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Che J. Salinas

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Special Counsel and Senior Legislative Advisor

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  • Phone: 916.552.2320
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  • University of California, Davis, King Hall School of Law, J.D.

    California State University, Sacramento, B.A.
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Che Salinas is a special counsel and senior legislative advisor in the government and regulatory practice in the Sacramento office. He advises clients on complex political matters in addition to legal, legislative and fiscal issues across numerous policy areas, including health care, pharmaceutical manufacturing, transportation, public utilities, taxation and energy policy. In this capacity, Che appears before state agencies, regulatory bodies and the California Legislature to advance client objectives. He also advises and collaborates with an array of business industries and trade associations in those efforts.

Prior to joining Manatt, Che worked in the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom as senior advisor on business and economic development and as chief deputy of legislative affairs. In the governor’s office, Che recently served as a member of the administration’s COVID response team developing reopening guidelines, and in his role as chief deputy of legislative affairs managed an extensive legislative portfolio including policy and fiscal issues related to the state budget, labor and workforce development, cannabis, taxation, gaming, and licensing boards and commissions.

Che has substantial experience in public policy development and budget/fiscal analysis. He previously worked for the California State Senate in the Office of Ed Hernandez, O.D., providing counsel on regulatory changes, parliamentary issues and Latino Caucus priorities. He also served as staff counsel to Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez, where he was responsible for the creation and management of various legislative proposals. As a consultant for the Senate Judiciary Committee, Che drafted bill analyses and provided direction and assistance to legislators and staff on their legislative initiatives.

Che also has the rare distinction of providing counsel to the leader of the California State Senate, President Pro Tem Don Perata. In that role, Che staffed legislation and assisted with member services, including policy and budget communications.

Outside of the State Capitol, Che has provided counsel to both state and local political campaigns, including the coordination of voter protection activities, Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts, and strategic mail programs for the California Democratic Party.

Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements

Guest Lecturer, UC Davis, Emerging Leaders in Policy & Public Service (ELIPPS) graduate studies program

Memberships

Memberships

Admitted to practice in California

Board member, Improve Your Tomorrow

Member, California Latino Capitol Association (CLCA)

Member, Board of Directors, California Exposition and State Fair



Che's Newsletters

  • 05.15.23

    Governor Newsom’s May Budget Proposal Urges Fiscal Prudence in ...

    California Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled his May Revision to his January $297 billion spending proposal for FY2023-24.

  • 01.11.23

    Governor Newsom Proposes FY 2023–24 Budget

    Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his fifth January budget proposal, which would authorize $223.6 billion in general fund spending, a 3.6% ...

  • 11.04.22

    California General Election Outlook

    As in years past, hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent to sway voters in California before the general election.

  • 06.14.22

    2022–2023 State Budget Update

    California legislators have passed a 2022–23 spending proposal. This year’s budget measure, Senate Bill 154, totals over 1,000 pages.

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Che's Events and Webinars

  • 04.27.21

    Talking Politics, Climate Change and the Greening of DC and CA (and ...

    With climate change policy at the center of the Biden-Harris agenda, what impacts and opportunities will we see during the next four years, ...

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