Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Alicia Isaacs-Lee

49. Alicia Isaacs-Lee

Alicia Isaacs-Lee is one of the top operatives in public service, known for being equally adept at both the kick and the kiss way of getting things done. In her previous role as the Deputy Chief of Staff to Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, Isaacs-Lee served as the key liaison between her boss and rank and file lawmakers. In that role she quickly developed a reputation as a fierce, shrewd negotiator with a take no prisoners approach, as feared as much as she was loved and trusted. But she also has the innate ability to get opposing sides to the table to work out a deal, and you can’t argue with results. These days as Chief Consultant and the classic “right hand” to Assembly Budget Chair Jesse Gabriel, nothing happens in the Assembly on the budget (or most matters) without her input. And with the state’s ongoing budget woes, her influence will be deeply felt in both chambers for the foreseeable future. She is married to Omni Government Relations chief Mandy Isaacs-Lee, No. 50 on this list.

Updated August 26, 2025