Author-office staff recipient of background-document drafts

Shannon McKinley

Shannon McKinley was Buffy Wicks's chief of staff in the 2022 Capitol Connection activity log. She is recorded as the recipient of drafts for a committee background sheet concerning AB2273.

Documented activity

The log records draft exchanges on 9–10 June 2022. The actual attachments and approval replies were not acquired, leaving open whether the material was commissioned drafting, revision of existing text or simple transmission, and who cleared the final version.

What the records show

From the investigation

4. The amendment corridor is now dated and has specific holders

The visually checked log provides better next-record selectors than a generic request for correspondence. On June 9–10, drafts of a committee background sheet go to Shannon McKinley, Wicks' chief of staff (p14). On August 5, proposed author amendments go to Aaron Skaggs in Portantino's office , and a UK/California comparison chart goes to Eric Dang in the Senate President pro Tempore policy unit (p18). On August 10, a meeting/email with Christine Aurre in Governor Newsom's office includes a summary of amendments; August 15 and 23 entries describe updates responding to opposition concerns (pp18–19). June and July entries record repeated stakeholder negotiations, but a full actor-to-clause attribution was not completed in this pass.

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What the next holder record would change

Next are the June9–10 background-sheet exchanges with McKinley and the June21 coalition-letter transmission/approval chain, held by CapConn, 5Rights and the relevant legislative office/committee record custodians. These can distinguish commissioned drafting from transmission of already-approved coalition material, and routine coordination from exercise of client release permission.

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Further reading

5Rights–Capitol Connection: the 2022 operation now has a documentary middle

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What the connections say

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