Though no official press statements have been released, Aanestad plans to make an official announcement some time soon, Clark said. Aanestad will join a packed field of Republican candidates for the 1st Congressional District seat including Doug...

Writer he believes he's the best candidate to do that." Sam Aanestad, center, shown with Assemblyman Dan Logue at a jobs summit in Chico in 2009, will take on Doug LaMalfa in a battle for Wally Herger's congressional seat in the June primary. GRASS...

VALLEY — Sam Aanestad has formed what he calls "an exploratory committee" as he weighs the wisdom of running for Congress. exploratory committee said it's sometimes called a "testing-the-waters committee," he said. Having such a committee would allow...

It turns out the answer may be "no." Former state Sen. Sam Aanestad is reportedly exploring a bid and could join LaMalfa, the man who took over his Senate seat in 2010 after Aanestad was term-limited out, in the Republican primary. Aanestad also made...

Aanestad, a 65-year-old former state senator and assemblyman from Penn Valley, said Tuesday he's pondering jumping into the race for the congressional seat to be left vacant by retiring U.S. Rep. Wally Herger. Aanestad, a Republican, told the Record...

Republican Sen. Sam Aanestad is weighing a run for the Northern California congressional seat being vacated by retiring GOP Rep. Wally Herger. The Penn Valley Republican said he learned of Herger's decision after returning home from Mexico, where he had...