Mac Taylor was appointed to the position of Legislative Analyst in October 2008, as the fifth person to serve in that capacity since the office was founded in 1941. Mac began his career with the office in 1978 and has served in various capacities: ➢Program Analyst. Mac worked in the tax area (primarily income-related taxes), authoring reports on state and ...

Will Kempton, Executive Director of the California Transportation Commission As Executive Director of the California Transportation Commission, Kempton reports to the 11-member commission, which is responsible for providing programming and funding of several billion dollars annually for highway and rail transportation projects in partnership with regional transportation agencies and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The commission also advises the ...

Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen Assemblymember Kristin Olsen was first elected to the California State Assembly in November 2010 and overwhelmingly re-elected to her third term in November 2014. She represents the 12th Assembly District, which encompasses parts of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties in California’s Central Valley.  She is the first mother of school-aged children to have served as Leader of ...

Senator Jim Beall Jim Beall brings a lifetime of experience and understanding in government efficiency, transportation, and human services to the State Senate. In three decades of public service – first as a San Jose City Councilman, then as a Santa Clara County Supervisor, and as an Assembly member — Beall has left his mark across Silicon Valley and at ...

H.D. Palmer, Deputy Director for External Affairs at the California Department of Finance H.D. Palmer, Deputy Director for External Affairs at the California Department of Finance, was appointed by Governor Brown in January 2011, and serves as a principal spokesman for the administration on budget and fiscal issues. Palmer served in the same position under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 2003 ...

Dr. K.C. Bishop Senior Consultant, U.S. State and Local Relations, Public and Government Affairs, Chevron Corporation Dr. K. C. Bishop, III, is senior consultant, U.S. state and local relations, public and government affairs, for Chevron Corp., headquartered in Sacramento, Calif. As a corporate advocate, he actively participates in policy debates on environmental issues and regularly testifies on legislation before the ...

Nate Bradley, Executive Director of the California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA) Mr. Bradley is the Executive Director and cofounder of the California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA). He is responsible for public policy advocacy and political strategy at the state and local levels.  Mr. Bradley is highly skilled in creating campaign messaging, demographic targeting, and public policy development. Before joining CCIA, Mr. ...

Randy Perry, Lobbyist at Aaron Read & Associates Randy A. Perry has 27 years of experience and was a Manager and Chief Legislative Advocate for the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) for over 15 years. PORAC represents over 62,000 rank-and-file Peace Officers in California and Nevada. Randy has written and lobbied legislation ranging from labor and workers’ compensation ...

Senator Fran Pavley is a native Angeleno and grew up in Sherman Oaks. She has spent her lifetime living and working in Los Angeles and Ventura counties as a parent, educator, and elected official. She lives with her husband, Andy, a veteran and lifelong teacher, in Agoura Hills, where they raised two children and four guide dogs for the blind. ...

Jeremy Merz, Lobbyist at California Chamber of Commerce Jeremy Merz joined the California Chamber of Commerce in December 2011 as a policy advocate. He specializes in workers’ compensation, taxation, privacy, transportation and infrastructure issues. Merz came to the CalChamber from Downey Brand, LLP, where he represented private defendants in state and federal courts on business litigation, employment law and workers’ ...