Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Jason Kinney

34. Jason Kinney

Jason Kinney has been a ubiquitous force in Sacramento’s political industrial complex since relocating here in 1997 to work as a mouthpiece for then-Assemblyman Don Perata. After stints in the Assembly, Senate and Governor’s Office, he launched his own firm and helped build the Democratic wing of juggernaut public-affairs concern California Strategies before launching Axiom Advisors with Cassie Gilson (No. 35) and Kevin Schmidt in 2019 after co-directing Gavin Newsom’s gubernatorial transition. Since then, Kinney has grown Axiom’s communications practice with respected superflack Molly Weedn (spokesperson for last year’s successful Props 1 and 31) to include CMA, Centene, Clean Energy, Cruise, CTIA, Planned Parenthood, Garmin, Hard Rock International, Los Angeles Clippers and the NFL.

Updated Aug. 15, 2023