Nikki Moore has been counsel for the Committee on Public Safety for the California State Assembly since 2019. Previously, she was legal counsel and legislative advocate for the California News Publishers Association (CNPA) a statewide organization whose goal is foster the highest ideals, ethics and traditions of journalism, a free press and the news profession. There, Moore served as both in house counsel and lobbyist—drafting legislation and advocating on various state legislative matters. Moore attended law school at the University of California, Davis and has practiced law representing plaintiffs and defendants in employment disputes.