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Published on: 10/7/2008
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Eric Daniels
Mr. Daniels is currently employed as the Director, State and Local Government Relations for the California Space Authority, Inc. (CSA), a non-profit corporation founded to promote and advocate the continuing development and growth of California's space enterprise community.In this capacity, Mr. Daniels manages the Sacramento office of CSA and oversees the advocacy and education programs designed to help foster better awareness of space enterprise among state and local elected and regulatory officials.
A graduate of California State University, Sacramento, Mr. Daniels earned a BA degree in History and a BA degree in Government.He began working in the State Capitol of California even before graduating, first as an intern and eventually as an administrative assistant to various legislators.Mr. Daniels served nine years as a California Assembly staff member and two years as a US House of Representatives staff member, where he served as district chief of staff.Much of his legislative and congressional career has been spent serving the needs of the Vandenberg Air Force Base area.He has, consequently, fostered a network of relationships with state legislators, congressional members, their staffers and airforce personnel.
Upon leaving legislative and congressional service, Mr. Daniels took the position of Executive Director and Legislative Advocate for a statewide consumer lending organization.In this capacity he directed all aspects of the association's activities, including membership development, political action committee development, meeting planning, staffing, budgeting, bill tracking and legislative and regulatory lobbying.
Mr. Daniels broadened his knowledge of advocacy by entering private lobbying practice and taking on clients with varying interests.Among his many clients, Mr. Daniels represented the California Premium Finance Association, the California Deer Farmers Association, the California Casket Retailers Association, the City of South Pasadena, the California Printer Cartridge Remanufacturers Association and the California Space Authority which is now his fulltime employer.He has been instrumental in legislation and regulations relative to the creation of commercial spaceports in California, sales tax exemptions on aerospace development and satellite ownership, automobile repossessions, late fees on consumer credit accounts, food safety and venison testing and regulations governing printer toner recycling.
A fifth generation native of California, Mr. Daniels grew up among the ranching families of Monterey County.He has been active in numerous civic organization including Rotary International, the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, Small Wilderness Area Preservation (SWAP), the Small Family Wineries Association and the Sacramento Historical Society.
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