Press Release

Next Tuesday January, 20, the day of the president's State of the Union Address, Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. will honor the memory of a Sacramento County sheriff deputy who was killed in the line of duty. Sheriff Deputy Danny Oliver, 47, was a 15-year veteran of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department when he was shot and killed last October during a patrol in Arden. Oliver's widow, Susan Oliver, will be Bera's guest to the annual speech.

"Sheriff Deputy Oliver is a true hero who was devoted to both his community and his family," said Bera. "Our law enforcement officers risk their lives every day to protect us and Deputy Oliver paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving the citizens of Sacramento County. We will be forever indebted to him and his loved ones."

Deputy Oliver grew up in the Del Paso Heights neighborhood of Sacramento and graduated from Grant High School. He loved serving the community where he grew up and dedicated his life to making it better. He was known for answering emails from concerned citizens even when he was off-duty and never declining to attend a neighborhood meeting.

Deputy Oliver finished at the top of his class academically at the sheriff's academy. His wife worked two jobs while Oliver went through the unpaid training. The Olivers have two daughters.

Mrs. Oliver plans to start a foundation in her husband's memory, the Danny Oliver Foundation, to help law enforcement and the communities they serve to come together.

Bera has represented Sacramento County in Congress since 2013. Born and raised in California, he is a physician and the only Indian American currently serving in Congress. He's fighting to rebuild an economy that works for middle class families and to reduce our country's debt in a responsible way. As a leader of the No Labels' Problem Solvers, he's working with people from both parties to find bipartisan solutions to our nation's challenges. He and his wife Janine live in Elk Grove with their daughter Sydra. For more updates on Rep. Bera follow @RepBera on Twitter, like Congressman Bera on Facebook, or visit https://www.bera.house.gov.