Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Mark Macarro

No. 63 Mark Macarro

Mark Macarro is both a state and national leader for Native Americans. He’s led the Pechanga Band of Indians, the owners and operators of the second largest tribal casino in California, the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, for 30 straight years. He’s also served as the president of the National Congress of American Indians, which represents the broad interests of tribal governments nationwide and is the largest Native American group of its kind in the country, since 2023. He keeps a low profile like most of the Native American leaders on this list, but wields power that might not be fully appreciated by everyone in Sacramento.

Updated Aug. 11, 2026