GSA Lobby Assistant

GSA Lobby Assistant Stephanie Guan and GSA External Chair Marrah Lachowicz-Scroggins at UC Day March 2009

November 2009
UC Davis GSA, along with ASUCD and UCLA GSA, read statements at the November Regent's meeting at UCLA. Read UCD GSA's statement regarding GSHIP here

October 2009
Marrah met with the following legislators during her trip to DC this fall:

House Education and Labor Committee
- Congressman George Miller (Chair)
- Congressman Duncan Hunter
- Congressman Tom McClintock

House Committee on Ways and Means
- Congressman Wally Herger

Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Membership
- Congressman Dan Lungren
- Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters
- Congressman Howard L. Berman
- Congressman Elton Gallegly

Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness
- Congressman Buck McKeon

Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
- Congresswoman Lois Capps
- Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui

Senate Committe on Appropriations
- Senator Diane Feinstein

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senator Barbara Boxer

Senate Finance Committee
- Senator Chuck Schumer

March 2009
3/10: UC Day
- Met with the staffers of a few California Representatives and discussed decreasing the UC budget cut

February 2009
Currently scheduling lobby visits for Marrah in D.C. with California representatives:

Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Membership
- Congressman Howard L. Berman
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters
- Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
- Congressman Elton Gallegly
- Congressman Dan Lungren

Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness
- Congresswoman Susan Davis
- Congressman Buck McKeon

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Congresswoman Barbara Lee
- Congressman Michael Honda
- Congressman Jerry Lewis
- Congresswoman Barbara Boxer

Non Subcommittee Members
- Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack
- Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui

December 2008
12/13:
Following is a list of special session members for the State Budget Committee (the official members haven't been appointed yet) that I've just researched contact information for:
- Senator Gloria Romero
- Senator President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg
- Senator Marjority Leader Dean Florez
- Senator Jenny Oropeza
- Senator Carol Liu
- Senator Mark Wyland
- Senator Abel Maldonado
- Senator Mimi Walters

12/12:
Following is a list of politicians/political bodies that I have compiled contact information on:
- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Senator Barbara Boxer
- Senator Dianne Feinstein
- Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
- California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen
- Local UC Regents
- UCOP Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Steven Beckwith
- President of the UC, Mark Yudof
- the CSU system
- the California Community College Systems Office
- Mayor of Davis, Ruth Asmundson
- Yolo County Supervisors
- CALPIRG
- Assembly Member Mariko Yamada

12/09:
I've researched room rates and other information on local Davis hotels for the upcoming NAGPS conference.

12/03: ASUCD Lobby Corps meeting:
Some issues that were discussed:
- Lobby Corps had a representative from research firm, MB, come in for a training session on lobbying methods
- UC in the news: Mid-year budget cuts:

• The state is now allocating 300 million for the UC system
  

• Initial cut of 33 million, but new plan calls for additional 65 million