Roger Dickinson

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Roger Eugene Dickinson (born September 22, 1950) is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Sacramento, California. He is a member of the Sacramento City Council representing the 2nd district. He previously served in the California State Assembly (7th district) from 2010 to 2014 and was a member of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors from 1994 to 2010.

Dickinson grew up in New Haven, Connecticut. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where he played varsity basketball, and a Juris Doctor degree from UCLA School of Law in 1976. He worked for the California Department of Consumer Affairs, helping to improve small claims courts, and later practiced law in private practice, focusing on auto warranty and sales misrepresentation cases.

He has served on many community boards, including the Regional Transit Board (twice as chair), the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission, the Air Pollution Control Advisory Board, the North Sacramento Community Plan advisory group, and the American Lung Association of Sacramento (where he has been a board member and president). He has also been involved with the Sacramento Transportation Coalition, Friends of Light Rail, and the Sacramento Tree Foundation.

As a County Supervisor, Dickinson worked on health care, welfare reform, economic development, clean air, transportation, and smart growth. He helped bring about the construction of Raley Field, the redevelopment of McClellan Air Force Base, a new primary health care center, a shift to clean-fuel vehicles, Birth and Beyond (home visitation for at‑risk families), the Dry Creek Parkway, and improvements to the Grant Joint Union School District.

In 2014, Dickinson ran for the California State Senate but was defeated by Richard Pan. While in the Assembly, he sponsored firearms bills (AB 2460 and AB 169) to close loopholes, but they were vetoed by the Governor. He also worked on measures such as AB 760 to fund mental health programs through a small tax on bullets, which was held in committee. Other bills related to recycled water sales, transit safety, and education addressed funding for full-time faculty and accountability for charter schools.

Dickinson lives in the Woodlake neighborhood of Sacramento with his wife, Marj Dickinson. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UCLA Law, and he has represented Sacramento for many years as a public servant.