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Government & Politics
1:21 am
Mon March 4, 2013

Analysis: Big Issues Await Rubio In New Job As Oil Industry Lobbyist

Credit Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio
Former State Senator Michael Rubio speaks at an event in Bakersfield in 2012.

When former state Senator Michael Rubio begins work in Sacramento Monday as government relations manager for Chevron, he'll arrive to a full slate of issues involving the oil industry.

While state law prohibits ex-elected officials from registering as lobbyists for one year after leaving office, Rubio is expected to sidestep that provision by assuming a management role with the oil giant. 

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