Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Francisco Silva

89. Francisco Silva 

After almost two decades as general counsel and senior vice president of the California Medical Association, Francisco Silva began a new adventure in March 2022 as the president and CEO of the California Primary Care Association. CPCA represents more than 1,276 nonprofit community health centers that serve millions of people, which makes it a major force in political battles over Medi-Cal and puts Silva at the table for high-level negotiations. And as you might expect, he and his organization are big proponents of Prop. 35. Born in Mexico, Silva has a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University, a law degree from the UCLA School of Law and MBA from USC Marshall School of Business. With his education and experience, there’s virtually no situation he’s not prepared to handle.

Updated Aug. 7, 2024