Christopher Chavez Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA

• Lead advocacy efforts by meeting with elected officials, drafting comment letters and providing testimony to legislative and regulatory bodies, and taking leadership roles in ballot measure campaigns.
• Coordinate with allied organizations to develop and implement advocacy plans, share information, and create unified messaging.
• Monitor, analyze, and influence proposed legislation and regulations affecting air pollution and clean transportation.
• Represent the organization through media interviews, press statements, op-eds, and social media posts across various platforms.

Sacramento, CA

• Managed the Senator's education and transportation legislation, including bills to resolve California’s teacher shortage and incentivize plug-in hybrid vehicles.
• Served as the Senator’s lead staff member on the Senate Floor, provided voting recommendations, and coordinated with legislative offices and other stakeholders.
• Analyzed bills relating to transportation, housing, local government, immigration, taxation, and the California State Budget.
• Resolved constituent concerns and researched issues of importance to the Senator's district.

Sacramento, California

• Staffed bills which increased local control over the nation’s second busiest passenger rail corridor and established first-in-the-nation scholarship and health insurance protections for college student-athletes.
• Represented the Senator before the California Community Colleges and the California State University systems in the implementation of his legislation.
• Provided the Senator with a weekly report on my activities and efforts relevant to assigned legislation and issue areas.
• Attended a weekly graduate-level course and participated in educational tours of state prisons, farms, the Independent System Operator, and water infrastructure.

• Represented over 430,000 California State University students before elected officials, university administration and faculty, as well as local and national media.
• Established the organization’s first-ever Federal legislative agenda, centered on successful student loan reform legislation.
• Strengthened partnerships with multiple nonprofit organizations dedicated to accessible, affordable, high quality education.

Long Beach, CA

• Provided the overall direction and vision for the Associated Students, focusing on legislative advocacy, promoting shared governance, and improving communications with constituents.
• Improved lobbying and advocacy capabilities by commissioning the "More Than Numbers" campaign, and leading the successful effort to rejoin the California State Student Association.
• Served on a multiple campus governance committees, including the Academic Senate, university budget committee, enrollment management committee, and the Provost Search Committee.

Long Beach, CA

• Administered the day-to-day affairs of the Senate of the Associated Students and was responsible for setting the agenda for and facilitating weekly Senate meetings.
• Authored several resolutions and policies for the Student Senate, including a resolution supporting the U-PASS partnership between CSULB and Long Beach Transit.
• Served on the Board of Directors for the University Bookstore and University Foundation.

Non-Degree Program, Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Capitol Fellows ProgramParticipated in a year long academic and professional program centered on California.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science

Activities and Societies: California State Student Association, Associated Students, Incorporated, La Raza Student Association, Hermanos.