KP

Ed Manning

Contact Information

1201 K Street, Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814

Main: 916-448-2162

Fax: 916-448-4923

E-Mail: emanning@ka-pow.com

Professional Experience

Mr. Manning merged his lobbying firm Manning Advocates, LLC into KP Public Affairs effective January 1, 2006. Mr. Manning started his lobbying career with KP Public Affairs in August of 1998, remained until December 2003 before rejoining the firm as a partner. A registered lobbyist and environmental lawyer with extensive government, political and legal experience, Mr. Manning has led broad-based coalitions on such diverse issues as construction defect reform, MTBE phase out, water transfers, air quality penalties and enforcement and brownfields among others.

A recognized authority on environmental and resource regulatory issues, Mr. Manning frequently lobbies regulatory agencies, including the California Environmental Protection Agency and Resources Agency as well as their numerous member departments including the State Water Resources Control Board, Air Resources Board, Department of Fish and Game, Department of Water Resources and Integrated Waste Management Board. Mr. Manning also lobbies local governments and commissions.

Mr. Manning represents a variety of clients in helping shape California's ongoing regulatory processes to implement AB 32 (the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006), which will establish mandatory greenhouse gas reductions for industries doing business in California.

Before he began lobbying full time, Mr. Manning was a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Weston, Benshoof. His practice focused on environmental, resource and land use law.

Mr. Manning also has extensive experience in the public sector, serving as General Counsel to Lieutenant Governor Leo McCarthy and as his designated alternate on the State Lands Commission. There, Mr. Manning was one of the architects of California's Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act (OSPRA). Prior to that, Mr. Manning spent several years in the Santa Monica City Attorney's Office and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

Education

Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ 1982 – B.A. Political Science

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA 1985 – Juris Doctor

Professional Memberships and Activities

Mr. Manning until very recently served as co-chair of the Mono Lake Committee. Before moving to Sacramento, Mr. Manning was a member of the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners. He also served on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Water Rates and the Environmental Affairs Commission. Mr. Manning is a member of Rotary Club International. He is a member of the State Bar of California. Mr. Manning is married and the father of two daughters. He and his wife are active in fundraising for St. Ignatius School and Parish as well as other local organizations.