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Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Ed Manning

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76. Ed Manning

Ed Manning is a partner at the powerhouse lobbying firm KP Public Affairs, where he’s worked for 17 years. And for many of those years, he’s been on this list. An attorney, Manning specializes in environmental, energy, water and resources issues, lobbying on behalf of homebuilders and developers before CalEPA, the Air Resources Board and the California Water Board. He works in gaming issues, representing the California Cardroom Alliance, which represents roughly one half of the gaming establishments in California (the other half being tribal casinos). Oh and he’s also worked on construction defect reform, energy infrastructure and transportation infrastructure issues, too. Before he was a full-time lobbyist, Manning was a partner in the LA law firm Weston, Benshoof (which is now part of Alston & Bird), where his practice fittingly focused on environmental, resource and land-use law. Like his partner Jonathan Ross (No. 78), Manning helped lead KP as it transitioned from its old brand name, Kahl Pownall.

Updated Aug. 15, 2023

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