Gregory Cheadle, a Republican from Redding, has announced his candidacy for the District 1 U.S. Congress seat. Cheadle’s 2014 campaign will seek to unseat fellow Republican Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale, who took office in January after representing the north state, including western Nevada County, as a California State Senator. Cheadle joins Heidi Hall, a Grass Valley Democrat who announced her intention to run in November, as contenders for LaMalfa’s congressional seat. Cheadle is one of five Republicans who competed for seat of the retiring Wally Herger in the June 2012 primary. He finished last among a total of eight candidates with …