Rocky Jaramillo Rushing is a senior consultant for Eco Equity with nearly three decades of experience as a Capitol insider and a proven advocate. 

His extensive experience as a seasoned expert in politics and policy was honed while serving as Chief of Staff in the California Senate and Assembly. Rocky has a deep understanding of the craft of legislating and a network of influential contacts within legislative offices and leadership.

Rocky's expertise is multi-faceted, encompassing media relations, legislative processes, crisis management, and campaign strategy. He has a solid background as a journalist and press secretary, adding superior writing, communications, and media planning to his skill set. 

Throughout his career, Rocky has been recognized as a staff leader in both houses of the Legislature. He has successfully guided significant legislation to the Governor's desk, addressing issues such as economic growth, consumer and environmental protection and crime reduction. 

His ability to build coalitions with legislative offices, industry representatives, and stakeholder groups has been instrumental in achieving policy and political goals. During his tenure with the Legislature, he also mentored young staff, created impactful media strategies, and mobilized grassroots campaigns.

Among his notable achievements, Rocky has steered legislation to protect homeowners from unscrupulous attorneys, supported the Homeowners Bill of Rights, and secured a $500 million film tax credit to curb runaway production. He has also delivered landmark consumer protections for used car buyers and legislation to clean up urban "brownfields."

Rocky has held pivotal roles as Chief of Staff to Senator Tom Hayden and Assembly Member Cindy Montanez where he oversaw legislative agendas, managed staff, and handled media and constituent relations. 

As a Senior Consultant to Senator Gloria Romero, he investigated correctional system policies and advocated for prison reform. His earlier role as a Consultant to Senate Pro Tem John Burton involved investigating juvenile-justice issues and supporting rehabilitation initiatives for at-risk youth. 

His diverse skills were called on while serving as the Executive Principal Consultant for the Senate Rules Committee, assigned to monitor the Department of State Hospital and design policies and practices to better serve the more than 6,000 patients and 11,000 employees. Employing his writing and media-relations skills, Rocky joined Senate Pro Tem Kevin de León’s press team, advising and implementing communications campaigns to advance legislative and political goals, writing and placing opinion pieces in major media outlets.

Rocky joined the Los Angeles based non-profit Coalition for Clean Air in 2018, becoming a strong and successful voice before the California Air Resources Board for reducing sources of pollution and climate-harming emissions, with a focus on disadvantaged and low-income communities.

Rocky's career began as an investigative newspaper reporter, where he wrote award-winning stories for major California newspapers.

Rocky is lives in Sacramento with his wife. Together, they have two adult daughters and three dogs. When Rocky is not advocating for climate-mitigating policies, he can likely be found hiking in the Sierra, camping in the desert or at home listing to classical music and jazz.