Rricha deCant was the director of legislative affairs at CLASP, where she worked with the policy and communications teams to advocate for CLASP’s policy goals on Capitol Hill.

Rricha has experience working on both sides of Capitol Hill, as well as in nonprofit advocacy. Prior to joining CLASP, she served as immigration counsel for Senator Alex Padilla, where she led the senator’s work on immigration. Rricha has also served as legislative counsel to Congresswoman Judy Chu, covering a number of issues in the Ways and Means Committee, including child welfare, child care, paid family leave, Social Security, and TANF. She also covered judiciary matters and labor policy for the congresswoman.

Prior to her tenure on the Hill, Rricha worked at First Focus, where she engaged in legislative and administrative advocacy as well as state technical assistance, focusing on child welfare and related issues.

Rricha has a B.A. in International Relations from the University of California, Davis and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.