Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Dustin Corcoran

24. Dustin Corcoran

If California’s Capitol was Jurassic Park and the state’s major industry associations were dinosaurs, the California Medical Association might fall somewhere between a T-Rex and a Velociraptor. Now we’re not saying the CMA or its CEO Dustin Corcoran are giant predatory lizards, but we are saying that in any kind of “survival of the fittest” atmosphere, Corcoran and the CMA can make their presence felt with the best of them. That was for sure noticed in last year’s ballot measure races, in which CMA played a big role in passing Prop. 35 – which bolsters Medi-Cal spending. He has been with CMA for nearly 21 years – with more than 15 spent in the CEO’s chair. His wife, Glenda Corcoran, is District Director for Congresswoman Doris Matsui, whose district includes the State Capitol, making them one of the Capitol community’s top power couples. You know, if you care about such things.

Updated August 27, 2025. Corrected to remove a reference to Prop. 34.