When Experience Matters.

Dominic DiMare knows business.  Raised in and around a thriving California-based family produce company, Dominic learned from the ground up every aspect of the family enterprise. From picking tomatoes, loading rail cars and trucks to developing overseas business opportunities Dominic has been involved in nearly every facet of business.  It is no wonder his experience lead him to the halls of the capitol where he learned to use his background to help educate legislators, advocate for the industry and eventually represent more than 16,000 business members before the Legislature and Administration.  Most recently serving as the Vice-President of Governmental Affairs for the CalChamber, Dominic’s lobbying and management skills allowed him to lead coalitions of diverse business interests that worked on a variety of issues, including the general business response to the statewide energy crisis, outsourcing, taxation, workers’ compensation, telecommunications, financial privacy and, most recently, California’s new policies on climate change.

Prior work experience includes Legislative Director for Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza, (D- Atwater) where Dominic was responsible for managing the Assemblyman’s legislative agenda; Consultant to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture, where he was the lead for policy analysis and drafting and resolving disputes between interested parties; and Lobbyist for the Agricultural Council of California, an association that represents agricultural cooperatives.  Dominic also has experience working for FTK, Holland a fruit and vegetable import company located outside of Rotterdam, Holland.

Dominic earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Public Communications from American University in Washington D.C. and a Juris Doctorate from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific.


Other professional organization involvement includes:
Board of Directors, Institute of Government Affairs
President and Founding Board Member, Delta Elementary Charter School
Board of Directors, Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Program
Member of the California Italian American Taskforce, Governor’s Appointee
Board of Directors, Yolo Basin Foundation

Dominic resides in Clarksburg with his wife, Rina and son, Dominic.

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