Audette, who previously worked as a political consultant and district representative for state Senate District 1, decided to enter politics herself and won a seat on the Republican-leaning Redding City Council in Nov. 2022. Some constituents voiced concerns that Bethel Church, an evangelical megachurch with more than 11,000 members including Audette, had taken over the Council.

Audette has earned endorsements from Republican Assemblyman and regular Capitol agitator Bill Essayli, R-Riverside, as well as Central Valley state Sen. Shannon Grove. Placer, El Dorado, and Nevada County Republican Parties endorsed her, too.

Asked, How should the Legislature respond to concerns about retail theft and fentanyl and drug overdoses? She replied, "Repeal the laws that created the mess. There is nothing stopping us from identifying bad ideas and changing course. The Attorney General deceptively labeled Proposition 47 the Safe Schools and Neighborhoods Act, it did neither. It made retail theft a ticket up to $950 and made personal use of drugs on the streets legal. Effectively making an entire new subculture of those who can live on the street, steal, do drugs and have no consequences. Vote Yes on 36 and let’s start to have a new conversation about policies that promote positive change, including incarceration."

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