Ashley Martinez

Ashley Martinez is a principal-level advocate with 18 years of experience securing legislative, regulatory, and communications successes for public agencies, nonprofits, businesses, and trade associations.

As the Founder of CPRA Strategies, Ashley provides hands-on, senior-level leadership, guiding clients through complex challenges. He specializes in lobbying bills at the State Capitol, executing community outreach for major infrastructure projects, developing strategic communications plans, and identifying and developing business opportunities for clients.

Before establishing CPRA Strategies, Ashley was a contract lobbyist at California Advocacy LLC, a Latino-owned lobbying firm in Sacramento, where he represented businesses, nonprofits, and trade associations on budget and legislative matters at the state and local levels.

Previously, Ashley served as Manager of Government and Community Relations at the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, where he directed a comprehensive state and federal legislative program. He managed the Authority's state contract lobbyists and was responsible for drafting the monthly legislative report and annual legislative agenda for the Board. He led public outreach for the $3.5 billion New Terminal 1 project and earned the Airports Council International North America Outreach and Communication Award for excellence in stakeholder engagement.

Earlier in his career, Ashley served as a Legislative Advocate at SEIU Local 1000, where he developed and implemented a comprehensive state legislative and regulatory advocacy strategy. His portfolio included cannabis oversight, civil service reform, and transportation funding.

Ashley is a registered California lobbyist. He holds a B.A. in Government from California State University Sacramento and a Project Management Certification from Kepner Tregoe.

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• Manager of Government and Community Relations, San Diego International Airport
• Contract Lobbyist, California Advocacy, LLC
• Legislative Advocate, SEIU Local 1000
• B.A. in Government, California State University Sacramento
• Project Management Certification, Kepner Tregoe

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• Google AI Specialization, Google, 2026
• Generative AI: Governance, Policy, and Emerging Regulation, University of Michigan, 2025
• AI for Grant Writing, Kennesaw State University, 2025