Tax and Budget Policy, Consumer Protection, and Government Reform
Background
Pedro Morillas joined CALPIRG’s advocacy team as our
Sacramento-based Legislative Advocate in August 2007. Prior to that, for two
years Pedro directed citizen outreach offices for CALPIRG in Santa Cruz and San
Diego, building citizen support for CALPIRG campaigns to improve drug safety,
enact lobby reforms in Congress, and invest in public transit, among others. Since joining the CALPIRG advocacy team Pedro has helped pass consumer protections including legislation to stop some of the worst lending practices that led to the mortgage meltdown. Additionally, Pedro has crafted legislation pending in the California legislature to improve California's budget accountability and transparency.
Pedro graduated from Cal
Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in political science in 2005.
