As part of its mission in providing transportation projects services to Riverside County, RCTC plays an active role in Washington D.C. and Sacramento in advocating transportation policies and in seeking funding. At the beginning of every year the Commission adopts a Federal and a State Legislative Program that sets forth basic positions on transportation policy issues.

Federal Legislators Senators Barbara Boxer Dianne Feinstein Representatives Mary Bono, R-45th Dist. Ken Calvert, R-44th Dist. Darrell Issa, R-49th Dist. Jerry Lewis, R-41st Dist.

State Legislators Senate Members Jim Battin, R-37th Dist. Bob Dutton, R-31st Dist. Denise Moreno Ducheny, D-40th Dist. Dennis Hollingsworth, R-36th Dist. Assembly Members John J. Benoit, R-64th Dist Paul Cook, R-65th Dist. Kevin Jeffries, R-66th Dist. Bonnie Garcia, R-80th Dist. Todd Spitzer, R-71st Dist.