavioral health counselor I witnessed the mental health crisis devastating communities. Growing up near Point Reyes ranches, I experienced agriculture’s deep bond to the land. My platform addresses these with regenerative organic agriculture with circular biomass-biogas-composting; rural healthcare via provider recruitment and forgivable SBA loans; federal lands requiring public hearings for major decisions; and AI regulation from hands-on experience. Read bills at vote-roar.com

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

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