CLECA’s advocacy is carried by experienced regulatory counsel, legislative advocates, and expert witnesses who have represented California’s large industrial energy consumers across decades of proceedings.
Benjamin Maher serves as CLECA Chair, representing member company Kinder Morgan, Inc. Kinder Morgan is one of North America’s largest energy infrastructure companies, operating natural gas pipelines and terminals throughout California that transport transportation fuels, jet fuel, and renewable fuels.
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Nora Sheriff is a leading California energy regulatory attorney, recognized by Chambers & Partners USA as one of the state’s top Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation practitioners (2023–2025). She represents CLECA in CPUC general rate cases, Direct Access policy, demand response proceedings, and CAISO stakeholder processes.
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Bruce Magnani represents CLECA members before the California Legislature, testifying on energy affordability, industrial competitiveness, and the impact of electricity rates on manufacturing. He brings expertise in environmental compliance, Cap-and-Trade, energy policy, air quality, and Prop 65 — and has over 25 years of California government relations experience.
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Audra Hartmann has been at the forefront of major California climate and energy policy for over 20 years. She provides strategic advocacy on legislative and regulatory issues for CLECA members, with deep experience in Cap-and-Trade negotiations, demand response, energy efficiency, and large industrial ratepayer proceedings at the CPUC and CARB.
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Sam Harper provides commercial and regulatory advisory services to large industrial energy consumers. He has testified as an expert witness on behalf of CLECA in CPUC general rate case proceedings at PG&E and SCE, and brings prior experience as Director of Energy at Gerdau and Sourcing Manager at ArcelorMittal. He served on the ERCOT Board of Directors from 2016 to 2021.
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