Anamarie Farias Anamarie Ávila Farías proudly represents California’s 15th Assembly District, which includes parts of Contra Costa County and the East Bay. A lifelong public servant and advocate for working families, Ávila Farías brings decades of experience in affordable housing, economic development, and educational equity to her role in the State Assembly. As the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants who came ...

Roger Niello Roger Niello has been a Sacramento resident for most of his life, having graduated from Encina High School in Arden. After earning his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his Master’s Degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, Roger began his career as a Certified Public Accountant. In 1974, Roger joined his ...

Jodie Muller Jodie Muller is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), since September 1, 2025. She oversees the trade organization’s operations and advocacy in five Western states – California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington and Oregon. Over her 26-year career at WSPA, Ms. Muller has held various leadership roles, i ncluding a 2019 appointment to ...

Brian Jones Brian was born on a Bergstorm Air Force Base in Austin, TX. His family made just enough to make ends meet and moved around often. Brian’s parents saw an opportunity to provide a better life for their family in California’s construction industry. When Brian was ten-years-old, his family moved from a small trailer on the plains of Colorado ...

Greg Lucas Greg Lucas was appointed California’s 25th State Librarian by Governor Jerry Brown on March 25, 2014. Prior to his appointment, Greg was the Capitol Bureau Chief for the San Francisco Chronicle where he covered politics and policy at the State Capitol for nearly 20 years. During Greg’s tenure as State Librarian, the State Library’s priorities have been to ...

Jennifer Pierre Jennifer Pierre is the General Manager for the State Water Contractors (SWC) – a statewide, non-profit association of the public water agencies that contract with the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to receive water from the State Water Project (SWP), which provides water to 27 million Californians and 750,000 acres of farmland. A UC Davis alumna with a ...

Pilar Schiavo Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo was elected to the California State Assembly in November of 2022 to represent the 40th Assembly District, representing the Northwest San Fernando Valley and the Santa Clarita Valley. Upon her election, she was appointed as Assistant Majority Whip by the Speaker of the Assembly and now serves as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Military ...

Ricardo Lara Ricardo Lara serves as California’s Insurance Commissioner. Following his eight years of elected service in California’s Assembly and Senate, he made history in 2018 as the first openly gay person to ever be elected to statewide office in California history. Raised by a factory worker and a seamstress — Venustiano and Dolores — Ricardo’s humble beginnings guide his ...

Monique Limón Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón was elected to the Senate in November 2020 and represents the 21st Senate District, which includes Santa Barbara County and parts of Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties. Before being chosen by her colleagues to lead the Senate, Monique served as the Assemblymember for the region. Born and raised in Senate District ...

Rob Lapsley Robert Lapsley is president of the California Business Roundtable, a nonpartisan organization comprised of the senior executive leadership of the state’s major companies employing over half a million Californians. Before he was named president in 2011, he was vice president and state political director for CalChamber. He also served as president of RCL Consultants and vice president of ...