There was a rare sighting at Gov. Gavin Newsom's most recent news conference in Redding on Monday: a Republican state lawmaker. The governor spent the day at Shasta College as he continued his tour through parts of California that voted for President Donald Trump. Shasta County is part of the North State, an area that overwhelmingly chose Trump over Kamala Harris in this past election.Newsom has been making the stops to promote his plan to address the economy and jobs in rural parts of California following the election in which the economy was the top concern for voters. Inside a welding shop of Shasta College, Newsom was flanked by members of his administration, local leaders, and Republican Assemblywoman Heather Hadwick.Hadwick is just one of the few Republican state lawmakers to ever make an appearance alongside Gov. Newsom at one of his press conferences. The others include Assemblyman Juan Alanis at a retail theft-related press conference earlier this year, State Senator Brian Jones at an affordable housing-related bill signing in September of 2022, and Assemblyman James Gallagher, State Senator Brian Dahle and other Republican elected officials in 2019 in Butte County during recovery efforts from the devastating and deadly Camp Fire.Newsom on Monday announced his latest proposal to allow military veterans and service volunteers to get college credits for their experience to make it easier for them to get good-paying jobs, an idea Hadwick said she supports. The proposal involves a budget request for $100 million to start the program, which will require approval from the state legislature."I appreciate him for coming to talk to boots on the ground," Hadwick said during her prepared remarks at the news conference. Hadwick, who is from Modoc County, emphasized the importance of workforce development in a community like hers, where big businesses like the nearest Costco are hours away. Hadwick told reporters she appreciated the governor's invitation to attend Monday's event. "We live differently, and so I took this opportunity to really hopefully teach him and his team and show them the challenges we’re facing with everything he’s deciding," she said. "Everybody is included in this agenda and I don’t want people to feel like they’re not," Newsom told the crowd at the news conference. "We talk about California for all, from the Redwood coast to the Southern Border.” When KCRA 3 asked about the rare Republican appearance with Hadwick at his news conference, Newsom first responded by saying he invites Republicans when he visits the districts they represent. "We had a few drop out today," he said. "She happens to be a Republican, but I'm honored that she was here and look forward to working with everybody that I can advance our mutual goals," Newsom said. Monday's event comes about a month after Newsom's post-election visit to Washington D.C., where reporters there repeatedly asked him why he was not meeting with Republican lawmakers in Congress who will have control of federal funding and policy starting next year. Newsom replied then that his wife and California's First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom is part of a big Republican family, a point that he echoed Monday in Redding.When KCRA 3 asked if Hadwick believed Newsom when he suggested the policy agenda he announced Monday was truly for all Californians, regardless of political party, she said, "I believe him when he says it." "There's a lot of discussions that need to be had," Hadwick told reporters. "I appreciate being able to be at the table, because that doesn’t always happen."See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter